MTT89: The 2 Software Applications All Music Teachers Should Know
Welcome to another episode in our Back to Basics month. Today I’ll be talking about the two software applications that I think every music teacher should know how to use. The ones I’m referring
5 Awesome Sites That Can Help Music Teachers Learn the Basics of Google Classroom
Many schools are “going Google” and using the Google suite of educational tools for educators and students. Google Classroom is a great tool to use for communication and collaboration, but learning its full potential can take
MTT88: Best Microphone Options for Music Teachers
In this episode of the Music Tech Teacher Podcast, I talk about the best microphones for simple classroom recordings, mics for students to use, and mics for your own teaching purposes. Further reading and
Which Microphones Should I Buy For My Music Classroom?
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MTT87: What’s the Difference Between Audio and MIDI Files? Everything You Need to Know
Our theme for this month on the blog and podcast is Back to Basics and today we’re kicking off back to basics month with an episode about the differences between audio and MIDI files.
How to Create Engaging and Productive Video Lessons with Edpuzzle
This is a guest post by one of our blog writers, Kathryn McGreal. Recently I have been looking for strategies to better engage my students in their learning and improve literacy in aural and musicology lessons.
Lights! Camera! Action! 4 Flipgrid Lessons For the Elementary Music Room
This is a guest post by one of our blog writers, Katherine Miller. As an educator in an elementary school with 1 to 1 devices for students, I am always keeping my eyes and ears open
MTT86: My Favorite 3 Free Non-Music Tech Resources
There are many free tech resources that are useful in the music classroom, but not all of them are music-specific. Here are 3 of my favourite non-music free tech tools that are perfect for
How to use Google Classroom to Submit Recorded Singing and Playing Assignments
This is a guest post by one of our blog writers, Sarah Taylor. Streamlining student data collection the easy way One afternoon, I was sitting at my desk in my chorus classroom. My 6th graders had
Free Lesson Plan – Meter Mapping in Isle of Tune
What is Isle of Tune? Isle of Tune is a fun, free interactive music website that allows you to compose melodies and percussive patterns in a visual format by using roads, cars, trees and buildings. Visit
MTT85: Free Sound Effects For Your Music Tech Projects
Our theme for this month is free music tech resources and in this episode I share 9 different places you can find free sound effects for music tech projects your students might be working
Ultimate Free Music Tech Resources Guide 2019/20
Free Ebook: Ultimate Free Music Tech Resources Guide 2019/20 Each year I put together a list of free music tech resources – websites, software and more – that you can use in your music classroom. It