Musicians in Google Earth

Thanks to Jim Gate's TipLine blog for this one:

The gearthblog is fantastic for learning about the great work being done in Google Earth. This article talks about a project that is working to plot the birthplaces of the world's most famous musicians. It's well under way and this should be one that music teachers around the world will want to watch.

Check out the article at Google Earth Blog.

Free tools for music educators

Check out the great free tools for music educators at PracticeSpot
(the Manuscript Genie is worth the price of admission alone....FREE!)

Here is a sample list and description of what you'll find

Music Crosswords
PracticeSpot's crossword collection - all dedicated to the subject musicians know best

Chord Wizard
Decode any chord, any time, anywhere in any key. Gb Minor Major 7th with added 13th? No problem.

Practice Spot's Manuscript Genie
Infinite supply of free manuscript paper, in a variety of sizes.

Sight Reading Chef
Randomly generated sightreading sheets, so you never know what you'll get

Scales Chef
How scales manuals should be - filled only with the scales you ask for

Rhythm Gym
Randomly generated sightreading sheets, so you never know what you'll get

PracticeSpot's Theory Sheet Center
The web's largest collection of free printable theory sheets.