The document provides useful tools and resources for music teachers to enhance classroom management, student engagement, and skill reinforcement. It highlights various websites, apps, and software for music theory, record keeping, and technical instruction, as well as strategies for integrating technology into teaching practices. Teachers are encouraged to identify areas for improvement and adopt technology gradually to ensure effective implementation.

1. Tools ANY music teacher will find useful…

2.  To reduce prep time.
 To get (and stay) organized.
 To reinforce the skills you are teaching.
 To enhance assessment.
 To keep students engaged in learning.
 To expose students to audio/visual examples of
musical excellence.
 To assist students with learning disabilities.

3.  UseWord to create all kinds of classroom
documents, like parent letters, choir
handbook, permission forms, worksheets for
homework, tests….ANYthing you need.

4. Spreadsheets help you stay organized in the
classroom. Create class rosters for attendance and
grading, keep track of uniforms, equipment, and
music library, and monitor your budget and
fundraising.

5. High Definition Audio/Visual Recorders are an
excellent way to give your ensembles immediate
feedback on their rehearsals and performances.
You can also allow students to record
individually, giving them a sense of immediate
accountability.

6. There are MANY websites that will enhance
classroom instruction in the areas of music theory.
Some excellent sites are:
 www.flashmusicgames.com
 www.8notes.com
 www.makingmusicfun.net
 www.trainer.thetamusic.com

7.  gStrings – an excellent tuning app
 L&M Guitar – serious guitar instruction and tuning
 Metronome Beats – useful metronome that
subdivides and has many options
 Theory, Practice! – ear training and interval
practice
 ClefTutor – teaches how to read music, memorize
key signatures, and music theory.
 Perfect Piano – teaches piano and drumkit

8.  Charms Office Assistant
 Music Librarian
 CATraxx
 DeMoulin Uniform Management System
 MediaMonkey

9.  Finale Music
 MuseScore
 Music Maestro
 Sibelius
 Encore
 Scorewriter

10.  Decide an area that you’d like to improve upon and
focus on that one thing to get started.
 Choose technology that fits the area you want to
improve. ASK other teachers if you’re not sure.
 Get some basic training on the technology you
want to utilize.
 Implement the use of that technology in small
steps.
 Once a step is mastered, add another piece of
technology to your “bag of tricks”.