Music Education Resources
The Salvation Army is the largest provider of music education in the world and because of that, there are many great free resources available for you to use! Here is a great list of free and cheap music resources from both within and outside the Army that you and/or your corps can use! Click on the title of each section to be taken to that site for more information.
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MAP provides a structured program to help take students from beginners to experts through a 6 level program in disciplines like Brass, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Theory, Ukulele, and Voice. Developed by Dr. Harold Burgmayer, this is the main curriculum used in the US Central Territory.
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This is an amazing set of free materials developed by our colleagues in the Canada & Bermuda territory's Music & Gospel Arts Department. Curriculums are available for Brass, Vocal, Percussion, Worship Teams, and Theory. In fact, we use this theory curriculum as our main curriculum throughout the year.
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The Chrome Music Labs are a fun interactive set of apps for students to play around with all while learning about music. The apps help explore concepts like rhythm, chords, and arpeggios, as well as the more scientific side of music like sound waves, spectrographs, and harmonics.
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The Music Show is a series of YouTube videos that are perfect for introducing students to the basics of music theory. Videos cover subjects like beat, rhythm, high vs low pitch, tempo, and the basics of music reading in a fun animated talk show hosted by Mike the Microphone and Luigi's Baton. Perfect for younger music students.
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National Association for Music Education
While this organization is designed for classroom teachers, there is lots of information and resources available here. Also, as music educators (even if you are not a classroom teacher) it is always helpful to look at standards for music education so that you can be aware of what level our students should be at.
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Facebook Groups
There are many Facebook Groups targetted towards teachers and music educators. While these may often be specifically for classroom teachers, many of the discussions and resources shared in these groups can be useful for our own purposes at the Corps level. (Note. The Metropolitan Music & Gospel Arts Department takes no responsibility for the content/language used in these groups.)
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Illinois American Choral Directors Association Facebook Group
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