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"Lady
Sings the Blues" -- Students research the lives and music of blues singers
such as Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Ethel Waters to find parallels
between these singers, their lives and music, and the characters in the novel
THE COLOR PURPLE.
http://www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/origlessons/blues/index.html
All
That Jazz This site has several other Jazz sites that
will introduce you to the history of jazz and jazz artists.
A Music Educator's
Roadmap to the Information Superhighway
If you are teaching elementary age students,
especially look at the sites
under "General Music."
The Unheard Beethoven-- "The aim of
the Unheard Beethoven site is to disclose the many hundreds of Beethoven pieces
which have until now been ignored. The
many Beethoven
sketches and their completions give exciting new insight
in the way he composed
his music." W. Haanstra, Netherlands
K-12
Music Resources Valuable resources for music educators and students of all
areas and educational levels
MusicLand
Theme Park Gr.
5-8 Through the popular research
technique called WebQuest students create a blueprint or model of a theme park
designed to celebrate various types of music from past to present.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart great sites to learn about Mozart and
to listen to his music.
MOTET Music Online Telecommunications
Environment for Teaching. The
MOTET Project is a pilot innovation seeking to merge the real-life performance
worlds, the online communication information worlds, and the classroom
environment to teach music. Includes telementoring, curriculum activities,
virtual musical events, and more.
Resources for Music Educators Includes six general categories
covering general music, instrumental music, vocal music, special learners,
early childhood instruction, and teacher preparation. Includes a directory of
related research journals.
The New Hampshire Public Television Knowledge Network Music Department
Extensive links to lesson plans, instrumental music home pages, dozens of
composers, classical music in general, contemporary music, and professional
resources.
Music
Education WWW Page
Info
about Musicware Education software
Music Education Online K through Grade 12 Guide to Music Education
Music Education Online
Links Page Links for Instrumental Music, Choral, General, Music
Education, Music Institutes, Music Products and much more.
Music Education Resource Links (MERL)
What you can do to save music in our
schools
Yahoo - Entertainment: Music: Education:
Institutes
MENC Home Page (Music Educators National Conference)
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SITES:
Music
Learning Zone--Look for an A-to-Z list of composer biographies, a glossary
of musical
terms, and music used
in movies. Click on Introduction to Classical Music and then Musical
Instruments for the history of strings,
woodwinds, brass, percussion, and keyboard.
Music Magic--Welcome to the Music
Magic Online Piano Tutor. Here are tips on how to play the piano, read basic
notes, and learn basic rhythm. Use the online musical encyclopedia to learn
about instruments and download sheet music.
Museum of
Musical Inventions--A virtual museum of musical creations, this site puts
student-made instruments on the Web. Tour the exhibits of instruments and learn
how sound is made. You can even send in images of your students' designs to be
posted on the site.
Introduction to Reading
Music--Learn about Clefs, Time Signatures, Types of Notes and Rests,
Basic Counting, and Symbols.
The MHN Instrument
Encyclopedia--Browse General Reference to learn about musical instruments.
They are arranged by four major instrument types: wind, percussion, string, and
electronic.
Classical Composers'
Archive--This site offers biographical information on all major
music makers from the 14th century to the present.
Jazz: The 1950's Records and Photography. Includes
links to "TIME" magazine articles from the 1950's, the "Stars of
Jazz" TV series, nightclubs, a list of books that focus on the West Coast
Jazz movement, an index of musicians, and more. Hosted by University of
California, Irvine.
Musi-Cal Music events calendar.
Musi-Cal lists the dates and locations of upcoming concerts, festivals, and
other musical events around the world, and allows promoters, record labels,
venues, and even fans to submit tour and other event itineraries. Musi-Cal
uniquely emphasizes data quality over a glossy appearance and is never out of
date. Full access to all entries viathe Web or email.
Youth Music/Youth Culture A good variety of links go beyond
performers to on-line magazines, academic sites for music/culture, listings
organized by type of music, song lyrics, audio clips, and Usenet newsgroups.
Addicted to Noise A monthly online
rock magazine mixing features, sound samples, photography and graphics. Unlike
print magazines that spawn on-line version, ATN is only available on line. Scan
album reviews or artist profiles, see CD cover art, then listen to song and
interview clips.
Music Resources on the Internet
J.S.
Bach Home Page This very comprehensive site appears to include
pointers to everything about Bach available on the Net, including listings of
his complete works, MIDI files of his recordings, and a calendar of upcoming
events related to his music. The site is searchable, and the complete works
listing can be browsed by category, title, year, instrument & title,
instrument & year, BWV number, or even by key. Title, conductor/performer,
instrument, BWV, record label, and recent submissions organize the Recommended
Recordings section. Also available are links to biographies, photographs,
literature, and other sites offering resources on Bach.
