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Arts
ConnectEd
A
joint website of the Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Institute
of Arts. Some of the features of this site include links to
visual images from the wonderful galleries of these two great
museums. There's also a section called “Playground” that has
interactive art activities, include explorations of art works
that combine music with visual art.
Angel
Fire
and Children's
Music Workshop
Two
great sites to find videos that help you become a better musician.
Watch other kids play the music you are learning, or get video
instruction from great teachers! Angel Fire has a special
emphasis on learning to play guitar.
Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra
This
website of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has features like
online musical games that allow you to create music using
a composing sketchpad.
Carnegie
Hall Listening Adventures
Part
of the website of world-famous Carnegie Hall, this site gives
you the opportunity to learn about the famous Symphony #9,
“From the New World,” by Antonin Dvorak. The interactive activities
include exploring the instruments used and learning from the
composer himself! Primarily intended for students age 6 to
12.
Composers Datebook
and
Continental
Harmony Sound Lounge
Composers
Datebook, a joint site of American Composers Forum and
Minnesota Public Radio, gives you a chance to learn about
living and historic composers as you listen to their music.
Continental Harmony Sound Lounge, a joint site of
American Composers Forum and PBS, features interactive actitivies
related to collaborations between students and living composers.
Compumedia
Learn
about one of the most amazing multimedia music teaching and
learning centers in the world, and get ideas about how you
can use technology in your own musical explorations.
Dallas
Symphony Orchestra
Learn
about the instruments in an orchestra, how to practice and
learn music, and more in the Student section of this cool
site from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
Good
Ear
Ear
training is one of the most important skills a musician can
develop. This challenging site helps you develop your ability
to identify notes, scales and chords just by their sound.
Home
Practice Online
Do
you have a hard time getting motivated to practice alone?
At this cool web site, you can have a whole orchestra accompany
as you play! Ask your director or teacher to post the pieces
you're learning, then playing along with the music at home.
Loop
Labs
Loops,
samples, and all that other cool sound stuff that's so much
a part of modern music. At this site, you can learn how loops
work, then mix loops and samples to make your own music.
Math
Forum
Music
and math are interconnected in many ways. Explore this
site for more info on math, tips and resources.
Music
Mavericks
Check
out this site from American Public Radio to learn about composers
and musicians who have stepped outside the box and challenged
conventional thinking.
Music
Minus One and
MusicStudents.com
Two
great sites for more advanced students. Here, you can purchase
play-along recordings of all the music you're learning, plus
purchase sheet music and recordings of new music for new challenges.
Music
Theory/Custom Staff Paper
Use
lessons, trainers, and utilities to improve your skill at
reading music, understanding how chords work, and all the
other nuts and bolts that make music work.
Naxos
Learning Zone
Learn
all about classical composers and their music at the web site
of this record label.
New
York Philharmonic Kidzone
Iinteractive
activities for kids and students at the web site of one of
the world's greatest orchestras.
Nickelodeon
Groove Tools
Beat
boxes and mixers, crazy digital sounds to play with, and all
sorts of other fun tools to make your own music.
Phil
Tulga.com
Download
play-along recordings of the music you're learning as MP3s
so you can practice better at home. Lots of great stuff here
for your teacher, too.
Play
Music from American Symphony Orchestra League
This
site gives you great links to sites where you can learn the
latest news from the world of music, try your hand at composing
your own music, and a whole lot more.
Shockwave
Listen
online to the latest music and test your knowledge with cool
music trivia games.
VH1
Save the Music
Learn
about this amazing project to keep music education in schools
all across America, and find out what you can do to help.
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