Sub-Topics
Cello
Choir
Classical Music
Composers
Flute
Guitar
Jazz
Lyrics
Opera
Percussion
Piano
Pop
Rhythm
Viola
Violin
Xaphoon
Lesson Plans
- Learning Musical Elements Through Listening 5-00
- Music - Influence of Music on Your Life (Palmer and Welch)
Provides a thematic set of lessons, covering two weeks of work, for ninth grade students to determine the role of music through research and creation. 6-99
- Music Composition and Photography (Kodak)
Provides a lesson at the 6th grade level.
- Music Lesson Plans (Teachers.Net)
Provides approximately 50 individual lessons. Specifies a general grade level for each, such as elementary. The quality of lessons varies widely and some only announce the availability of lessons on a topic. 5-00
- Music Lessons (MusicStaff.com)
Provides sources of music lessons for a variety of instruments. 2-01
- Music for Grades 11 - 12 (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
Provides lessons on elements of rhythm. These materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01
- Music for Grades 8 - 10 (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
Provides lessons on Structure (Elements of Rhythm), (Elements of Melody), (Elements of Expression), and (Form and the Principles of Design), Thoughts, Images, and Feelings, and Context (Self and Community) and (Historical and Cultural). These materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01
Lists
- Arts - Culture Finder
Provides a search for events in the arts from hundreds of sources.
- Arts Events by Metro Area (Where.com)
Provides information on cultural events, such as music, plays, theatre, art, dance, and more. 11-00
- Audio Center
- Billboard Music Charts
- Children's Music List
- CultureFinder Search
- Music - By Artist (ArtistDirect) 1-02
- Music - By Artist (Yahoo)
- Music - By Artist, Song, or Radio Station (New Radio Star)
Provides a search engine to find artists, songs, and music radio stations. 4-00
- Music - By Artist, Type, Song, Soundtrack, or Radio Station (Awesome Library)
 Provides search engines to find artists, songs, soundtracks, music radio stations, and music by type or genre. 4-00
- Music - By Country or Culture (Yahoo)
- Music - By Instrument (Yahoo)
- Music - By Type (ArtistDirect) 1-02
- Music - By Type (Yahoo)
- Music Glossary (AEC One Stop Group)
Provides information by type of music. 11-00
- Music Resources (Cook Music Library)
- Music Resources (MusicatSchool.co.uk - Shannon)
Provides resources by topic, including classical composers, timelines, Beethoven, music theory, resources for music educators, and more. 2-01
- Music Teacher Locator (A Passion for Jazz)
Provides searches for music teachers by location, instrument, music style, and level of play. 2-01
- Research and Study Music (Cook Music Library)
- Traditional Folk Songs (Searchable)
- Web Wide World of Music
Materials
- Chinese - Ancient Chinese Music
Provides music using ancient Chinese instuments.
- Music Search by Pitch Sequence (QPD)
Searches for music when you provide the pitch sequence. Also includes collections of works (tunes only) associated with Beethovan, Bach, Mozart, Showtunes, TV, Movies, Rock, and Elvis. 8-99
Multimedia
- -CD's (CD Now)
 Allows searches by artist, song, or album. Provides audio clips and biographies.
- Classical Music (Schwob)
Allows searches and provides generous audio clips.
- Karaoke (EatSleepMusic.com)
Provides Karaoke player and music. 7-00
- Music By Age Group (Koch)
Provides recommendations of music for different age groups. Includes samples and reviews of each work. 1-00
News
- 06-25-03 Record Labels Threaten to Sue Swappers (News.com)
"In its most serious crackdown yet on file swapping, the Recording Industry Association of America said it will gather evidence against individuals who trade songs online and slap thousands of them with copyright-infringement lawsuits." 6-03
- 12-23-03 Music Industry Piracy Subpoenas Illegal (HispanicBusiness.com)
"A federal appeals court in Washington told the record industry Friday it could no longer issue subpoenas to track down and sue alleged file swappers." 12-03
Papers
- Baroque Era (Technology Training Co-operative - McLellan)
Provides highlights of the Baroque era, including music, art, architecture, costumes, and more. 10-99
- Chinese Musical Instruments (Big Sky)
Provides a short description and a picture of the gongs, drums, guan, sheng, suona, bawu, di, and others.
- Gershwin, George (Classical Net)
Provides a biography of the great American composer. 2-01
- Gershwin, George - Biography (Classical Music Pages - Boynick)
Provides a biography. 2-01
- Instrument Encyclopedia (Chico's Musical Heritage Network)
Provides information on by type (percussion, wind, string, or electronic. Also provides information through the Sachs-Hornbostel classification scheme, by geography, or by search engine. 1-00
- Movie Tunes (Hollywood Media Corp.) 3-01
- Music - An Introduction (DataDragon - Lux)
Provides an introduction to reading music, musical instruments, the sounds of different instruments, musical genres, This Day in Music and more. The music is slow to load, but provides recorded sound, not imitation.
- Napster - Fanning, Shawn (Time.com)
Provides a short biographical statement about why this person was influential in the year 2000, according to Time magazine. 12-00
- Strings - How Strings Work (Carrier)
Provides information on resonates, frequency, and tones. Includes a short glossary. 1-00
- Top Songs of the 20th Century (CBS News)
Comments on the selection of the 365 best songs of the century presented by a study of the National Endowment of the Arts and the Recording Industry of America. 3-01
- Top Songs of the 20th Century (National Endowment for the Arts)
Provides a listing of the songs voted among the top 365 of the century. 3-01
Projects
- History of Music (Carrier)
Provides a Hall of Fame project for classes to select the best contributors to Western musical styles. Provides resources, such as Web links by period. 1-00
- Quizzes - Music (MusicatSchool.co.uk - Shannon)
Provides quizzes by grade level (7 - 9) and topic. 2-01
Purchase Resources
- Bookstore (Awesome Library)
Provides books from four sources.
- Sheet Music Search (NetStore USA)
Provides sheet music, searchable by title, instrument, or other criteria. 11-00
Trips
- Ticketmaster Online - Events 2-00
Worksheets
- Music Worksheets (MusicatSchool.co.uk - Shannon)
Provides 127 worksheets, by grade level (7 - 9) and topic. 2-01
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