Texas School Music Project

Making music with children is fun. However, from time to time we get stuck. Possibly we can't seem to find the right visual imagery to get a student to sing more lightly, or we can't remember the particular rehearsal technique that will help our orchestra end the slow passage without sounding like a train wreck.

This site is intended to help you make music with children by providing ideas and information about specific problems common to all specialists in your discipline. Within these pages you will find teaching tips and "tricks of the trade" for music educators of all levels.

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TSMP has been awarded the Center for Digital Education's 2004 Digital Education Achievement Award (Honorable Mention) in the category Teacher-Focused Application (K-12).

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The Texas School Music Project is a source for ideas and information concerning pedagogical practices in the music classroom or rehearsal hall. The TSMP is a service provided to all music specialists by the faculty of the Department of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University.
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