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.
April 2024 Repertoire Update
In the last month, MakeMusic Cloud added 262 interactive tracks across 81 new publications.
Browse below to discover new favorites among the continuous new repertoire included with your regular subscription.
Put your sight reading skills to the test with our Sight Reading Challenge
Think you have what it takes to beat Kate Warren in sight reading? Take MakeMusic’s Sight Reading Challenge to find out!
Clearing the Path: Leadership in the Age of Change
Leadership development is a crucial element in ensuring success for students, teachers, districts, and any organization. Development isn’t just reading the “Top 5 Leadership Strategies” as you scroll through your Linkedin timeline; Leadership requires constant engagement with your personal habits and their relationship to external forces.
March 2024 Repertoire Update
In the last month, MakeMusic Cloud added 403 interactive tracks across 100 new publications.
Browse below to discover new favorites among the continuous new repertoire included with your regular subscription.
Celebrating International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the amazing members of the MakeMusic and Alfred Music teams. Our teams are filled with amazing people who are passionate about supporting teachers and students in their musical journeys.
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.
Power Up! French Horn Tone
Horn is such a versatile instrument, thus the concept of characteristic tone is actually quite situationally dependent. But for our purposes as teachers, horn sound should be really round, warm, open and resonant.