| Music/Musicians
Music is made up of sounds which are arranged in patterns. The creation
of music is a work of imagination. As in all works of art, music
has the abiltiy to express thoughts and emotions.
Sample some of the following activities to learn more about music and
musicians.
Places To Go | People
To See | Things To Do | Teacher
Resources | Bibliography
Places To Go
The following are places to go (some real and some virtual) to find out
about music and musicians.
New York Opera
Visit the New York City Opera and read synopses of its most popular operas--the
main characters in La Traviata are Violetta Valery and  Alfredo Germont.
Then visit the La
Scala in Milan, Italy, the most famous opera house in the world.
Graceland
Take a virtual tour of the home of the King, Elivs Presley.
The Auditorium Organ
Travel to Atlantic City and see the world's largest pipe organ.
Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame and Museum
Virtually stroll through the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Find a timeline
of rock and roll history and view their exhibits.
People To See
 The
John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip
Meet John and Ruby Lomax. They travelled throughout the southern United
States documenting folk music. They recorded ballads, blues, children's
songs, cowboy songs, fiddle tunes, field hollers, lullabies, play-party
songs, religious dramas, spirituals, and work songs. Have students decide
if this music is unique to the American south. If so, is there music that
is representative of other parts of the United States?
Gilbert and
Sullivan
Meet the authors of H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and Mikado.
This site has a helpful glossary of terms to help explain light opera.
 Beethoven
Depot
Spend some time with Ludwig van Beethoven.
Mickey Dolenz
Mozart...Beethoven...Micky Dolenz. Visit with the greats.
Classical
Net: Composers
Get to know dozens of classical composers.
Phantom
of the Opera
Visit with the Phantom of the Opera.
John Philip
Sousa
Talk with the March King. Sousa's family was musical, and John Philip
studied music as a child. His father enlisted him in the Marines at age
13 as an apprentice after John attempted to run away to join a circus
band--no wonder his speciality became marching music!
Meredith
Wilson
Meet Meredith Wilson and hum along with 76 Trombones. He was the recipient
of the very first Grammy award.
The
Mozart Project
This site features the life, times and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Things To Do
Kididdles
Find the lyrics to your favorite children's songs at this engaging site.
 Essentials
of Music
This site is kind of like Music 101. Here you can find out about the different
eras of music, over 70 composer biographies, and an online glossary of
music terms.
StreamBox
View music videos, listen to music, and even watch live musicical events
around the world.
Children's
Music Web
Choose "Pipsqueaks" from the menu to find lyrics to silly songs, tips
on how kids can create their own radio programs, and information on how
to participate in cyber-sing-alongs.
Whale Songs
Listen to the haunting echoes of whale songs. This site also has lesson
plans for classroom use.
New York Philharmonic
Hum along with the New York Philharmonic, America's oldest orchestra.
This site has a great Kid Zone section with activities, games, puzzles,
and more.
Classics
from the Silver Screen
Everybody knows what popular song was playing in the background when Paul
Newman rode Katharine Ross on the handlebars of his bicycle in Butch Cassidy
and the Sundance Kid. From this site, find out about music from other
great movies. Then find theme
songs from TV and movies such as music from the Dukes of Hazard, Cheers,
James Bond movies, I Love Lucy, Jeopardy, Mr. Ed, Bonanza, Saturday Night
Live, The Waltons, The Twilight Zone, and dozens more.
Classical
Midi Files
Listen to DeBussy, Mendelssohn, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and other classical
masters while you surf.
WholeNote : The Online
Guitar Community
Learn how to play the chords for your favorite songs."WholeNote is a place
where all the some-time, full-time, part-time, and not-enough-time guitarists
can go to grok musical knowledge and contribute what they know to their
fellow players."
 Piano
on the Net
There's no need to take expensive, private piano lessons anymore. Learn
to play the piano on the net--it's free! Students can learn to read music
and play the piano in this series of self-paced lessons. The lessons are
arranged in three categories: Starter Studies, Intermediate Studies, and
Advanced Studies with a total of 34 lessons in all.
America's
Favorite Classical Music Bloopers
A music appreciation teacher at Clemson University has compiled excerpts
from his students' assignments, tests, and papers where they have included
various examples of misinformation.
Hop Pop Town
Students can participate in a variety of music-related activities.
 This
Day In Music History
Find which musical celebrities have a birthday today and other tidbits
of musical trivia.
KidzPage
You'll find the words
and the sound files to many popular songs for young children.
NIEHS
Kids' Pages
You'll find an alphabetical listing of hundreds of songs with the lyrics
to each one. You can choose from categories such as Children's Songs,
Patriotic Songs, Movies and Musicals, Young and Old Favorites, etc.
Sing-a-long
Christmas Carols and Lyrics
Do you know all the verses to Here Comes Santa Claus? If not, you can
find them here.
Garden State Pops Youth
Orchestra
From the menu on the left, choose "Learn About Music" to find tutorials
about how to read music, different kinds of musical instruments, and musical
genres.
NIEHS
Kids’ Pages
You vaguely remember some of the words to the song about Davy Crocket
being born on a mountainside and killing a bear when he was only three....and
you've been wanting to know the rest of the lyrics for years now. Find
the words to this and lots of other familiar tunes at this site!
Teacher Resources
Hotlists from UEN provide internet sites to
visit to find out more about specific topics--in this case, music! (You
can learn how to use this WWW Activities tool created by UEN for Utah educators).
Online activities are a listing of internet
sites with fun, interesting, and educational tasks attached to each one.
(You can learn how to use this WWW
Activities tool created by UEN for Utah educators).
Virtual Field Trips are teacher and student-created
tours of curricular topics. (You can learn how to use this UEN Virtual
Field Trip tool created by UEN for Utah educators).
Lesson Plans/Webquests/
Bibliography
- The Kingfisher Young People's Book of Music. New York : Kingfisher,
1996.
- Ardley, Neil. Music : An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, N.Y.
: Facts on File, 1986.
- Dixon, Malcolm. Sound and Music. Mankato, Minn. : Smart Apple Media,
1999.
- Hart, Avery. Kids Make Music! : Clapping and Tapping from Bach to
Rock. Charlotte, Vt. : Williamson Pub., 1993.
- Love, Presley. Rock Lyrics Trivia : Quiz Book. Honolulu : Hi-Lite
Pub. Co., c1992.
- Pogue, David. Classical Music for Dummies. Foster City, CA : IDG Books,
c1997.
- Rowe, Julian. Music. Crystal Lake, IL : Rigby Interactive Library,
c1997.
- Schleifer, Martha Furman. Women Composers : Music Through the Ages.
New York : G.K. Hall, c1996.
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