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sfrazier04

Classics For Kids - 2 views

  • LISTEN TOGETHER Classics for Kids features a variety of classical music selections. Kids pick some favorites and listen to them with your family.
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      I loved checking out the 'Listen Together" tab.  This feature would enhance the students' understanding of compositional techinques used by various composers.
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    This website is a great resource for K-5 music.  There are jokes, games, and information regarding famous composers, including recordings of famous pieces of music.  This can be used by a classroom of kids in a computer lab, or by a teacher for lesson planning.
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    This website is a great resource for K-5 music.  There are jokes, games, and information regarding famous composers, including recordings of famous pieces of music.  This can be used by a classroom of kids in a computer lab, or by a teacher for lesson planning.
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    This website is useful to teachers and students. It has podcasts, composer biographies, activity pages, and even lesson plan ideas. Also useful are the games for kids, which cover note names, composers, and also let students compose, too!
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    This website introduces children to classical composers, their music, and musical timelines. There are also composition games included at this site as well as practice in identifying notes and rhythms.
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    Good website for stories about classical composers told in story form where kids will listen and learn. The websites covers the majority of the known composers and often creates a series from the well known composers.
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    Good website for stories about classical composers told in story form where kids will listen and learn. The websites covers the majority of the known composers and often creates a series from the well known composers.
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    Classics for kids is a great website where you can read and learn about different composers and classical music. There are links to podcasts and listening maps for the students to actively engage in. There are also composer biographies and other great resources.
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    Elementary students can explore instruments, composers, and various elements of music as well as play games. 
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    This site is fantastic for Elementary Aged students!  There are tons of games that my students love (especially when we're reading notes), and so much information and recordings.  It's a great supplement to any lesson!
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    Classics for Kids is designed for children to be able to navigate and explore. It features a "Composer of the Month" with sound clips of the work of that composer along with biographies, and other interesting information. The website also includes musical games for children, a music dictionary, timelines, and information about musical instruments.The "For Grownups" section includes lesson plans along with other valuable resources.
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    Classics for Kids is designed for children to be able to navigate and explore. It features a "Composer of the Month" with sound clips of the work of that composer along with biographies, and other interesting information. The website also includes musical games for children, a music dictionary, timelines, and information about musical instruments.The "For Grownups" section includes lesson plans along with other valuable resources.
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    A website that offers various worksheets and games for the music classroom. There is also a section on composers. However, some of the text may be too advanced for K-5. 
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    A website that offers various worksheets and games for the music classroom. There is also a section on composers. However, some of the text may be too advanced for K-5.
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    This provides easy and practical shows and lessons for students and teachers. Masters of classical music: Bach, Mozart and Kodaly to name of a few are easily accessible for young age groups. 
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    This is an excellent website for listening to classical music, as well as, activities to accompany the music. Composer and piece information is written in kid friendly terminology.
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    This music resource page is a great way to have students learn about classical composers and not take up too much precious rehearsal time. Students can go on the page and select a podcast of the history of the composers being studied during a particular season. Then they can submit a short write up based on the podcast and have short discussions before rehearsal.
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    Something I have often struggled with is getting students to connect with classical music and composers. Classics for Kids breaks the material down to a kid-friendly level, offering games and activities to help students learn and retain the content. It also puts various pieces from classical composers in one place, making for easy access for classroom use.
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    Something I have often struggled with is getting students to connect with classical music and composers. Classics for Kids breaks the material down to a kid-friendly level, offering games and activities to help students learn and retain the content. It also puts various pieces from classical composers in one place, making for easy access for classroom use.
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    Such a great website with tons of resources for music education. There are interactive games for development of rhythm, composition, and note naming skills, as well as loads of information on composers, music professions, and music time periods.You can also access some prominent compositions for students to listen to, as well as activity sheets for your students to complete based on a composer, or genre of music.
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    Site is a great resource for students for composer info and musical examples. Also has a section of kids music games, as well as music dictionary and list of instruments with sound clip examples. There is also a "grownups" section that includes lesson plans, tips, and advice.
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    Classics for Kids is a resources for teachers, parents, and children. It provides lesson plans, music games and interactive links, a podcast, tips for parents, and information about composers, instruments, and music history. The lesson plans (written by my former music education professor, Dr. Kay Edwards) are standards-based and incorporate elements of Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze.
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    This website is for elementary/general music education. It is a resources for lesson plans on composers, music theory, and music listening.
Ruiel Doonkeen

Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame - 0 views

  • Our Mission is to inspire creativity and improve the quality of life for all Oklahomans through preservation, education and performance of jazz, our uniquely American art form.
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    The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame website contains resources for education programs, jazz blogs, inductee biographies and much more concerning jazz.
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    The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame website contains resources for education programs, jazz blogs, inductee biographies and much more concerning jazz. 
slofgren57

MakingMusicFun.net | Free Sheet Music and Music Lesson Plans - 1 views

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    This website has a wide variety of resources such as sheet music, lesson plans, composer biographies written with elementary level vocabulary, music theory worksheets, and much more. This website is geared toward elementary music but could also be useful in some middle school applications.
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    MakingMusicFun.net provides worksheets, lesson plans, and other resources for elementary music teachers. Premium users have access to more resources.
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    Making Music Fun is a great website for resources for music educators. There are tons of theory worksheets (some more appropriate for elementary school students), lessons, composer biographies and worksheets, and activities for the music classroom. There is also a library of piano music that is well-written for beginners and available in a variety of levels. Some features over the years now require purchase, but there are still tons of resources available for free.
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    This website is one of my favorites for finding elementary sub plans, fun note-naming worksheets, and other fun worksheets for kids.
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    This website offers various music resources for download, such as sheet music, theory worksheets, composer biographies, and music award certificates. It is mainly for younger aged children, but can also be used for middle schoolers.
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    A fabulous resource for eye-catching, student-engaging music worksheets that ask students to think critically about music concepts. A variety of topics are covered.
wildpan

