Music Education Links

Visit these valuable websites for more information on music education research, FREE GAMES, and resources.

Learn About Music!	Featured Sites
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings for world music	American Library Association's Great Music Sites for Kids
Smithsonian Latino Folkways Recordings for world music	Smithsonian American Music Collections
Smithsonian Star Spangled Banner	Composers Information on 164 composers.
Composers Online Biographies and musical excerpts organized alphabetically. See also Composer Timeline.	Bored.com for music check it out!
Genres and Types of Music Information on any type of music you're interested in learning about!	Children's Music Workshop Music Education Online Click Music Links to find the music you need.
Individual Musicians All Genres An alphabetical index of musicians.	Classical Net Basic repertoire list, classical music CD buying guide, composers works and data, reviews and articles, books and scores, classical music links.
Instrument Encyclopedia gr. 1 to 5	Creating Music gr. K to 5
Museum of Musical Instruments Collections, exhibitions, articles, manufacturers.	FunBrain Piano Game gr. K to 5
Music Dictionary Definitions and information about nearly everything musical. See also Glossary of Musical Terms.	Kid Composers gr. 1 to 5
Sony Music Dictionary gr. 2 to 5	Kids Domain gr. 1 to 5
Music History gr. 2 to 5 Welcome to the Music Room!	Music Museum gr. 1 to 5
Music History 102 From the Internet Public Library, this site offers a guide to western composers from the middle ages to the present. See also Musical Forms and Recording Technology History.	Music Town 4 Kids gr. K to 5
Welcome to MusicNotes! gr. 1 to 5	NY Philharmonic Kids Site gr. K to 5
Musicology and Music History Music history links.	Kids' Music Programming
Musical Periods An overview of composers from medieval to modern times from Classical Net.	Quia Games gr. 2 to 5
The Musical Scientist Information on how instruments make sound as well as more ideas for homemade instruments.	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame gr. 2 to 5 A great site with a lot of information.
Music Education at Datadragon Online music tutorials and guides.	Virtual Steel Pan gr. K to 5
Sibelius Academy Music Resources research any style or period of music.	Sesame Street Music gr. K-2
This Day in Music History Find out what happened on this date throughout the history of music...	Wacky Instruments gr. 1 to 5
Worldwide Internet Music Resources- Indiana University School of Music	Songs and More Songs...
Worldwide Internet Music Resources and Instruments If you're looking for information on a specific musical instrument, you'll probably find it here. See also Music Resources Outline for a well organized list of links to everything musical.	Mojo's Musical Mouseum Online source for song lyrics.
Professional Music Organizations	Music Links Online sheet music and other resources
Florida Music Educators Association aka FMEA www.flmusiced.org	Niehs Sing Along gr. K-5
Music Educators' National Conference aka MENC www.menc.org	Free Kids Music gr. K-5
National Association for Music Education Home page for the National Association for Music Education	Playhouse Radio gr. K-3
American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA): www.aosa.org	Song Lyrics gr. K-5
BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY KIDS' CATALOG WEB	FIDDLE and RECORDER FUN www.mrfiddle.com
Links 4 Music Teachers	Music Advocacy Sites
America, A Home for Every Culture A lesson plan for grades K to 4 from ArtsEdge Instructional Resources.	To get involved in ensuring strong music programs for your Florida kids http://www.musicfriends.org
ArtsEdge Instructional Resources for the Performing Arts Lesson plans, units, and resources for dance, music, and theater. Many of the lesson plans and units are interdisciplinary.	Comparing Composers Beethoven and Mozart A lesson plan from Education World adaptable to a wide range of grade levels.
The Carnival Of The Animals A kindergarten lesson plan.	Rock and Roll Library - Lesson Contest Winners Eight award-winning lessons. See their homepage.
Composing An award winning lesson plan for grades 4 and 5.
Composing Choral Warm ups A lesson plan for grades 6 to 8 in which students compose their own warm ups for chorus, using basic musical skills and awareness of the voice as an instrument.	Connecting Pachelbel, Beethoven, and Mussorgsky to Disco and Rap A middle-grade lesson plan from the Rock and Roll Library's Teacher Page.
Music History WebQuest See also Music Time Periods and Composers in Time.	The Lesson Plans Page 4 Music A large selection of lesson plans organized by grade level.
Opera is Elementary Elementary-grade lesson plans from The New York City Opera. Many of these lessons require Internet use.	Music Lesson Plans from the Teacher's Reference Desk Formerly Ask Eric, this site contains many music lesson plans for a variety of grade levels.
Making a Musical Instrument A 5th-grade lesson plan.	Sound Ideas for Interdisciplinary Lessons Ideas for integrating science and music.
Introduction to Music A primary-grade lesson plan.	Holistic Lesson Plan 2 A lesson plan for 9th grade choir integrating the cognitive and affective domains.
Music Appreciation A thematic unit for the primary grades.	Music in Africa A 2nd-grade lesson plan. See also Exploring African Music and African Music for similar lesson plans.
Musical Instrument Appreciation A lesson plan for grades 2-4.	Dance lesson Ideas A good selection of dance lesson plans from P.E. Central. See also Movement and Music ONE!
Vivaldi, The Four Seasons A unit for grades 3-5.	Integrated Dance Curriculum A curriculum unit for grades K-6.
Incorporating HyperStudio into a Music Lesson Plan .A 4th-grade lesson plan.	Mathematics of Music A secondary lesson plan integrating music and math.
Instrumental Music Teacher Resources A selected list of journal articles, research studies, and other materials which deal with many of the issues important to the practicing music educator.	Learning From Lyrics A lesson plan for grade 9-12 in which students research contemporary songs (alternative, country, metal, pop, rap, and rock music) to study current social issues.
Instrumental Jazz A 9th-grade lesson plan utilizing the multiple intelligences model.	Ellington, Music, and Color Five middle-grade lesson plans from the Duke Ellington Centennial Site.
A Web Based introduction to Basic Music theory and Music Composition A high school lesson plan/ See also Tune After Tune.	Musicianship Basics A lesson plan for grades 5-10 which utilizes a free demo software which is intended to be used for revision, practice, and assessment of fundamental ear training and theory skills. The link for downloading the software is included in the lesson.
Major Key Signatures and Scales A lesson plan for grades 5-6.	Exploring Musical Instruments Using the Internet A lesson plan for gades 6 to 8.
Music Appreciation Unit Five lesson plans for grades 7 and 8.	Making Music and Playing the Blues Another lesson plan for grades 6 to 12 from Education World.
Intervals, Scales, and Triads A high school lesson plan. See also Intervals.	MusicStaff.com Need to find a music teacher, music school, or music lessons? MusicStaff.com can help locate just what you need anywhere in the United States.