Michael Tilson Thomas with the San Francisco Symphony creates Keeping Score. This series contains different documentaries about the history of music, the composers, conductors, musicians, locations and performances. Music educators can explore interactive multimedia, biographies of the composers and access the episodes to share with students.
Leaffcutter John is a ground breaking artist who experiments with electronics and music. He is in the line between a pop electronic composer and an avant garde electronic composer. Not formally trained in music (he has a degree in arts), he sought the possibilities of computers to produce multimedia art. I copied one of his successful gadgets which has 16 photocells that interact with a music software (Max/Msp).
The Army Field Band provides a free jazz resource to the public. It is called Perspectives: Resources for Jazz Education. They provide royalty free big band charts from grade 1 through 6. They also have posters and other multimedia resources that include videos, education reference recordings, and a video series on the history of the big band and the individual instruments roll in the band.
Quia enables educators to create quizzes quickly and effectively. The website walks you through the quiz-making process, and it is easy to use. Questions can take the form of true/false, multiple choice, multiple answers, short answer responses, essay, and several others. In addition, multimedia capabilities are available to enhance quiz questions. Teachers can add a music clip or an image to illustrate or become the focal point of a question. Questions can be randomized for multiple variations of quizzes, and feedback can be left for students for each question.
Chris Grifa Music is a blog centered website focusing on band pedagogy with an emphasis on individual and ensemble fundamentals. The purpose of the website is to share ideas and concepts that the author has used in his classroom. Multimedia is available to reinforce concepts talked about in the various blog posts. Resources and other websites are also shared for visitors to explore pertaining to music education.
Daria World Music for Children is a colorful and vibrant website that teaches students about all aspects of world music. It has many multimedia resources from listening to the sound of an instrument to actually learning how to make one. Definitely a great resource!
Smarthistory at Khan Academy is the leading open educational resource for art history. We make high-quality introductory art history content freely available to anyone, anywhere. Smarthistory is a platform for the discipline where art historians contribute in their areas of expertise and learners come from across the globe. We offer nearly 500 videos and these are being translated into dozens of languages.
Online interactive experience of Humperdinck's Opera Hansel and Gretel. Players can control interactive elements in every scene and watch the play unfold. Explore elements of orchestral and opera music through guided listening including set design, programming and costumes. Lesson plan, text and libretto for teaacher download. Interdisciplinary activities for the classroom available. Flash version 8 required.
Online interactive experience of Humperdinck's Opera Hansel and Gretel. Players can control interactive elements in every scene and watch the play unfold. Explore elements of orchestral and opera music through guided listening including set design, programming and costumes. Lesson plan, text and libretto for teaacher download. Interdisciplinary activities for the classroom available. Flash version 8 required.
This is a great interactive and multimedia resource for teachers from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's website. The beta Digital Classroom begins with the 1950s. Different artists are highlighted from the 1950s, each with a bio, authentic performance video, "why it matters" section and lesson objectives that highlight important musical aspects of the artist.
Rock and Roll music plays a large role in the development of modern music. Once classes get to this genre/time period, students tend to become more interested in what is going on. Rock Hall provides lessons and interactive elements that help teach the story of rock and roll. They also offer classes you can register for about the history of the genre.
Rock and Roll music plays a large role in the development of modern music. Once classes get to this genre/time period, students tend to become more interested in what is going on. Rock Hall provides lessons and interactive elements that help teach the story of rock and roll. They also offer classes you can register for about the history of the genre.
Online interactive experience of Humperdinck's Opera Hansel and Gretel. Players can control interactive elements in every scene and watch the play unfold. Explore elements of orchestral and opera music through guided listening including set design, programming and costumes. Lesson plan, text and libretto for teacher download. Interdisciplinary activities for the classroom available. Flash version 8 required.
Online interactive experience of Humperdinck's Opera Hansel and Gretel. Players can control interactive elements in every scene and watch the play unfold. Explore elements of orchestral and opera music through guided listening including set design, programming and costumes. Lesson plan, text and libretto for teacher download. Interdisciplinary activities for the classroom available. Flash version 8 required.
This website is a game designed to introduce instruments to students (K-5) in a fun and interactive way. Benjamin Britten's composition "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" is used as the basis for this adventure.
This website is a game designed to introduce instruments to students (K-5) in a fun and interactive way. Benjamin Britten's composition "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" is used as the basis for this adventure.
This site is a great way to introduce the instruments of the orchestra. It can be used individually to play the games or with the whole class to introduce instruments.
This is a great website to pair with the piece, "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" by Benjamin Britten. This interactive game describes all of the instruments in detail, offering relative outside information about each instrument. Students can play along either in a group setting or at home.
This website is fantastic for students as individuals or as a full class activity! Step by step it takes them on a safari to learn about each instrument of the orchestra using Benjamin Britten's "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra". It is kid-friendly and would be great for students in 2nd and 3rd grade. It tests their listening skills using games deciphering things like notes in a sequence, or high and low.
Incredible multimedia, interactive version of Benjamin Britten's famous work. Produced by The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall. Students log in or free play a safari adventure to save an orchestra. Instrument families are explored in detail with listening examples in a leveled gaming experience. Interdisciplinary connections to safari excursion, story telling, sound properties, animals and travel. Teachers can create an account to track student progress and/or assessment. Works well with an IWB.
I found this site while discovering music technology for Module 5. This is a great interactive game for elementary age children who are or have studied instruments, instrument families, and the orchestra. It teaches the player new information, assesses their understanding of that information, and has opportunities for further study.
This is an interactive way to explore and discover instruments of the orchestra. Students will locate and learn about instruments on a "safari type" adventure. This is great for younger students.
I use this composition to discuss instruments and instrument families with 3rd grade. Unfortunately, I haven't found something to really engage the students. I think this website might actually intrigue students into learning about the instrument.s
I use this composition to discuss instruments and instrument families with 3rd grade. Unfortunately, I haven't found something to really engage the students. I think this website might actually intrigue students into learning about the instrument.s
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra allows students to learn all about the different instruments in the orchestra, as well as listening examples of classical pieces of music. The games provide a brief lesson, and then students can participate through interactive games. I find this site very informative and the kids love the story line that goes along with the game sequence. Great resource in preparation for our annual Young People's Concert at the Bob Carr in Orlando.
This is a fun, interactive website that helps students get to know the instruments, the set up of a professional ensemble, different genres, and musical roles.
This website is a game developed by Carnegie Hall that helps younger students learn the instruments of the orchestra. The game uses Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. This interactive game helps students understand the layout of an orchestra, the ranges of the individual instruments, and how they sound individually and together in an ensemble. This is an excellent tool for elementary music!
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