May 25, 2013

Here are some links to websites that will help students learn more about music:

Reading music and music theory

http://www.musictheory.net
http://www.musictheory.halifax.ns.ca/index.html

Music history

http://www.stevenestrella.com/composers/
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/

Sight singing using Solfege

http://www.ibreathemusic.com/article/44

Interesting music topics

http://www.sbgmusic.com/index.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/history/music-history.htm

A Cappella singing

http://www.singers.com/
http://www.a-cappella.com/
http://www.casa.org/

Concert Etiquette for Students and Parents

http://www.menc.org/resources/view/rules-for-concert-etiquette

Games and activities for learning music

http://www.8notes.com/   Lots of interactive tools and charts, free music to print

http://www.musictechteacher.com/     Lots of lessons/games/quizzes

http://www.musicards.net/     Online flash cards

http://numbera.com/musictheory/    
Music theory, physics of sound, flash keyboard, history and composers, conducting.
Created by students for Thinkquest.

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/music/namethatnote.htm     “Name That Note” interactive game

http://www.echalk.co.uk/tasters/taster1/taster.html     Interactive ear training game

Instruments of the Orchestra/Composers/Classical music

http://www.dsokids.com/default.aspx     Dallas Symphony Orchestra

http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml     New York Philharmonic

http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp     San Francisco Symphony

http://www.rpo.org/s_4/s_28/s_30/p_432/Intermediate_Level_Listening_Lessons_-_Sorted_by_Composer/
Listening lessons—bio and background on pieces

http://www.classicsforkids.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/guide/     Info on instruments and sound clips

http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/explore_and_learn/art_online_resources_listening_adventures.html
Listening adventures, “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra”, “New World Symphony”

http://www.thirteen.org/publicarts/orchestra/index.html     Quiz on the sounds of instruments

http://classicalkusc.org/kids/opera/base.htm    
“Design your Own Opera”—lots of interactive activities while watching/hearing “Hansel and Gretel”

Miscellaneous Fun and Interesting Sites

http://pbskids.org/africa/piano/haveflash.html     Play/learn about thumb piano

http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/shockwave/jar.html     Water bottle music

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/music/piano/index.htm     Virtual keyboard

http://americanhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/     “The Star Spangled Banner”—the flag and the song

http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/     Science and sound

High School Level

http://www.grammy.com/     Grammy awards

http://www.carnegiehall.org/honor/history/index.aspx     Interactive timeline of African American music

http://www.folkways.si.edu/     Recordings and lesson plans on folk and indigenous music from around the world

http://www.pbs.org/jazz/      Sound clips and info on the history of jazz based on the Ken Burns series

http://www.history-of-rock.com/indx.html     Lots of info on the history and roots of rock; includes audio jukebox

http://www.classicalkusc.org/kids/html/teacher.asp    
Animation and all kinds of info and activities on a variety of musical themes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/     Info and audio of all kinds of music

http://www.wcsmusic.org.uk/     Download interactive West African drumming and Javanese gamelan