Music
General Music Sites
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the Steel Drum learn about the steel drum
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Accordion
Dreams learn about the accordion
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Arts
Alive Online Instrument Lab In this Instrument Lab you can listen to and "virtually" handle all the instruments of the orchestra. |
The
Children's Music Archive Here you will find lyrics, sing-along suggestions, colouring sheets and activities for many children's songs. |
Classical
Music A-Z introduction to classical music |
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This web site provides you almost everything you need concerning classical music - its history, biographical information about composers (with portraits and short sound examples), explanations of the various musical forms and a dictionary of musical terminologies. |
Click on a Composer to learn more about his or her music, or a music period to learn more about that time in music history |
Cool Composers - Thinkquest learn about Bach, Beethoven, Bizet, Hayden, Mozart and Tchaikovsky |
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Families of the Orchestra learn about the instruments and their families
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra:Music Room different information sites about music and orchestra
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra : Orchestra Seating Chart see how the orchestra is arranged |
The dictionary contains basic and accurate biographical information on more than 500 composers
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Energy in the Air: Sounds from the Orchestra On this site you will find lots of information about how sound is made and what it looks like when it is recorded. There's also a lot of information on the instruments that play in the orchestra and sound clips of the orchestra playing music. |
Select the composer you would like to learn more about. As you read along find yourself transported to another country and another time!
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A sampler of some of the world's most interesting musical instruments
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meet the instrument families |
informational site |
from PBS includes timeline, join the jazz band, jazz greats, meet a musician and bandleader |
Learn about the different families |
all about Beethoven |
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includes music vocabulary, instruments, and much more |
Music Education Center :Musical Dictionary A to Z of musical terms |
The genre sampler will take you on a
tour of some of the more popular musical genres by first giving a
general overview and then by listing well-known musicians and a sound
sample. |
information on brass, woodwind, strings and rhythmic percussion |
learn about basics, rhythm, tempo, pitch, symbols , harmony, instrumentation, performalator and composerizer |
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An Interactive Online Musical Experience
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information on many musical topics such as composers, melody, harmony form, rhythm , staff, eras and more... |
numerous activities |
New York Philharmonic Kidzone:Dressing Room meet the conductors and soloists |
New York Philharmonic Kidzone:Instrument Storage Room learn about musical instruments |
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New York Philharmonic Kidzone:Meet the Composers information on composers |
Online Music Encyclopedia - Thinkquest includes music and composers |
numerous activities |
San Francisco Symphony Kid's Site numerous activities |
tells about music on current day in history |
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covers musical styles and eras |
learn about instruments a band uses and more...
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Interactive Sites
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Primary
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Boowa and Kwala Online Songs |
Create your own ArtsAlive.ca musical score. It's all in the "click and drag". |
a place for kids to compose music, play with musical performance, music games and music puzzles |
DSO Kids: Instrument Encyclopedia Hear the instruments play |
listen to music |
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kid's Games music related on-line games |
Can you identify the instruments of the orchestra? Try this quiz. |
make sounds and play music |
traditional songs |
Learn about the different families |
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learn about basics, rhythm, tempo, pitch, symbols , harmony, instrumentation, performalator and composerizer |
concentration game (must be downloaded not available at school) |
information on many musical topics such as composers, melody, harmony form, rhythm , staff, eras and more... |
online games |
Musical Instruments Matching Game Test your musical memory with a matching game. There are pairs of musical instruments hidden behind the NAC logo. |
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online puzzles
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Think you know your composers? Test your knowledge with this quiz. |
numerous activities |
Play the piano using your mouse or your computer's keyboard. |
the game where you read music |
Intermediate
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Carnegie Hall Animated History Gino, the Carnegie Hall cat, leads an adventure through Carnegie Hall’s history from its founding in 1891 to the present day. Includes a game featuring important figures from Carnegie Hall’s past |
Create your own ArtsAlive.ca musical score. It's all in the "click and drag". |
a place for kids to compose music, play with musical performance, music games and music puzzles |
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kid's Games music related on-line games |
DSO Kids: Instrument Encyclopedia Hear the instruments play |
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listen to music
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Navigate the classic Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" with help from Dvořák himself via excerpts from his letters and instructive comments about his life. |
The genre sampler will take you on a tour of some of the more popular musical genres by first giving a general overview and then by listing well-known musicians and a sound sample. |
Can you identify the instruments of the orchestra? Try this quiz. |
Learn about the different families
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See how musical "shapes" contour the melody!
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learn about basics, rhythm, tempo, pitch, symbols , harmony, instrumentation, performalator and composerizer |
Music Magic Online Piano Tutor Thinkquest This area will give you an introduction to learning how to play the piano, read basic notes, and learn basic rhythm. |
information on many musical topics such as composers, melody, harmony form, rhythm, staff, eras and more... |
online games |
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Musical Instruments Matching Game Test your musical memory with a matching game. There are pairs of musical instruments hidden behind the NAC logo. |
online puzzles
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the ultimate musical reference
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Think you know your composers? Test your knowledge with this quiz. |
numerous activities |
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New York Philharmonic Kidzone: Composition Workshop create a composition |
Play the piano using your mouse or your computer's keyboard. |
the game where you read music |
Quia Music Games | Sing Along Songs |
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The Symphony: An Interactive Guide a journey into the great composers' finest symphonies |
Young Composers is a place of music where a composer or musician can communicate, share, and collaborate with other musicians about music, composition, performance and repertoire. |
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Join Violet as she embarks on an instrument safari, guided by her venerable uncle Ollie, collecting all the instruments of the orchestra to the accompaniment of Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. |
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Page updated December 19, 2006