Music Education Links

1.  http://www.playmusic.org 

K-2  Match instruments and sounds and meet professional musicians and an astronaut/musician (requires Shock Wave). 
Duration: 2 hours Site 
Rating:*****

2.  http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5116/

3-5
Energy In The Air
Science and sounds of various musical instruments in the orchestra. 
Duration: 2 hours
Rating:*****

3. http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/

6-8
The Symphony: An Interactive Guide 
Biographical sketches of famous composers, musical timeline, guide to instruments in an orchestra, overview of symphonic form, audio clips from symphonies (requires RealAudio). 
Duration: Indefinite 
Rating:*****
4.  http://www.datadragon.com/education/ Provides tutorials, guides and information on musical genres, the history of music, instruments and links to other related sites.
5.  http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml? The New York Philharmonic Kidzone - Hear instruments, watch interviews with musicians and follow the orchestra around the world.
6.  http://www.menc.org/ The National Association for Music Education - Advances music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all.
7.  http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/bachindex.html

The Canons and Fugues of J. S. Bach - The major forms of musical composition are made simple at this site, where you can create your own compositions
8.  http://www.childrensmusic.org/ Children's Music Web - Educators, parents, and children can access Web guides, a concert calendar, music education information and hear songs.
9.  http://www.hnh.com/MGLOSS.HTM HNH = Naxos
Classicals - If musical terminology has got you humming the wrong note, check out this helpful glossary of terms.
10. http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/DSO_Intro.html Site is by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.  It has good examples of instruments, (uses Windows Media Player) composer information and a great composer baseball game.
11. http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp Another orchestral site from the San Francisco Symphony, also has instrumental examples, etc. plus a cute version of hangman.
12. http://www.artsalive.ca More instruments, composition etc and available in English and Spanish.
13. http://www.s-hamilton.K12.ia.us/antiqua/instrumt.html Site had Renaissance and Medieval instruments with sound bites.
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The above links and descriptions came from (1-3) http://www.plato.com/roadmap/ and (4-9) The Journal Technological Horizons in Education (Educators Road Map to the Web) http://www.thejournal.com/roadmap

Updated March 09, 2003 by Barb Jones
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