Teaching Resources
The Alberta Band Association is working on compiling resources to help you teach music and work with students in an online setting. This is by no means an exhaustive list, and if you have found something that works for you, please let us know and we'll help spread the word. Contact our Managing Director, Kimberley Denis.
Roundtable Discussions
Sharing Our Discoveries - Continuing the DiscussionOn Thursday, October 15, from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m., please join members of the Alberta Band Association Board of Directors for a conversation and brain storming session surrounding the new realities of instrumental music education in Alberta and what we as educators can do to make our music classrooms and rehearsals successful and inspiring. In addition to briefly discussing the available research and the activities of the ABA over the past few weeks, attendees will be divided into discussion groups specific to their teaching scenario this fall to share ideas, resources, and inspiration. This is an opportunity to continue the discussion we had in September and to reconnect with friends and colleagues across the province.
To register, go to: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArdu-vrjgtGd2vpEX2BFhgMI6PF5lKoXVL
Once registered, you will be sent a login link to the zoom meeting.
Now What? Next Steps in Music Education During an Unprecedented Time: A Round Table Discussion
On Thursday, August 27, from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m., please join members of the Alberta Band Association Board of Directors for a conversation and brain storming session surrounding the new realities of instrumental music education in Alberta and what we as educators can do to make our music classrooms and rehearsals successful and inspiring. In addition to briefly discussing the available research and the activities of the ABA over the past few weeks, attendees will be divided into discussion groups specific to their teaching scenario this fall to share ideas, resources, and inspiration.
We encourage you to submit questions in advance in the space provided on the registration form or by emailing your questions to [email protected]. The earlier questions are submitted, the more likely we will be able to address them.
To register for the roundtable, please complete the online form. Once registered, you will be sent a login link to the zoom meeting. The deadline for registration is Thursday, August 27 at 6:30 p.m.
Changing the How, Not the What: ABA Round Table on Music Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic June 24, 2020
Planning Resources for Online and In-Person Instruction:
Instrument and Classroom Hygiene:
Practice Tools:
Online Concerts:
Composition:
Jazz/Blues:
Copyright:
Roundtable Discussions
Sharing Our Discoveries - Continuing the DiscussionOn Thursday, October 15, from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m., please join members of the Alberta Band Association Board of Directors for a conversation and brain storming session surrounding the new realities of instrumental music education in Alberta and what we as educators can do to make our music classrooms and rehearsals successful and inspiring. In addition to briefly discussing the available research and the activities of the ABA over the past few weeks, attendees will be divided into discussion groups specific to their teaching scenario this fall to share ideas, resources, and inspiration. This is an opportunity to continue the discussion we had in September and to reconnect with friends and colleagues across the province.
To register, go to: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArdu-vrjgtGd2vpEX2BFhgMI6PF5lKoXVL
Once registered, you will be sent a login link to the zoom meeting.
Now What? Next Steps in Music Education During an Unprecedented Time: A Round Table Discussion
On Thursday, August 27, from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m., please join members of the Alberta Band Association Board of Directors for a conversation and brain storming session surrounding the new realities of instrumental music education in Alberta and what we as educators can do to make our music classrooms and rehearsals successful and inspiring. In addition to briefly discussing the available research and the activities of the ABA over the past few weeks, attendees will be divided into discussion groups specific to their teaching scenario this fall to share ideas, resources, and inspiration.
We encourage you to submit questions in advance in the space provided on the registration form or by emailing your questions to [email protected]. The earlier questions are submitted, the more likely we will be able to address them.
To register for the roundtable, please complete the online form. Once registered, you will be sent a login link to the zoom meeting. The deadline for registration is Thursday, August 27 at 6:30 p.m.
Changing the How, Not the What: ABA Round Table on Music Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic June 24, 2020
Planning Resources for Online and In-Person Instruction:
- A link to a google sheet of shared planning resources and in which back to school scenario they might be appropriate
- Essential Elements Online Interactive Resources
- Band-Ninja-Warrior - an interactive listening and analysis challenge written by ABA Board member, Peter Sicotte
- Flipgrid - An online resource to develop your own version of Band Ninja Warrior
Instrument and Classroom Hygiene:
- Covid-19 and Cleaning Instruments - Guidelines from NFHS, NAfME and NAMM
- US Environmental Protection Agency Approved Disinfectants for COVID
- Instrument Hygiene
- Cleaning Your Instrument
- Guidelines for Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility from the US Centre for Disease Control
- 3D Printing for Mouthpieces
Practice Tools:
- Smartmusic
- For schools impacted by COVID-19 closures who do not already have a SmartMusic subscription, they are offering free access through June 30, 2020. Please contact smartmusic directly.
- Play Along with Brian Balmages and Virtual Conductor/Smart Music
- Distance learning made easy with Tradition of Excellence
- Use online tools available with other band methods, like Essential Elements Interactive, and Sound Innovations.
- Sight Reading Factory
- The Virtual Education Series
- Fun and enriching online clinics for music teachers and their students. Produced in partnership with the International Music Education Summit, the weekly sessions are presented by highly regarded professionals and address a variety of music education topics. The clinics can be seen “live” every Thursday at 2 p.m. EST between March 26 and April 30. Archived clinics will also be available for viewing or revisiting at the viewer’s convenience after their initial airing."
- Composed - watch for free!!
- Through the lens of professional classical musicians, Composed explores the many ways we experience and can address performance anxiety. Faced with the judgment of peers, audience, conductors, and worst of all themselves, these musicians spend years trying to understand and overcome the physical and mental manifestations of their anxiety. Through their stories, we learn valuable lessons learned over a lifetime of professional performance; and we find that we are not alone in our quest to overcome the fear of failure and embarrassment. For anyone wanting to feel strength over fear and compassion over judgment, or simply seeking a closer look at anxiety and what makes us tick, Composed opens the door to a world of high stakes, high pressure, and peak performing.
Online Concerts:
- Berlin Philharmonic - free access to all concerts and films in the Digital Concert Hall
- The Guardian has created a Lockdown Listening List
- Musictheory.net
- Internet Music Theory Database
- Teoria
- Good Ear
- Practice Sight Reading
- Breezin' Thru Theory
- Tone Savvy - The use of this system is free to schools while they are closed
- A Guide to Music for Kids
- A Musical Glossary for Kids
Composition:
Jazz/Blues:
Copyright: