Links and Resources
Elementary School
A-Z Glossary of Music Terms --super resource from Naxos
Box Game -musical game for younger students.
Children's
Music--The site is particularly useful for artists and educators,
and has resources ranging from finding classic songs to articles on
using music to teach.
Children's Music and Songs --from the Internet School Library Media
Center (ISLMC)
Children's Music Web
Classical
Music Website
Dalcroze
Eurhythmics --including the new book series for kids K-3,
"Eurhythmics for Young Children," and links to online Dalcroze-related
articles and organizations
Essentials of
Music--basic information about music
Federal Resources for
Educational Excellence--Music Resources
Fingerplays Plus
Good,
Troubadour --Inspirational and Educational Music, Poetry &
Curriculum Activities That Foster Creative Thinking
Good Ear --the
free on-line Ear Training Site
Happy Note! Real computer games to learn music the fun way!
K-12 Resources for Music Educators
Kid's Web Music
Land of Music -
Elementary Music Education -- The Land of Music is a wonderful world
where notes, other musical symbols and instruments come alive. The
characters teach how to read, write and enjoy music through songs,
stories, games, movement and puzzles. The songs and activities teach the
theory concept as well as positive values.
Music Across the
Curriculum
Music and the Arts links
Music
Composition --a complete music tutorial system for elementary
students that includes a music compositional environment which will
interface to keyboards using MIDI
Music Page--Hungarian folk songs (charts, midi and karaoke),
animated Hungarian folk tales in Italian, drawings of animals, etc.
Music Search
--The Search Engine for all things musical
Music Sites
Musicianship Basics --includes selected music education resources
Oriental Guitar
--original music programs for schools, courses and encounters with
music. Our goal is to provide students with an interesting as well as
enjoyable program. We therefore make our own kit instruments and use
them to learn how to play and how to communicate with music.
Ritmia --an
innovative method to help children from age 3 to 10 to approach music
SheetMusicPlus.com
--for sheet music and more
Middle School
- The Essentials of Music - This site has biographies of classical composers, information on the different eras of classical music, and a dictionary of music terms.
- Ricci Adams' Music Theory Net - Learn to read music, and learn about scales, and keys.
- Classics for Kids - Listen to the music and learn more about the instruments and composers.
- Music Quizzes and Games - Online quizzes to test your music skills.
- A Guide to the Orchestra - Information about the instruments of the orchestra.
- Music Glossary - Musical definitions from Sony.
- The San Francisco Symphony Kids' Site - Visit the Music Lab to learn about how music is written. There is also a section on the instruments of the orchestra.
- The New York City Ballet - Look for the Ballet is for Kids part of the site where you may find the Ballet Alphabet.
- The British Harpsichord Society - The harpsichord looks like a piano but it works differently and has a neat sound all of its own. This site tells how the harpsichord works and you can hear what it sounds like.
- The Drum Lesson Database - Over 400 free lessons.
- Free Online Piano Lessons
- Jack's Harmonica Page - Free lessons and music.
- I Hear America Singing - Songs from America's History