Music Education

Annenberg/CPB: Learner.org
http://www.learner.org
"Professional development programming for K-12 teachers FREE through our satellite channel and Video On Demand." Excellent!

ARTSEDGE
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/artsedge.html
from the Kennedy Center, one of the very best sites. Here are:

• Teach - Lessons, Standards, How Tos
• Connect - Articles and Reports, Contacts, Advocacy Essentials
• Explore - Look-Listen-Learn, Arts Days, Meet the Artist, Arts Quotes

Kept current. For Elementary, Middle School, and High School teachers

Assessment Resources
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/assessment/resources.htm

• Web sites with assessment materials
• Music assessment links

Updated September 2005. For Elementary, Middle, and High School teachers

Student with Phoenix Boys Choir.

Cardboard Cognition
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec670/Cardboard/Matrix.html
A site with several music games for K-12 kids. Created by San Diego State University students. You and your students are invited to create your own games and submit them. Fun!

Choral Net
http://choralnet.org/
The Internet Center for Choral Music. The first page has a number of Resource Links and News. The Education Section includes:

• Education Music Links
• Education Resources
• Education Issues
• Conferences, Workshops, Symposia
• Learning Centers
• Secondary School Music Departments
• College/University Music Departments
• Syllabi for Choral Choruses
• More Resources

Kept current. For Elementary, Middle and High School teachers

Curriculum Sites
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/curriculum/links.htm
has curriculum examples plus a listing of useful national sites.

For Elementary, Middle, and High School teachers and curriculum designers. Updated September 2005

Educator's Reference Desk (Formerly Ask Eric)
http://www.eduref.org/
A federally funded site with valuable lesson plans and information:

• Resource Guides including educational technology, evaluation, general education (motivation, learning theories and more) reference (employment), specific populations (special education, rural education, more)
• Lesson plans
• Question Archives searched by subject has advocacy and answers of often asked questions
• Search GEM The Gateway to Educational Materials provides a word search of over 40,000 educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit and commercial Internet sites.

Kept current. For Elementary, Middle School, and High School teachers

Lesson Plan Resources
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/lesson/resources.htm
K-12 lesson plans for music plus links to carefully chosen lesson plan sites for all the Arts; and Music Only. All lessons are standards based.

List was updated October 2005. For Elementary, Middle and High School teachers.

Southeast Center for Education in the Arts
http://www.sceaonline.com
Discipline-based Music Education: A Conceptual Framework for Teaching and Learning Music, from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Lists a number of available units of study that may be purchased. Carefully thought out work.

Kept current. For Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School teachers

Standards
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/standards/index.htm
Recent state standards are annotated and linked to the state documents. The Putnam Valley School link puts you in touch with all states.

Updated September 2005. For Elementary, Middle, and High School teachers

Associations

American Orff-Schulwerk Association
http://www.aosa.org/
Includes information about Carl Orff, Orff Schulwerk, the association, membership, conferences, and:

• Membership & Local Chapters
• Administration & FAQ
• Conference & Events
• Publications & Resources
• Professional Development
• Industry News

Kept current. For Elementary, perhaps some Middle School and High School teachers

American School Band Directors Association
http://www.asbda.com
Includes association and convention information plus ASBDA Publications.

For Elementary, Middle School and High School teachers

American String Teachers Association with National School Orchestra Association
http://www.astaweb.com
Information about conferences, events, and competitions; discussion groups; ASTA merchandise; the journal.

Kept current. For teachers

Dalcroze Society of America
http://www.dalcrozeusa.org/home.htm
Includes information about Dalcroze and the organization plus:

• Teacher Training & Scholarships
• Local Chapters
• Bibliography
• Calendar-Workshops-Lectures
• News & Articles
• Research Centers
• Related Websites and Resources

Kept current. For teachers Elementary, Middle and High School

MENC
http://www.menc.org/
The Music Educators National Conference is the association for the broad range of K-12 Music Educators including: Band, Chorus, General Music, Collegiate, General Music, Mariachi, Orchestra, Research, Supervisors, Teacher Education, Technology. Information about national and regional events, the many publications, advocacy, etc. can be found on the site.

Kept current. For Elementary, Middle and, High School teachers

Opera America
http://www.operaamerica.org/
Information about available materials.

Last update appears to be 2003. For teachers Elementary, Middle and High School

OAKE - Organization of American Kodaly Educators
http://www.oake.org
in addition to information about the organization you'll find four articles:

• Kodaly Philosophy
• Kodaly Methods
• About Zoltan Kodaly
• Meeting the National Standards

Kept current. For Elementary and Middle School teachers

Special Education

AMTA
http://www.musictherapy.org/factsheets/musiced.html
American Music Therapy Association's section on Music Therapy and Music Education. Discussion of Education for Children with Disabilities.

Updated, 1999. For teachers

Family Village
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/leisure/arts.html
annotated links to disability-related groups and resources.

Updated annually. For teachers