Links

 
 

Music Education Sites

www.asme.edu.au

The Australian Society for Music Education

www.menc.org

The Music Educator's National Conference

www.abodaq.org.

Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association, Queensland

www. aboda -vic.org.au

Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association, Victoria

www.the-music-directory.com

www.giamusic.com

Wonderful catalogue of sacred music and music education resources.

Happiness and Laughter

Martin Seligman's Authentic Happiness website www.authentic happiness.org

Susan Welch, the founder of laughter clubs in Queensland has a site at www.laughter.net.au

Fun Music Learning Sites that are fun for kids

http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/DSO_Intro.html

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

http://www.athropolis.com/links/music.htm

Links to music learning sites

www.soundjunction.org

Composition activities and learning opportunities. Great site.

Music Technology

www.binarydesigns.com.au

Brisbane-based technology business that provides professional development, products, consulting and service to schools and individuals.

http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1139&key=137#

An article titled "Beyond Band: Music Technology inspires students." This site features videos discussing the benefits of the Bay Shore High School's music program and how they infuse technology along with traditional music into the school's program. Great stuff.

www.SoundJunction.org

A beautifully designed site with some very innovative features. Funded by the UK government and produced for the Associated Board, this site demonstrates the ins and outs of composition with lots of interactivity. Too hard to describe, go take a look. Great for music classes.

www.makemusic.com

For Finale and Smart Music.

www.hitsquad.com

For the latest news on music technology. Lots of shareware, freeware and demo downloads available for all platforms.

www.sibelius.com

For Sibelius products.

www.ti-me.org

Technology Information for Music Educators. Become a member for access to lesson plans, resources, articles and subscription to magazines.

Learning Styles Websites

http://www.agelesslearner.com/intros/lstyleintro.html

This is a great page with background on many different learning styles models.  It also includes a comprehensive list of resources and websites to investigate.

http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsiframe.html 

Online tests, with teaching and learning strategies.

www.creativelearningcentre.com

Downloadable resources.  Tests and profiles available for purchase.  NZ Site.

http://www.support4learning.org.uk

Links to large number of resources for learners and teachers.

http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSpage.html

An online test and description of learning styles and strategies for learning.

http://www.ldrc.ca/projects/projects.php?id=26

Online tests and courses to improve thinking and learning.  Help for people with learning difficulties.

http://ase.tufts.edu/cae/occasional_papers/l-style.htm

Links to reputable learning styles tests and information sites.

http://www.music.sc.edu/ea/Keyboard/PPF/PPFgarcia.sec5.html

The Piano Pedagogy Forum has some excellent articles on pedagogy, including Susan Garcia’s articles on Learning Styles and piano teaching.

http://www.learning-styles-online.com/

Has online testing and an accelerated learning course available.

http://www.learningstyles.org

The Institute for Learning Styles Research.  Has an online test that tests.

http://www.vark-learn.com

VARK stands for Visual Aural Read/write Kinesthetic.  There is an online test and strategies for each style.