The following list are websites or apps that students and parents may find resourceful while in the music programs at Blank Middle School. There may time which I ask you to use these resources for homework and/or projects.
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This site will help with all things related to ear training and theory. In all band classes and orchestra we will be covering basic theory. In theory we will dive deeper into what goes on behind music and how it is written. This resource will be useful t o all students no matter their level of theory knowledge. Teoria is an oline resource where students can learn the basics of music theory and ear training. Much like musictheory.net, it will be useful to all of the students taking a music course. MacGAMUT is an invaluable tool for anyone wanting to become better in their ear training and skills. This is a paid online application, so it will not be required for the students to buy. However, it will help with ear training and the fundamentals of music. MuseScore is a free downloadable software that will give you access to writing your own music. You can print off music and even look at sheet music others have uploaded to the website. This is an online practice tool that will help students with pitch identification as well as tuning. It is crucial that all students in band or orchestra be able to tune their instruments by ear so that they can adjust while in rehearsal and concerts. This is an online practice tool that will help students with time and rhythm. It is a tool to use in the practice room so that the students are able to play in time, and keep a steady beat in rehearsals and concerts. This is a free online resource that lets you print out sheet music. lt gives you options on if you want it blank or with certain staffs on the paper. This site will be very useful for anyone wanting to do composition by hand. Music Theory students should also bring sheet music to class for notes and practice. This application comes in both forms: free and paid. It will help your hearing capabilities by working on ear training. All students will find this useful. This application is an easy to use metronome. It is handy because you can change which beat gets the emphasis, how fast the metronome goes, meter, and more. I highly recommend getting this application on either your iPad or iPhone. This is a really great app. to have on a mobile device. It is easy to use and means you can have a piano with you wherever you go. I highly recommend getting this app because it will be easy to use in future projects. |
The following organizations are organizations for the music education world. They are organizations that I am apart of and help with giving me resources to better teach your children.