List of Contents (click on topic name for more links)

• General Music Resources (32)

• History of Music (5)

• Instruments (5)

• Lesson Plans (5)

• Music genres (11)

• Songs/Lyrics (5)

• Specific musicians/composers (10)

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General Music Resources
A-Z Glossary of Music Terms --super resource from Naxos
Add Music To Your Homepage
Ask some music teachers for help
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.
Rising Software --Music Education software from Down Under

PracticeSpot: Ideas and resources for great music lessons
Ritmia --an innovative method to help children from age 3 to 10 to approach music
SheetMusicPlus.com --for sheet music and more
UK Regional Arts Pages
University of Indiana - Worldwide Internet Music Resource
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History of Music
Classical Composers
Classical Net: A Guide to Composer Data & Works Lists
History and Music --This site combines historic events and classical musical compositions
HyperMusic --The History of Classical Music
Music History -history of music from the Medieval times to the 20th Century
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Instruments
Instruments of the Orchestra
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.
Play On A Piano Here
Ritmia --an innovative method to help children from age 3 to 10 to approach music
Study Guide For Clarinet Players
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Lesson Plans
Lessons / Find a Music Teacher Close To You / Music Books
LessonPlansPage, The --A growing resource for K-12 teachers
McREL (Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning) Arts Lesson Plans and Activities
Mr. Note Unit Plan
Ritmia --an innovative method to help children from age 3 to 10 to approach music
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Music Genres
Anthems of the World
British Music Information Centre Cadenza --Excellent site for contemporary and classical music
Canadian Music
Genres And Types Of Music
Good, Troubadour --Inspirational and Educational Music, Poetry & Curriculum Activities That Foster Creative Thinking
HyperMusic --The History of Classical Music
Impulse Classical Music Website
The Classical Music Website --naxos.com
The Classical Music Learning Zone --from Naxos
The life and music of the blues guitarist and singer, Robert Johnson
WWW Classical Music Library
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Songs/Lyrics
Children's Music and Songs --from the Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC)
Fingerplays Plus
KIDiddles
Muppet Songs
Online Songbook
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Specific musicians/composers

Audio Interviews--BBC site that presents archived interviews with cultural greats of the 20th century talking about their work.
Beethoven
Classical Composers
Elementary Theme Pages --over 150 themes organized under various topics
Good, Troubadour --Inspirational and Educational Music, Poetry & Curriculum Activities That Foster Creative Thinking
Individual Musicians (All Genres) and Popular Groups
Look for a specific title or artist (performer) of your choice
PBS --biographies of nearly 100 premiere artists in the field of jazz music
The Center for the Promotion of Contemporary Composers
The life and music of the blues guitarist and singer, Robert Johnson
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