In the Classroom Archive

  • Howard Goodall & Music Education

    Howard Goodall & Music Education

    Howard Goodall has been a great find and inspiration for me as a music educator. How long have you (if you...
  • My Charango

    My Charango

    I love music from around the world, particularly the music of South America.  So imagine my excitment when an instrument,...
  • Music Creation Online Part 2

    Music Creation Online Part 2

    Music Creation Online Part 2 – Audio Editing, Theory & Performance In my last post I wrote about some excellent Online...
  • Music Creation Online

    Music Creation Online

    I have a short post tonight: music creation online. I come up against numerous problems in the classroom, one of which...
  • Melody Writing with Horton

    Melody Writing with Horton

    My Year 7 classes are quite clever! I have been playing a series of musical games with them incorporating vocal rhythm...
  • The Music Interactive

    The Music Interactive

    This post is dedicated to an excellent website of Music Educational Software that is fun to use and teach with… The...
  • Music Lessons using Interactive Whiteboards

    Music Lessons using Interactive Whiteboards

    Interactive Whiteboards can be an inspirational tool for education.  In my opinion, music teachers have much to gain from using...
  • iPad & The Future of Music Education

    iPad & The Future of Music Education

    I know this is one of the most talked about items this month – not to mention the myriad of...
  • Feeding Frenzy of Education RSS and more

    Feeding Frenzy of Education RSS and more

    I subscribe to some fantastic blogs and RSS feeds to do with education, music technology and more.  I have created...
  • Dr Seuss – Orff Style

    Dr Seuss – Orff Style

    I recently attended a certification course for Orff music pedagogy – however because this post has been a long time...
  • Orchestration Online

    Orchestration Online

    In May 2006 Create Digital Music Site wrote a post on the free online orchestration source Principles of Orchestration.  This...
  • Class Arrangements

    Class Arrangements

    From time to time textbooks or band arrangements do not have enough. From time to time music is ‘out of date’...