Stanford, Jordan | K-12 Music
Class Homepage
Welcome to Music at Aspire Academy Online!
On this website, you will find information about the music program at Aspire Academy Online. This website is meant to supplement the music classes throughout the school year. I will occasionally post various resources, handouts, links, and information for music students/parents on this website. Please feel free to contact me on Canvas or by e-mail if you have any questions/concerns, and I will respond as quickly as I can when I'm not teaching. Please also refer to your child's Canvas music page for more information about the class and its content. Let's have a great year!
Mission: It is my hope that I can help your child gain a higher level of understanding with music, help them become well-rounded individuals through many different kinds of musical experiences, and have fun with musical interactions.
Class Expectations
Students are expected to follow these rules when in a Zoom music class:
1.) Be on time.
2.) Find a quiet place.
3.) Show your face. You may ask to turn off the camera if not feeling well.
4.) Dress appropriately.
5.) Stay in one place.
6.) Don't mute or unmute unless I say.
7.) Wait to be called on to speak.
8.) Raise your hand or push the hand icon if you have a question.
9.) Don't interrupt your classmates.
10.) Don't eat during the meeting.
11.) Participate appropriately by video and chat.
Students are also expected to follow these three main rules during Mr. Stanford's music class on Zoom or at the Innovation Center:
1.) Be responsible
2.) Be respectful
3.) Be safe
In addition to all of the rules for music, students are expected to follow all of the rules and guidelines of Aspire Academy Online.
If a student's behavior is severe or a major incident, then you risk being removed from the Zoom meeting that day and I will contact the office.
Music Stores
Music Resources
Here are some resources that students may use for music.
Website Links
- http://www.musictechteacher.com/
- https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/
- http://www.teoria.com
- http://www.internationalmusicco.com
- http://www.musictheory.net
- http://www.archives.nyphil.org
- https://www.aaastateofplay.com/a-musical-playground-for-kids-music-theory-lessons/
- https://www.incredibox.com
Recommended Music Apps
- Auxy (Compose music with electronic instrument sounds and drum beats)
- Dubpad (Compose electronic dub-step music)
- Toca Band (Interactive music-making playing instruments with different characters)
- Singing Fingers (Sound experimentation by recording your own sounds and drawing designs)
- Blob Chorus (Practice hearing different pitches through humorous blobs singing notes)
- Conga Drums (Create your own beats and rhythms with interactive conga drums)
- Rhythm Cat (Learn about rhythm with the interaction of a cat)
Daily Schedule & Course Calendars
*For all K-12 Music students, I will be at the Innovation Center on Tuesdays from 8:30am-12:00pm for in-person support and 1:00pm-3:30pm for an in-person music/support if you'd like to meet with me or do some activities. Please bring your Chromebook if you come to in-person music so that we can use it for some activities. Choir practice for interested full-time Aspire 4th-12th grade students will be right after from 3:30-4:15pm starting September 10th.
*All students or parents may also reach out to me by e-mail.
K-6 Schedule
7 & 8 Schedule
High School
9-12 Zoom:
- Zoom office hours are by appointment only. Please reach out to Mr. Stanford on Canvas or by e-mailing me if you'd like to meet for any reason. I'd be happy to schedule a meeting and help you with anything you might need.
Pacing Calendars:
About the Teacher
Contact Information
Mr. Jordan Stanford
Hello! I'm Mr. Stanford. I graduated from Northern Arizona University (NAU) in December 2013 with a Bachelor's degree in Music Education, and I've been teaching for 11 years.
I currently teach General Music to grades K-8, Guitar 1 & 2/Music Theory 1 & 2/Music Humanities to grades 9-12, and a choir club to grades 4-12 at Aspire Academy Online which meets one time per week at the Innovation Center. This is my third year at Aspire. Prior to Aspire Academy Online, I taught choir/general music/guitar at Gavilan Peak School from August 2020 to May 2022, band/choir/general music at New River School from August 2016 to May 2020, and band/choir/general music at Bellair Elementary (before it was a Traditional School) from August 2015 to May 2016. All of these schools are in the Deer Valley Unified School District. I also taught orchestra/choir/piano/guitar/general music at Desert Foothills Junior High in the Washington Elementary School District from January 2014 to May 2015. I did my student-teaching experience at both Boulder Creek High School and Anthem Elementary in the fall of 2013 right before I graduated from college.
I worked at the Curry Summer Music Camp at NAU for three years as a counselor in the summers of 2010 through 2012, followed by two years as the Assistant Director of Camp Academics in the summers of 2013 through 2014. In college, I was a part of many musical ensembles, including Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Symphony, Orchestra, Brass Choir, Brass Quintet, Trumpet Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble. My primary instrument in college was the trumpet, although I did have to learn the most common band and string instruments, percussion, and piano in order to graduate with my degree (I'm better at some instruments than others). I was a member of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity at NAU, including being its Music Director for one year, while also performing and singing for public audiences and in retirement homes.
My wife also teaches in DVUSD at Gavilan Peak School as the band director. I grew up in and attended schools in this district as a child while my mother was a teacher in the district, so it really feels like my home. The schools I attended in DVUSD as a child were Mirage Elementary School, Desert Sky Middle School, and Deer Valley High School.
My wife and I have a son who is 5 years old and a daughter who is 2 years old. I'm a huge baseball fan and loyal to the Arizona Diamondbacks, as well as the other professional sports teams in Arizona (mostly). When I'm not teaching music, I enjoy spending time with my family, hiking, bike-riding, swimming, and playing with our two cats and two dogs.
Music is my number one passion, which is why I decided to become a music teacher in the first place. It is my hope that I can help your child gain a higher level of understanding of music, as well as help them become well-rounded individuals through many different kinds of musical experiences. Most importantly, I want your child to have fun with their learning in music class as they grow through and master the different music standards.