Music
Sites
Looking for a site to get song lyrics from every song? Look no further: http://lyrics.astraweb.com/
Web
sites for Songs:
www.lyrics.coolfreepages.com
www.contemplator.com/america/
http://www.songsforteaching.com/
www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm
www.lyrics.com
www.oyate.com
www.fiftiesweb.com/amerpie-1.htm
www.bossetunes.com
www-biology.ucsd.edu/classes/bibc102.SP98/songs/PHOTOSYNTHESIS.html
www.teacheroz.com/fire.htm
www.learningfromlyrics.org
Mankato Music Site-“This is the most valuable music education site we have ever seen” It has an extensive list of links for Band, Chorus, Orchestra, General Music, as well as biographies, and jazz links. It has an especially strong collection of links to Web MIDI resources. Check it out! http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html
Music:
Musicians United for Songs In the Classroom:
This web site has won all kinds of awards. It has thousands of songs and lyrics that are listed by theme, by artist and by titile. It also makes links to original documents related to the history or topic. This site can be used by any teacher of any subject wanting to integrate some music into their lesson- You have to check this out! http://www.wpe.com/%7Emusici/index.html
www.questionsink.com
has extensive links to things musical: instruments,
conducting, teaching, music and the brain, games . .
Tour
An Orchestra Through Animation, Videos:
Reviewed at http://www.education-world.com/awards/past/2001/r0101-01.shtml
GRADE LEVEL: 6-8
Let Koda the conductor get your students excited about music as he takes them on a tour of the orchestra using games, animation, audio, and more. Students and professionals demonstrate the instruments, and the site provides descriptions of individual instruments through animation and sound. Included is an Ask a Mentor section, where students can choose a mentor and post questions, plus a musical greeting card section. In the Jukebox, users can download sound clips for orchestral, percussion, woodwind, string, or brass music. Meet Composers and Meet Musicians sections are also included. So are links to other relevant music sites.
Creating Music
GRADE LEVEL: K-8
CONTENT: A+
Creating Music is a fun, interactive online environment for creating and exploring music.
AESTHETICS: A+
Consistent background colors and text make the site attractive. Clever Java applets, QuickTime, and Macromedia Shockwave are used to create the musical tools.
ORGANIZATION: A+
The site is user-friendly with access to each of the musical tools on the main page. Each section has a link back to the home page.
REVIEW: A+
Creating Music is a great place for youngsters to explore musical composition. The site admirably accomplishes its goal of providing "an environment for children to experience creative play in the creation of music, with the same ease they have been able to enjoy with toys, drawing tools, building blocks, puppets, etc." As easy as they can finger-paint, children can "draw" musical compositions and listen to their creations, manipulate the tempo of classical music, solve musical puzzles by rearranging the melodies, and experiment with performing music by movement gesture. Whether you are a music teacher or a parent wanting to increase your child's musical awareness, this site is one you'll want to bookmark.
Classical Archives
http://www.classicalarchives.com
K-12, Advanced
CONTENT: A+
Classical Archives is a comprehensive collection of classical music that features more than 18,800 digital files and represents more than 1,300 composers. There is a subscription area, but the site is mostly free.
AESTHETICS: A
The main page is a little busy with crawling text but it is user-friendly and has consistent use of background colors and text. RealPlayer or Windows Media Player is required and can be downloaded at the site along with other freeware and shareware to enhance the listening experience.
ORGANIZATION: A+
The digital files are grouped into three categories (16th Century, 17th Century, and Living Contributors) and indexed by composer, instrument, and artist. There is a top navigation bar, an on-site search tool, and a handy site map. If you are a first time user, try the Archive Primer for help in locating the files you want.
REVIEW: A+
From Bach to Chopin to Mozart to Tchaikovsky and Vivaldi, all the classics are here for your listening or downloading pleasure! Classical Archives bills itself as the largest classical music site on the Web, and it just may be. In addition to the wealth of digital files that are available, the site has a timeline that puts the composers into historical context, individual pages featuring the great composers that include biographies, and a learning center with tips for conductors and students. Musicians can post their own performances or compositions. Tutorials for MIDI Sequencing, Listening to Music on the Internet, and How to Convert MIDI to MP3 are also available.
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