In the last month, our Repertoire Development team added 26 new Interactive titles to the SmartMusic repertoire library.
View the full list of new Interactive solos and ensemble pieces.
Music Showcased at the 2021 Midwest Clinic
The 75th Annual Midwest Clinic International Band, Orchestra, and Music Conference takes place in Chicago December 15-18, 2021.
What began in 1946 as a way for directors to explore new repertoire has grown to an annual worldwide extravaganza, with 18,000+ attendees from more than 40 countries.
Free Holiday Activity: What Song Is this?
Get your students in holiday music mode while practicing their sight reading and audiation skills! This free PDF activity can be used as an in-class activity, at-home assignment, or for extra credit.
How to Use SmartMusic for Free
SmartMusic is a suite of web-based music education tools that support efficient practice. At the heart of SmartMusic is a respect for the deliberate practice model and a recognition that students benefit from immediate feedback.
SmartMusic November 2021 Repertoire Update
In the last month, our Repertoire Development team added 12 new Interactive titles to the SmartMusic repertoire library.
View the full list of new Interactive solos and ensemble pieces here.
SmartMusic October 2021 Repertoire Update
In the last month, our Repertoire Development team added 39 new Interactive titles to the SmartMusic repertoire library.
For all new Interactive solos and ensemble pieces, view the full list here.
Interview with Award-Winning Music Director, Arranger, and Composer Alex Lacamoire
Alex Lacamoire is an award-winning music director, arranger, and composer. He is best known for his work on Broadway’s critically-acclaimed shows Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, and In The Heights.
SmartMusic September 2021 Repertoire Update
In the last month, our Repertoire Development team added 32 new interactive titles to the SmartMusic repertoire library.
For all new interactive solos and ensemble pieces, view the full list here.
Free Activity: Music Symbols Sudoku Puzzle!
Get your students’ brain juices flowing with this music symbols Sudoku puzzle! Playing Sudoku can help students build critical thinking skills inside and outside of the music classroom, including:
Improving concentrationBeing able to analyze the relationship between the whole and the part
Improving memory
Developing problem-solving skills
Use this puzzle as an in-class activity, at-home assignment, extra credit, or save it for a substitute teacher.
Updates to Measures of Success in SmartMusic
Measures of Success for Concert Band, Book 1, is a comprehensive band method that was created to ignite musical curiosity, unite conceptual knowledge with performance skills, foster understanding of the many ways that people share and interact with music, and to assess each student’s continued musical growth.