Choral Directors

Just found this site for choral directors. I was led to it by one of the articles written by a member. Haven't had much of a chance to look at it yet, but it seems promising.

What was the band director thinking?

OK, so this Youtube selection at first glance seems funny, but listen carefully (painful as that may be) and figure out what is going wrong. I think that many of us who conduct beginner bands have made the mistake in the past of attempting music that our students were just not ready for. Fortunately most of us, I hope, would have had a reality check before concert time.

Beginning Band Reviews

This is a review from Tempo, reprinted here with permission. It gives some good ideas about what teachers should look for when choosing music for elementary band, and it also gives some good reviews of several selections.

Blog: Ideas and Imagination

If you have a chance take a look at my husband Chris' new blog. For the musicians take a look at the blog about Dylan and Suzie.

http://ideasandimagination.com/

For Marching Band teachers, but also something for everybody.

A good site for marching band teachers, but it has some good links that will appeal to just about any music educator.
http://www.marching.com/

NPR Blogging about music

NPR continues bringing great features to the music lover through the web. Their blog sites cover everything from classical to folk to Hip Hop to World music. Definately worth looking at. This particular site "Deceptive Cadence" covers the classical music scene.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/

A new online music magazine

Leading Notes, a new online music magazine looks very promising with shared articles about the music profession and music education.

http://leadingnotes.org/