The Ultimate Band List Claims to
be the Web's largest list of interactive music links. Bands can be browsed alphabetically,
by genre, including pop rock, hard rock, jazz, new age, and dance/techno/rap,
or by Internet resource. Information on each band may include discographies,
lyrics, audio, guitar tablatures, mailing lists, and Web connections. The
entire site is searchable.
Music Lyrics and Archives
Online Music Scholarship Resources
Searchable database of web-based music resources in 20 categories
The
College Music Society Consortium
of college, conservatory, and university faculty, is dedicated to gathering,
considering, and disseminating ideas on the philosophy and practice of
developing and increasing communication among the various disciplines of music.
The Society provides a forum for addressing interdisciplinary issues within
music in higher education and for examining broader educational concerns.
Archive of Dissertation Abstracts in Music
International compendium of abstracts of dissertations in music both complete
and in progress. The list is alphabetical by author and contains links to
abstracts.
Music Theory Online (MTO) Dissertation Index Includes completed dissertations as
well as dissertations in progress. With one exception, the dissertations date
from 1990 onward. The list is arranged alphabetically by author and contains
links to abstracts and outlines.
MUSICOLOGY
American Musicological Society
The Equal Opportunity Music Page Summary: Pre-16th century. 16th
to 18th century.
Music by Period
The above
list comes from TECHLIST which is moderated by William S. Rafaill, Visiting
Assistant Professor for Technology, Georgetown College, and Scott Adams,
Doctoral Candidate, Instructional Systems Design, University of Kentucky.
Subscription information to TECHLIST may be found at http://spider.georgetowncollege.edu/wsr//techlist.htm
Additional Sites
Eyeneer Music Archives Find links here to world music,
contemporary classic, new jazz, and American Music. You'll find an abundance of
photos, sound samples, and descriptions of instruments.
Instrumental Music Resource Page
K-12 Resources For Music Educators
Resources are collected in categories for band, orchestra, and choral music
teachers, and there are links for classroom music teachers.
Music Resources
Composers in Electronic Residence is a non-profit, teacher-run electronic
community linking teachers and students with experienced composers and with
other students and teachers in the classroom around the world.
Music Education Launch Site offers
links to hundreds or related sites from Mr. Note, an online character who
teaches young kids the basics of music and offers links to actual lesson plans
written by real-world educators.
Eyeneer Music Archives contain
many unusual international instruments to sample as well as a wide variety of
music archives (international, Jazz, American, and Classical).
Afro-Caribbean Musics is
a musical journey through the Afro-Carribean world that begins with a visit to
this amazing collection of musical recordings by country, artist, instrument,
or musical style. There are even MIDI clips of drum rhythms, plus samples of
reggae, conga, lambada, and soca musical styles.
AskEric Lesson Plans, Arts: Music introduces students
to music composition, rhythmic patterns, and musical instruments.
Classical Net offers 2,400 links to other classical
music Web sites and descriptions of different musical periods, a composer index
with timelines and biographies, music reviews, articles, a topical
bibliography, and links to classical music listservs and newsgroups.
Music Ed Webquarters is a great collection of online resources for music teachers,
including band, choral, and percussion handbooks, reviews of top-selling band
and orchestra method books, lesson plans, fundraising suggestions, tips for
dealing with parents, plus information about instruments.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum includes tours of current museum
exhibits, information about 500 songs that shaped the world of rock 'n' roll,
audio clips, plus lesson plans for teachers.
The MIDI Farm includes a Free Files Selection to
spruce up multimedia presentations. A user-friendly search engine lets you
locate melodies by categories from A(nthems) to W(orld).
ChoralNet With
active e-mail lists, categorized links, and practical
information, ChoralNet is a useful starting point for choir directors and
singers. Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School,
College, Adult/Professional Content Area: Arts (Music, Performing Arts)
[Dewey #780] Application type: Hotlist, Resource
Energy In The Air: Sounds From The Orchestra "Did
you know that a certain kind of energy makes sound?" Learn about "how sound
is made and what it looks like when it's recorded" from
elementary students Samuel Beckett & Jason Williams. This ThinkQuest
Jr. award winner includes information on orchestra instruments, sound
clips, and an activities section where you can see how to make some
instruments. Grade Level: Elementary Content Area: Arts (Music),
Science (Physics) [Dewey #780] Application type: Resource
Essentials of Music
This site, a collaboration of Sony Music and W. W.
Norton and Company
Publishers, is like having a music textbook
online. Check out the
glossary, where you can read the
definition for saxophone, then click to hear an example of tenor sax in Ravel's
"Bolero." Eras and Composers round out the offerings on this great
site. Not all sections have audio files
linked, but the variety of information and audio clips offer students of all
ages a wonderful resource.