Instrumental Teaching Solutions for Every Scenario

By now, you likely know what your back-to-school plan is (at least until the next round of guidelines are announced), or you’ve already started back and testing the waters of your new teaching reality this school year. Whether you’re back in person, fully remote, or somewhere in-between (hybrid or even on a cart!), there are all kinds of solutions to help meet your needs—from resource books, to interactive slides, to rhythm and body percussion activities, to composition activities, to puzzles, and articles with tips and advice—we are here to help. We will continue to add resources to these lists as they become available.

NOTE: Products marked with an * (asterisk) are available in both physical and digital formats, such as PDF downloads, interactive slides, and interactive software.

Fully In-Person

• Lesson Topic Ideas:
  • Music Appreciation/Music History
    • *Accent on Composers, Volume 1
    • *Accent on Composers, Volume 2
    • Fresh Beats!
    • *Meet the Great Jazz Legends
    • *The Women of Western Music
  • Music Reading Readiness
    • *60 Music Quizzes
    • *Ready to Read Music
  • Composition
    • Everyday Composition
    • Composition Tips with Wynn-Anne Rossi (FREE)
    • Roll a Dice Activity (FREE)
  • Listening
    • Essential Listening Activities
  • Rhythm/Body Percussion
    • About Time!
    • About Time to Celebrate!
    • *Celebrate with Sound!
    • Essential Rhythm Activities
    • *Rhythm Workshop
  • Games/Puzzles
    • Music Puzzle Mania
    • Music Puzzler
    • Music Puzzles Plus
    • Music Sudoku Activity for Students (FREE)
    • Gotta Have Games: When Learning Is Fun, it's a "Win" for Everyone (FREE)
  • Cross-Curricular
    • Teaching Music Across the Curriculum
    • Teaching Music Across History
    • Teaching Music Across Art
• Lesson Format:
  • Teaching from a Cart
  • Interactive Slides
    • Accent on Composers
  • Interactive Whiteboard/Software
    • Everyday Improvisation
    • Everyday Composition
    • Recorder Express Interactive
    • The Tale of Guido D’Arezzo
    • *JPs Sousaphone
    • Ukulele Explorer
  • Downloadable Classroom PDF Books

For a complete list of Digital Teaching Resources, click HERE.

• Alfred Music Webinars
  • SmartMusic
    • Educator Toolkit
    • Webinars
      • Resources from The Alfred Music Blog (FREE)
        • Can I Use Purchased Alfred Music Publications Digitally for Remote Teaching?
        • Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Learning: Adjusting for Your Current Teaching Scenario
        • How Do You Teach the 2014 National Music Standards in the Current Education Climate?
        • Pep Talk for Teachers: Stop, Breathe, and Remember Your Why
        • Risk Management Assessment
        • Tips for Creating Your Classroom Cleaning Plan
        • Tips for the Traveling Teacher: When Your Classroom Becomes a Cart
        • Using Interactive Whiteboard Technology to Increase Engagement in the Classroom
        • Teaching Creative Thinking in Music: 10 Tips for Fostering Creativity

Fully Remote or Hybrid Scenarios

• Lesson Topic Ideas:
  • Music Appreciation/Music History
    • *Accent on Composers, Volume 1
    • *Accent on Composers, Volume 2
    • *Color Me Mozart!
    • *The Women of Western Music
    • Making Music At-Home Mad-Lib (FREE)
    • Music History Crossword (FREE)
  • Music Reading Readiness
    • *60 Music Quizzes
    • *Ready to Read Music
  • Composition
    • Compose Yourself! Series (FREE)
    • Everyday Composition
    • *Hear It, Read It, Write It
    • Composition Tips with Wynn-Anne Rossi (FREE)
    • Roll a Dice Activity (FREE)
  • Rhythm
    • Rhythm Conversations: A Tool for Remote Rhythm Work
    • Rhythm PDF Clover Counting Activity (FREE)
  • Music Listening
    • Bracket Listening Activity (FREE)
• Lesson Format:
  • Teaching from a Cart
  • Interactive Slides
    • Accent on Composers
  • Interactive Whiteboard/Software
    • Everyday Improvisation
    • Everyday Composition
    • Recorder Express Interactive
    • The Tale of Guido D’Arezzo
    • *JPs Sousaphone
    • Ukulele Explorer
  • Downloadable Classroom PDF Books

For a complete list of Digital Teaching Resources, click HERE.

• Performances
  • Score & Sound
  • Total Sheet Music
  • Lights, Camera... Learn! Tips for Making Videos for Remote Instruction (FREE)
• Sound Innovations Resources for Remote & Hybrid Teaching
• Alfred Music Webinars
  • SmartMusic
    • Educator Toolkit
    • Webinars
• Resources from The Alfred Music Blog (FREE)
  • 21 Virtual Icebreakers to Start the School Year on a High Note
  • Lights, Camera... Learn! Tips for Making Videos for Remote Instruction
  • Can I Use Purchased Alfred Music Publications Digitally for Remote Teaching?
  • Pep Talk for Teachers: Stop, Breathe, and Remember Your Why
  • Risk Management Assessment
  • Getting the Most Out of a Virtual Event
  • Using Interactive Whiteboard Technology to Increase Engagement in the Classroom
  • Developing a Student Practice Plan for Remote Learning
  • Maximizing Your Method While Teaching Remotely
  • Rhythm Conversations: A Tool for Remote Rhythm Work