Related Resources

Teachers & Administrators

• National Core Arts Standards
• K-12 Music Standards Customizable Handbook

Archived Connecticut Music Resources

• Connecticut Curriculum Trace Maps - Music
• 1998 Connecticut Music Standards

Other Sample Lesson Plans

• NAfME has sample lesson plans and much more available for your use.
• Music K-8 has some interesting elementary lesson ideas.
• There are interesting resources on Kids.gov.
• The Smithsonian site has music lessons from all over the world.
• The OER Commons have a large collection of lesson plans for grades K-12.
• Annenberg Learner is a place where there is a great deal of information on the arts available in many media platforms. 
• The Department of Defense Education Activity site has a great deal of resources for teaching and learning music.

Teaching Music in Connecticut   

• Connecticut Certification Information
• How to find a job teaching Music in Connecticut

Professional Organizations

• Connecticut Music Educators Association (CMEA)
• National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
• American String Teachers Association (ASTA)
• Connecticut American Orff Schulwerk Association
• Connecticut State Music Teachers Association (Private Lesson Instruction)

Professional Development Opportunities

• UCONN Summer Music Program
• Hartt Summer Music Education Offerings
• Connecticut Arts Administrators Association Summer Arts Institute
• HOT Schools Summer Institute

Parent, Student and Community Resources

• Connecticut Music Educators Association - Music festivals and All State information
• Music Lesson Resource - How to find the perfect private music instructor.
• This is Your Brain. This is Your Brain on Music - Music and its effect o the human brain.
• Annenberg Learner
• Department of Defense Education Activity

Music Advocacy

• Children's Music Workshop
• The National Association for Music Educators
• National Association for Music Education (NAfME)