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Carnegie Hall Listening Adventures |
Learn about sound, music
notation, text, and instruments in a fun, interactive exploration of musical
repertoire (K-6) |
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Choral Public
Domain Library |
Large website devoted exclusively to
free choral sheet music with over 7,600 scores (9-12) |
| Chuck
Vanderchuck's "Something Something" Explosion |
History of
musical genres (jazz, rock, salsa, country, etc.), games working on timbre
and rhythmic identification, coloring pages, melodic dictation, and more
(K-6) |
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Classics for Kids |
Teaches principles of classical music to
students; Games, Music Styles, Instruments, and more (K-12) |
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Copyright Law |
A copyright guide for music educators
(K-12) |
| Creating
Music |
Create music online; listen to
classical music and select what type of instrument is playing or who
wrote the piece; take piano lessons on-line; a part of Kids' Hub (K-12) |
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DSOKids
(Dallas Symphony Orchestra) |
Introduce
symphonic music, the orchestra and its instruments; games, classroom
activities, audio clips (K-12) |
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Design your own Opera
-Hansel & Gretel |
This interactive site allows students to explore careers in
music and theatrical productions, while learning about this classic opera's
story and music (3-8) |
| Keeping Score |
Revolutions in music by the San Francisco
Symphony (4-12) |
| KIDiddles Song Lyrics |
find the lyrics to your favorite kids' songs
(K-6) |
| KUSC
Creative Kids Central |
Learn about various forms of classical,
instrumental, and vocal music; as well as careers in music (4-12) |
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Make Your Own
Music |
Build your own musical group and adjust dynamics
and soloing (K-12) |
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Metronome Online |
An online metronome, ideal for quick and easy
use; also helps with rhythm and tempo (K-12) |
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Music of Countries and Cultures |
Reference Articles about music in many
different countries (4-12) |
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Music House -
Sounds |
Four part interactive activity; Learn names of
percussion instruments, match sound to an instrument, listen and copy a
rhythm, recognize the instrument that is not playing (K-3) |
| Music
Lessons |
Free music lessons (5-12) |
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Music
Roller Coaster |
Great anticipatory set that focuses on written
music notation or the expressive elements of music: dynamics and tempo
featuring the Zurich Chamber Orchestra (4-12) |
| Music
Theory |
Interactive music
theory tutorials; lesson topics include:
staff, clef, and ledger lines; note duration; measure and time
signatures; rest duration; dots and ties; simple and compound meter; odd
meter; steps and accidentals and more (K-12) |
| Music
with Ease |
Biographical information on composers, composer
images, multiple genres, games and activities (K-12) |
| Music Tech
Teacher |
Online games, quizzes, and printable worksheets
to assist with classroom instruction (K-12) |
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Musical Mysteries |
Interactive activities that teach about sound,
rhythm, mood, and the orchestra (K-6) |
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Name
that Tune |
Children's songs, oldies, and patriotic
songs; a sing-a-long section with many popular songs (K-12) |
| Nashville
Symphony Orchestra for Kids |
Explore all the instrument families and hear all
the members of the orchestra (K-6) |
| Noteflight |
The free notation program, "Noteflight"
allows the user to create, edit, arrange, and share music online, while
running the program from their browser (K-12) |
| NYphilkids |
Music resource from the New
York Philharmonic that allows kids to play freely with musical
instruments and write their own songs; lesson plans (4-12) |
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Online
Music Dictionary |
An extensive dictionary of
musical terminology (5-12) |
| Online Theory
Flashcards |
Customizable theory flashcards for beginner to
advanced students (3-12) |
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Online Theory
Lessons |
MIBAC (Music Instruction By a Computer) offers
two levels of online theory lessons (K-12) |
| PBS Kids
Music |
Sing-a-long songs and musical activities that
correspond with various PBS Kids television shows (K-3) |
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Quackin' Rhythms |
Practice keeping the rhythm with this
interactive game (K-12) |
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Ready, Set, Music! |
Music resources for teachers (K-12) |
| San Francisco Symphony
for Kids |
Interactive
activities and games; be sure to check out the Music Lab (K-12) |
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Science of Music |
Explore the science of music through online
exhibits, movies, and questions; Compose, mix, dance, drum, and experiment
online (K-12) |
| Songs
for Teaching |
Use music to teach content across
the curriculum (K-8) |
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Sphinx Kids! |
Classical music interactive learning and games
(K-6) |
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Styles and Genres of Music |
Reference articles on various types of music
such as marching bands, movies, and rock n' roll (4-12) |
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Time Search |
Time Search is a searchable
history resource, which allows the user to search by year, area, or theme
(specifically, Performing Arts: music), to locate important events which
happened in that year. The events include links to wikis and photos
