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PBS is always a great resource. Here there educational programs that are easily attainable for the classroom. There are subtopics that can be picked that are related to the arts. A little tidbit, by high school (East Lansing High School) of East Lansing Michigan was part of season 1 Forte.

PBS is always a great resource. Here there educational programs that are easily attainable for the classroom. There are subtopics that can be picked that are related to the arts. A little tidbit, by high school (East Lansing High School) of East Lansing Michigan was part of season 1 Forte.

Benefits of music education for children. 

PBS discusses the importance and benefits of music education. PBS explains that music facilitates learning in other subjects. Learning music taps into multiple skills sets. PBS explains the various categories that music helps benefit.

Language development, IQ, test scores, being musical

This website from PBS gives students (K-5) an opportunity to play games associated with different types of music.  Art and music are combined in some instances to appeal to this age group.  Non-traditional composition is also covered in these games in particular genres of music.

This is a fun and interactive way for pre-school or lower elementary aged kids to learn about music. They can explore many timbres of sound with familiar characters. I use this with my own children and it's a hit!

This website has a wide selection of music games for the young musician. Games are flash-based and are in a variety of musical genres. Many games require the user to compose in a specific style. Would work well on Chromebooks or computer lab.

Brought to the internet from PBS Kids, Chuck Vanderchuck is a cartoon kid who dreams big when it comes to music. Along with his band-mate, Ramona and their dog Zepplin, the trio explore styles of music, compose songs, explore sounds, have jam sessions and allow an interactive inside look at famous musicians and composers in their locations around the globe. Builds music vocabulary, music history and overall exploration of various genres. Styles include: Salsa, Jazz, Country, Hip-Hop, Rock n' Roll, Blues, Classical, Reggae. Good with IWB. Offers teacher and parent resources. Can create a free account and log in anywhere to progress through the game-like environment of Chuck Vanderchuck.

This website offers resources for teaching about jazz music in the general music classroom. The lesson plans and activities are based on the PBS documentary "Jazz: A Film By Ken Burns" and specifically designed for grades K-5 or 6-12.

Jazz packet from PBS that corresponds with the Ken Burns Jazz Series. Includes a "Listening to Jazz" worksheet for responding to jazz music.

PBS also has a teacher page, beside the public page. Here you can get very specific down to the grade in the subject area that can be chosen. Here I chose the arts. There are videos from music to theatre.

PBS also has a teacher page, beside the public page. Here you can get very specific down to the grade in the subject area that can be chosen. Here I chose the arts. There are videos from music to theatre.

From the Top is a PBS series that features young performers on the Carnegie Hall stage. Each clip includes background and an interview with Christopher O'Riley (host and sometimes piano accompanist). There are representations of almost every major instrument in band and orchestra as well as vocalists, choral ensembles, pianists, and guitarists. The young performers have selected pieces in a variety of styles and some have amazing background stories, including an Olympic skater and one about the effects of Hurricane Katrina. The website also includes podcasts and a section for teachers that includes lesson plans to incorporate along with each episode. Clicking on From the Top at the bottom of the page gets you to more recent streaming videos from the show at fromthetop.org

This website feature excellent resources for educators related to "the Blues". PBS offers various resources for classroom instruction including lesson, recordings, and other resources to provide students with a better understand of this style of music. This website would be beneficial for general music and music appreciation. 

This is a website from PBS that chronicles the evolution of music recording from the phonograph to iTunes. As you read through the different stages of music production, there are interesting facets of information regarding the progression of copyright laws.

This site offers streaming of programs about young musicians and their lives. The focus is on the music and the impact it can have in a young person's life. The pieces themselves are also discussed and lesson plans are available to go with them.

From the Top at Carnegie Hall is a production where your musicians share their talents at one of the most prestigious theaters in the United States. Teachers can download the videos and programs to share with students in class. Each episode includes a lesson plan with the objectives, activities and music standards.

This site provides lesson plans to accompany full video clips from the PBS series "From the Top." The videos are essentially master classes that introduce or focus on a specific musical element.

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.

This is a great historical resource for jazz music. Includes biographies, decade-by-decade history, and an interactive jazz performing section.

This site provides a history of jazz music and its function. It provides sound clips, video clips of jazz musicians, and helpful tips and information relating to jazz music in America.

This is a great website for learning about the history and development of Jazz in the United States. It includes geography, musician biographies, information about musical instruments, and more!

PBS offers an amazing companion site to the 2000 Ken Burns documentary, Jazz.

PBS Kids has a ton of music games great for use with the early elementary level. These games are great to reinforce concepts being taught in the general elementary classroom.

This site has a wide variety of music games for young children. Children can learn about different instruments, create their own digital instrument and play music with and sing along with popular cartoon characters.

Several games that relate to elementary music learning that kids will love to play. These games are perfect as a time filler, or as part of a lesson. These games are best for young (K5-1) students.

This is a kids Jazz website. Learn a little bit about the history of jazz, where it comes from and the basic form that goes with it. Play games and watch videos to help internalize the jazz form.

The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, in cooperation with Saint Louis-based PBS TV affiliate Nine Network (KETC-Channel 9), has put together a tremendous website that will be a great resource for students. This website features video of concerts that the Saint Louis Symphony has performed that are programmed with the Nine Network. This is a great site for students to watch a world-class orchestra perform!

This is a wonderful introduction to Latin music for your students to explore!

Games for children in music