The Google Maps Mania blog recently did a post on the educational uses of Google Maps and Google Earth. For those who have not experimented with these services, Google Maps is Google’s web-based mapping program (similar to MapQuest or Yahoo! Maps), and Google...
I have mentioned this before on my blog, but double bassist Peter Tambroni’s excellent new work An Introduction to Double Bass playing is now available. I highly recommend this book. It is a well-crafted and intelligently conceived resource for beginners,...
I just discovered a great educational resource for jazz musicians–I am surprised that I haven’t seen this site before. PlayJazzNow.com distributes play-along MP3 files for jazz practicing. They have tracks for drummers, bassists, vocalists, horn players,...
I was recently made aware of this excellent website maintained by Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist Nathan Cole. His site contains stories about his life in the world of music, a journal containing his daily violin practice thoughts and reflections, and articles...
A really cool resource out there for all string educators is the String Pedagogy Notebook, put together by Michael Hopkins of the University of Vermont. Basically, it is everything a music educator needs to know about string instrument technique, with great articles...
