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June 2024 Repertoire Update
In the last month, MakeMusic Cloud added 90 interactive publications.
Browse below to discover new favorites among the continuous new repertoire included with your regular subscription.
Real MakeMusic Cloud users share summer engagement tips
Summer break is a great time for students and teachers to enjoy a change of pace. MakeMusic Cloud can help teachers offer students enrichment and fun musical activities in a quick and easy way so that everyone gets to enjoy a break!
The 411 on Federal Funding
Funding, whether we like it or not, plays a critical role in nurturing the artistic talents of students and enriching music education programs.
Rhythmic Sight-Reading: Friend or Foe?
In an era where attention spans are shrinking, and the pursuit for entertainment and “fun” shapes academic choices, the challenge of engaging students in rehearsals looms large.
Power Up! Beginning Percussionists Success on Keyboard Instruments
Before even tackling how to approach and play the instrument, students need to know their notes on the staff (both treble and bass clefs!) and where they fall on the keyboard.
Teaching Concert Music or the Method Book
Do I teach concert music or the method book? It’s a conversation I have with colleagues all the time and it’s something I ask myself each day in the classroom.
Power Up! Taking Your Clarinets Over the Break
Taking clarinet students “over the break” can be a daunting task for many band directors. Often, a single method book does not give the students enough access to the needed skill for them to be successful.
Introducing Young Percussionists to Concert Music
Rachel Maxwell is a member of the MakeMusic Innovators program.
With multiple instruments to learn and independent parts, integrating the percussion section into full-band music can be a challenge.
Sight-Reading Success in Just a Few Minutes Per Day
Sight reading is a skill that every musician can always improve upon, but creating daily opportunities to practice this skill can require a lot of preparation and materials.