RESOURCES
These websites and apps will help you be prepared for class and help you practice EVERYDAY.
Remember, 30 minutes of practice a day is 3.5 hours a week, and 182 hours a year. This will help you become a better musician!
IMPORTANT: With school closures due to COVID-19, practicing at home is more important than ever! We CANNOT succeed next school year/season if you do not practice your instrument for 4 months! You all have worked too hard and come too far to fall behind now. It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for you to do your part to ensure that your chops will be ready to go when we return this summer!
Remember, 30 minutes of practice a day is 3.5 hours a week, and 182 hours a year. This will help you become a better musician!
IMPORTANT: With school closures due to COVID-19, practicing at home is more important than ever! We CANNOT succeed next school year/season if you do not practice your instrument for 4 months! You all have worked too hard and come too far to fall behind now. It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for you to do your part to ensure that your chops will be ready to go when we return this summer!
Warm Ups / Warm Downs
Composer Tyler Arcari has created a GREAT resource for students to use while practicing at home! Not sure how to get started? Take a look at this file! He gives step-by-step advice on how to practice, how to warm up, and even provides warm-up pages for every single instrument! Highly recommend!
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Sight Reading Factory
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sight Reading Factory has graciously offered FREE student accounts to Sight Reading Factory through June! This gives all students the opportunity to practice sight reading at home with unlimited resources, for FREE! Did I mention, it's FREE?!
All students are familiar with Sight Reading Factory, as it is the website we use in class almost daily to sightread rhythms and ensemble music. Now, they can use it at home, too! Students can follow these steps to activate or renew a subscription using your new student code: If a student is activating a SRF account for the first time:
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"Tonestro" App
https://www.tonestro.com/
Can't find anything new to play, looking for a way to change up your practicing, or want to challenge your friends to a musical duel? Check this out!!! This is a new, incredible find! The Tonestro app is available on Apple and Android phones, and is available for all instruments! Try something new or push yourself to the next level by playing exciting exercises and competing against your friends! There are over 2,000 songs available in the Tonestro database, all the way from beginner to expert level. New challenges are added every week, and you can even challenge your friends to beat your score! Even better, you get unique and instant feedback each time you play, allowing you to improve your skills. |
TED Talks on Music
Looking for a way to break up all of the schoolwork/practicing? TED talk videos are a great resource! Below is a page with TED talks that are all about MUSIC! Find one that looks interesting to you! Share with your friends!
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Need More Help Practicing? Click any of the links below!
A good reference page for anything/everything you might find in your music:
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For All Students:
www.musictheory.net/ (exercises for improving music reading)
apsdevelopmentllc.com/ (iPhone app with many features for band use)
www.playintimeadvantage.com/extras/ (fingering charts/instrument care/scales/etc.)
Flute/Piccolo:
www.nfaonline.org/
Clarinet:
clarinet.org/
http://www.playwind.com/
Saxophone:
www.saxontheweb.net/
http://www.playwind.com/
Trumpet:
www.trumpetguild.org/
French Horn:
www.hornsociety.org/
Trombone:
www.ita-web.org/
https://www.jasonsulliman.com/practice-with-me
Euphonium/Baritone:
www.iteaonline.org/index.php
Tuba:
www.iteaonline.org/index.php
Percussion:
www.pas.org/
www.musictheory.net/ (exercises for improving music reading)
apsdevelopmentllc.com/ (iPhone app with many features for band use)
www.playintimeadvantage.com/extras/ (fingering charts/instrument care/scales/etc.)
Flute/Piccolo:
www.nfaonline.org/
Clarinet:
clarinet.org/
http://www.playwind.com/
Saxophone:
www.saxontheweb.net/
http://www.playwind.com/
Trumpet:
www.trumpetguild.org/
French Horn:
www.hornsociety.org/
Trombone:
www.ita-web.org/
https://www.jasonsulliman.com/practice-with-me
Euphonium/Baritone:
www.iteaonline.org/index.php
Tuba:
www.iteaonline.org/index.php
Percussion:
www.pas.org/