Amy M. Burns

Elementary Music Technology and Integration

Amy M. Burns has taught PreK-grade 4 general music for over 25 years at Far Hills Country Day School (FH) (https://www.fhcds.org/). She also teaches grade 5 instrumental class, directs the FH Modern Band, is the Performing Arts Department Manager, and teaches privately in the after-school conservatory, having served as director for over 20 years. She has authored four books and numerous articles on integrating technology into the elementary music classroom. She has presented many sessions on the topic, including four keynote addresses in TX, IN, St. Maarten, and AU. She is the recipient of the 2005 Technology in Music Education (TI:ME) Teacher of the Year, the 2016 New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA) Master Music Teacher, the 2016 Governor’s Leader in Arts Education, the 2017 NJ Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year, and the 2026 NJMEA Distinguished Service Awards. Her most recent publication, Using Technology with Elementary Music Approaches (2020), is available from Oxford University Press (OUP) and Amazon. Burns is also the Community Coordinator for Midnight Music (MMC) at https://midnightmusic.com/, the General Music Chair for NJMEA Board of Directors, and the Elementary Music Consultant for MusicFirst (https://www.musicfirst.com/), a company built by music educators for music educators, dedicated to helping music teachers and their students make the most of technology in the classroom.

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#techtiptuesday Free Music Notation Graphics? Yes, Please!

May 13, 2025  /  Amy M. Burns

Are you looking to create beautiful, engaging music resources without spending hours designing every note and rest from scratch? Whether you're designing interactive manipulatives, worksheets, Canva designs, play-along videos, or Google Slides lessons, having high-quality transparent background music symbols at your fingertips is a game-changer.

That's why you'll love this quick video overview of The Big Free Music Notation Image Library from Midnight Music: 👉 Watch the video and access the library here:

In just a few minutes, you’ll learn how to easily download free, ready-to-use music notation images—everything from clefs and dynamics to notes, rests, and time signatures. These images are all high-resolution PNGs with transparent backgrounds, which means no more awkward white boxes behind your symbols!

This is the perfect tool for elementary music teachers who love creating their own teaching materials but don’t have the time (or software) to make custom notation graphics. It works great with:

🎵 Canva

🎵 Google Slides

🎵 PowerPoint

🎵 Printed worksheets and games

🎵 Interactive whiteboards

🎵 Play-along videos and more!

Take a minute to watch the video, bookmark the page, and start designing your next masterpiece with ease.

📌 Go to the Big Free Music Notation Image Library Now: https://midnightmusic.com/2013/06/the-big-free-music-notation-image-library/

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