Wondering how to respond to the age-old question when will I ever use this? The answer is very simple when discussing technical writing. Teachers and administrators gain an understanding of using technical writing in the classroom....

A free music notation software program! From the makers of Finale, the industry standard for this type of software, Finale NotePad can be downloaded from Coda for free. Although it is an entry level version of Finale, it is quite useful.

GCSE Music provides links to a variety of music topics including composers, composing music, music theory, music technology, performing and evaluating music, music styles, world music, and traditional music from the UK.

This 12-video series examines elements of music such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and texture, and how they are used in a wide variety of music genres in cultures around the world.

Look into the collection of electronic and electrical musical instruments from the Canada Science and Technology Museum's collection, some artifacts dating as far back as the late 1800s. The collection is divided into two main groupings:...

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's electronic music facility. This site includes a pictorial tour and information on admissions.

Have you ever created a good presentation but know its one step away from incredible? With Mixter "you already have permission" to access free copyright-friendly music and sound effects. Turn your good project into a great one with some...

Implementing technology into your choir program is easy to do when you have a wealth of information available to you. This site offers many practical ideas and solutions to enable you to begin utilizing technology in your choir program.

Interact with different bands to mix and produce different types of music. Examples provided include rap, classical, and boogie-woogie.

This article from Education Week discusses a study where kindergartners who shared iPads in class scored higher on literacy assessments than their peers in 1-to-1 or tablet-free classrooms. The researcher said the results suggest that...

Third graders use math, music and technology in this engaging activity on fractions!

This site is dedicated to TI:ME, an organization whose mission is to assist music educators in using technology in their classrooms. Features include resources for music education for voice and instrument.

This site is part of a music technology classroom from Music Tech Teacher in an elementary school in Alabama. A careful look at the site should give anyone thinking about using technology to teach music a wealth of ideas.

This site is an effective and fun way to help children understand music better. There are several online interactive games to play to better understand rhythm, pitch, scales and much more.

This is a WebQuest lesson in which students design a theme park consisting of musical "Lands," of various styles and genres.

Feature series on "The Secret History of Technology and Pop Music," traced partly through the story of an Indiana company that stopped making pianos and started cutting 78 rpm records using the talents of famous jazz musicians and others.

A brief site on the advent of technology changing how music is written (and by whom) forever. One bad point is that for most of the links to work, you have to figure out for yourself where they go and type it in.

This is a virtual exhibition of inventions from ancient Greece that have been reconstructed by Kostas Kotsanas after over two decades of study and research. Click on 'The Museum' link at the top of the page to read an explanation and to...

Read the story behind on of the most famous name in music today, Ray Dolby, as told by Forbes writer Jeffrey Young.

From the National Science and Technology Centre in Australia comes this easy experiment that shows how sound waves travel and what materials are good conductors of sound.

Understanding MIDI, digital audio, and how to compose using both. Although this site is from 1996, much of the information remains relevant.

Do you love to listen to your MP3 player while you're exercising, or listen to songs on the Internet? The relatively recent development of MP3 technology has made it possible to take a stack of CD's and store them on a device no bigger...

A comprehensive look at life in the twentieth century complete with timelines and photos. Decades are broken down by art and architecture, books and literature, educational movements, fads and fashion, historic events and technology,...

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