Proof of Ownership & Copyright Protection
The moment a song or musical work is written down, ownership belongs to the author. Moosiko's songwriting builder helps protect your musical work by providing date and timestamped digital proof of ownership for your songs. A musical work is defined as a composition of...
How to Write a Song: A Guide for Beginner Songwriters
If you’ve ever wondered how to write a song but didn’t know where to start, this article is for you. We'll cover song form, lyrics, and musical song structure that will act as training wheels for your first song. Just follow along and fill in the pieces. A key feature...
Podcast: How I Use Moosiko in My Guitar Class
Matthew Hall has been teaching high school guitar for 15 years in East Side San Jose, CA. In this podcast with EdCuration, Matthew talks about how he uses Moosiko in his guitar class. Listen on Spotify Listen Directly (click here to download audio file to listen...
California Prop 28
California Prop 28 just passed setting aside nearly $1B for arts and music funding for California K12 public schools. This is a giant step in supporting critical music programs that are so important for many low-income districts and schools. Prop 28 requires each...
How to Start a School Guitar Program
Do you want to start a school guitar program but not sure where to begin? This article walks through everything you’ll need to start a school guitar program including advocacy templates for your administration, what and where to buy, itemized cost estimates, and...
A Music Teacher’s Journey Into Songwriting
This was originally written by Chelsea Dehner and appeared on the Association for Popular Music blog page. APME and Moosiko are partnered to help teachers bring popular, diverse, and relevant music to students. Ready Set…GO! In January a good friend said, “Chelsea,...
Moosiko Selected to the GSV Cup Elite 200
Moosiko, the leading music edtech platform modernizing education in schools, has been selected to The Elite 200, the acclaimed list of semifinalists in The GSV Cup — the world’s largest pitch competition for EdTech startups run by female-led, multi-stage venture...
APME Webinar: Student Self-Guided Learning
The Association of Popular Music Education (APME) invited Moosiko to do a webinar on how Moosiko can support student self-guided learning for guitar, ukulele, and modern band programs. This 30 minute webinar covers the following: How to use intrinsic motivation to get...
Oldies to KPOP to Hip Hop: Reaching More Students Through Their Love of Music
Everyone loves music. Music is something uniquely human and in many ways defines who we are; it is a reflection of our identity. With music being more accessible than ever through global-reaching streaming services, endless creator content, and the proliferation of...
Using Soundtrap to Perform with Moosiko
Moosiko is partnering with Soundtrap to make it easy for students learning guitar or ukulele to perform, mix, and share music they love. Our mission has always been to unleash everyone's inner musician, no matter if you're a 3rd grade ukulele student learning a few...
How to Create a Paperless Music Classroom
We caught up with Carmella Berthia who teaches modern band at World Language High School in Chicago about a her new initiative this year, going paperless in her music classroom. She has a class of 50 - 60 music students and became frustrated with the hassle of endless...
2021 Summer Product Updates
We added ~80 new song lessons: New Ukulele Lessons Adore You - Harry Styles Blowin in the Wind - Bob Dylan Baby Shark - Pink Fong Bob The Builder - Bob The Builder Circle Of Life - The Lion King Golden - Harry Styles Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride - Lilo And Stitch Just...
Hey Teachers, Copyright Isn’t Your Problem
Music teachers have to deal with a lot of problems. But copyright shouldn't be one of them. This topic pops up in almost every conversation I have with teachers, district educators, and other music vendors. I strongly believe putting the burden of music copyright onto...
Remember to Wear Pants: 10 Tips for In-Person Teaching
It's been over a year since many of us have taught in-person, face-to-face with our students. New habits have been formed and old ways forgotten. We created the following list to help as you transition from a virtual to a real teaching environment. Remember to Wear...
Teach Cannon in D Through Pop Songs
You've probably heard Cannon in D, the one-hit wonder by Johann Pachelbel written in the late 1600s, at most weddings you've been to. It's a classic chord progression and melody that pops up in recitals, hotel lobbies, black tie events, and...pop music. Here's the...
Chord Names Demystified
This blog was written by Sonametro, an app that makes it easy for guitarists to document new songs they are writing. If you teach a song writing unit in your curriculum, this app would be perfect for your students. Once you get beyond your basic open string G, C, D,...
Moosiko Student Awards | 20/21
Our mission at Moosiko is to create more lifelong musicians in the world. In order to hold ourselves accountable and make sure we're achieving that goal, we measure our impact at a very granular level. This allows us to see our total impact as well as recognize some...
How to Increase the ROI for Your School Music Program
This blog is written by Dan Mascola, the founder of Moosiko, an adaptive learning platform music students and teachers. It's the classic maximize ROI question: How can I increase the impact of my music program with my existing resources and without spending more...
Class Guitar and Ukulele Storage Photos
Storing 30 - 60 guitars or ukulele's can be a challenge in your classroom. It can also be fun! Here are some examples of guitar and ukulele storage setup in school music classes.UkuleleGuitarsSummer Storage Preparation How should you store guitars or ukuleles over the...
Harnessing Intrinsic Motivation to Boost Student Engagement
Increasing student engagement is one of the biggest challenges in music education, especially after the disconnected, weekly-schedule-changing, distant 20/21 school year. Our goal as educators should be 100% student engagement...but is it even realistic to expect...