(4-12) |
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Whack-A-Note! |
Learn where the notes are located on the staff
with this fun interactive game (K-12) |
| Wild Music |
Learn about the sounds and songs of life (K-12) |
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Artsy Fartsy |
Biographical information on 5 of the world's
greatest composers; listen to samples of their music (K-12) |
| John Phillip
Sousa |
American Composer, Conductor, and Patriot
(K-12) |
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Meet Mr. Big |
Multimedia lesson on the life of Ludwig Von
Beethoven |
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Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherazade
Interactive |
An interactive experience set
to the music of
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite (K-12) |
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Boom Thang! |
A game that allows you to create, record, and
play your own jivin' tunes (3-12) |
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Drum Pattern
Programmer |
Compose your own drum pattern using all parts of
a drum set (K-12) |
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Global Groovin' |
Mix music using sounds from around the world
(K-6) |
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Hand Symphony |
This activity, sponsored by
the American Heart Association, allows students to experiment with looped,
rhythmic hand clapping, snapping and rubbing pattern combinations for Dance,
Hip-hop, and Latin musical styles. Applications can include student
arranging and rhythmic dictation (K-12) |
| Incredibox |
Create your own interactive beats and rhythms
(K-12) |
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Instrument Families |
Learn about the instrument families and hear
their sounds (K-12) |
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Interactive Guitar |
Play notes and chords online (K-12) |
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Interactive Guitar
Chords |
Build guitar chords online and listen; Change
guitar type, speed, and tune your guitar (K-12) |
| Isle of
Tune |
Create musical journeys from street layouts.
Roadside elements are the instruments and the cars are the players
(K-12) |
| JamLegend |
Music gaming unleashed, upload your own music
(K-12) |
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JamStudio! |
Write and explore music with this online tool
(K-12) |
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Kidtastic Music Center |
Learn about and listen to instruments, play
virtual instruments, and sing-a-long songs (K-6) |
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KissTunes |
Turn your typing keyboard into a virtual music
keyboard; record tunes and share them via Facebook or Twitter (K-12) |
|
Online Practice Record |
Requires free registration; keep track of
practice time online which can be printed or emailed to the teacher
(4-12) |
| PlayMusic |
American Symphony Orchestra League; learn all about classical music and
the instruments that make it (K-12) |
| Smart
Music |
An interactive, computer-based practice
program for woodwind, brass, string, and vocal instruments; requires a
sign-up and subscription fee (4-12) |
| Songsterr |
Guitar tabs with rhythm (4-12) |
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The Symphony - An
Interactive Guide |
Composers' finest symphonies, listen to
instruments of the orchestra, and a biographical timeline (K-12) |
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Violin
Images |
Free violin pictures to use on your web page or
PowerPoint (K-12) |
| Violin
Making |
Violin sound clips, images, care & maintenance
(4-12) |
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Virtual
Boomwhackers |
Play a tune on a virtual set of Boomwhackers
(K-12) |
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Virtual Instrument Museum |
World musical instrument collection from the
music department at Wesleyan University (K-12) |
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Virtual
Keyboard |
Choose from several different instruments (K-12) |
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Virtual
Orchestra |
Explore sights and sounds of the different
families of the orchestra (K-12) |
| Wolfram
Tones |
Users can
experiment with combinations of instrument timbres and styles of music
(K-12) |
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| Essentials of Music |
A site dedicated to bringing you the best
information on music and composers from every period (7-12) |
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Listening To Symphony No. 6 - The Pastoral |
Multimedia activity on Beethoven's 6th Symphony
(K-12) |
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Listening to Symphony No. 9 - Ode To Joy |
Multimedia activity on Beethoven's 9th Symphony
(K-12) |
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Music
from Historical Periods |
Reference articles related to the music of
many different historical periods (4-12) |
| Music
Notes |
A ThinkQuest which covers music
history, theory and contains an overview of the styles
(5-12) |
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NEA Jazz In The
Schools |
Web-based curriculum and DVD toolkit that
explores jazz as an art form and its impact on American history (K-12) |
| National
Jukebox |
Historical recordings from the Library of
Congress (7-12) |
| Passion
for Jazz |
Jazz history and Jazz Education (K-12) |
| PBS Jazz for Kids |
Interactive activities about Jazz musicians,
instruments, and styles of Jazz music (4-12) |
| Smithsonian Jazz |
Intended to promote and preserve the American
art of Jazz (9-12) |
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The Riff 'Heard Round The World' |
Multimedia lesson on Beethoven's 5th Symphony
(K-12) |
| This Day in Music
History |
Who's birthday is it, Broadway shows, and who
was topping the charts (7-12) |
