Music+Resources

@http://archive.sport.gr/fun/analatos/video/06162005170419937g.swf Way too much fun! Great tool for teaching about the combination of sound and silence in composing. Chicka-boom girls are somewhat questionably dressed, but otherwise a great resource!

@http://www.acidplanet.com/downloads/xpress/ Acid XPress - great free version for teaching arranging, up to 10 tracks and tons of free loops.

@http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity - free audio editor and recorder - easy to use, great for kids.

@http://www.tony-b.org/ Create and record your own midi tune online, complete with keyboard, vocals, drums, etc.

@http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/music/piano/index.htm Online Virtual Keyboard.

@http://www.muzzleofbees.com/ Muzzle of Bees - An introduction to tons of never heard of musicians.

@http://www.pandora.com/ Pandora - radio made just for you.

@http://www.solfege.org/Solfege/Download GNU Solfege - a free ear training and theory tutorial.

@http://www.metronomeonline.com/ Online Metronome.

For those of you involved in school or community musicals! Here's an example of how our local community theater group now uses blogs to communicate and coordinate with casts and production crews, From auditions through performances, it's all on line: []