The Life and Works of the World's Favorite Classical Composers - 0 views

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    This website features a number of famous classical composers. Biographies and links to important musical works are featured. Additional features include links to classical music stations and stores and recommendations for setting up home audio systems. There is a blog and several interviews of musicians who share the great composers' intriguing life stories and interesting anecdotes.
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    This website contains biographies and information on many Classical, Romantic, and other composers of different genres.
Kyle Naugle

Classical Music Podcasts : San Francisco Classical Voice - 0 views

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    This SFCV site is for the arts community to read articles, listen to podcast from other orchestras, and allow users to purchase tickets to concerts. Another purpose is to allow youth to explore new music that they might not know or understand yet. This website includes upcoming events in the San Francisco area, Critic Reviews, the ability to listen to music online, and other music resources such as biographies on composers and musicians of today, and from the past.
Stejha Meekins

The Parlor Songs Academy - 0 views

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    This is a great site to utilize for music history lessons! It has popular american songs and composer biographies to use for student read alouds or assessments. I will definitely be coming back to this site in the next few weeks!
cedenoa23

Episodes: Keeping Score | PBS - 0 views

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    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.
jasnovak9

PBS - JAZZ A Film By Ken Burns: Jazz Lounge - 0 views

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

Library of Congress: Aaron Copland Collection - 1 views

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    The life and works of 20th Century composer Aaron Copland (1900-1990) is showcased in this skillfully compiled Library of Congress collection, featuring a detailed biography, images from different periods of his life, written correspondences between Copland and others, and different hand-notated selections.
wildpan

Royalty free music recordings - 0 views

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    What a great resource site for music recordings! Our student computers block YouTube, thus this site will be great for my students who wish to research and listen to new music. Currently, a second grade "reading" group will be writing biographies of composers, and I want them to be able to listen to their compositions.
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    This website provides a brief biography on many composers and recordings of their works performed by many different ensembles.  You can search by composer, performer, instrument, time period, and form type.  
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    This website offers free music streams and downloads. This is all royalty free music which makes the streams and downloads completely legal and free. The site allows you to search by composer, performer, period, form, and numerous other ways.
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    This website offers free music streams and downloads. This is all royalty free music which makes the streams and downloads completely legal and free. The site allows you to search by composer, performer, period, form, and numerous other ways.
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    A great resource for obtaining recordings of your favorite classical composers. All music is royalty free and can be used in the classroom. Also, the recordings are organized by composer, performer, instrument, form and time period
crmusicstudio

MakingMusicFun.net | Free Sheet Music and Music Lesson Plans - 0 views

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    I found this great site while looking for composer biographies for my second graders. This site has a wide range of free printable such as listening maps, word searches, games, and biographies. The information is appropriate for elementary school students.
jshoener13

Composer's Bios - 0 views

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    This is a great website that I use with my Music History class to discuss the history of different composers and their biographies.
cahulsey

Home - Classical Classroom - 0 views

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    Classical Classroom is a podcast that offers a welcoming and simple approach to all things classical. It covers topics such as instrumental music, choral/opera music, film scores, composer biographies and more. The podcast is available through multiple platforms like iTunes, GooglePlay, and the web.
crmtbear

Gordon Institute for Music Learning - 0 views

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    The Gordon Institute for Music Learning includes abundant information about Music Learning Theory, how it works, and the research behind it. There is information about aptitude, sequencing, and audiation.
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    The Gordon Institute for Music Learning includes abundant information about Music Learning Theory, how it works, and the research behind it. There is information about aptitude, sequencing, and audiation.
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    The Gordon Institute for Music Learning includes abundant information about Music Learning Theory, how it works, and the research behind it. There is information about aptitude, sequencing, and audiation.
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    The Gordon Institute for Music Learning website is a simple and easy-to-use website. You can find the schedule of upcoming seminars to attend around the United States, find a nearby chapter to join and read Gordon's Biography. The best information for music educators is under "Music Learning Theory." Here you can read about the Gordon method, audiation, musical aptitude, methodology, learning sequence, classroom activities, early childhood and instructional applications.
karlafunk

http://play.lso.co.uk/# - 0 views

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    The LSO Play website allows for exploration of the orchestra and instruments. There recordings available for few and camera angles may be changed throughout the recording. In addition, there are musician biographies as well as masterclass videos for all the instruments. This is a great tool to share with students in watching and interacting with music recordings and insight from performing musicians.
Staci Pendry

Classical Net - Composer Master Index - 0 views

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    This is a classical music website. Use this site to read the biographies of several amazing composers. Pay attention to the songs that they wrote and see if you recognize any.
Mary Witaszek

Free Sheet Music | MakingMusicFun.net - 0 views

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    This website provides free sheet music, lessons, and worksheets that are perfect for teachers looking for great ideas!
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    This website provides free sheet music, lessons, and worksheets that are perfect for teachers looking for great ideas!
Jason Longtin

Jazz - a film by Ken Burns - 0 views

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    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!
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    PBS offers an amazing companion site to the 2000 Ken Burns documentary, Jazz.
tashun717

Classics For Kids - 0 views

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    This is a site where students can hear radio shows from the station of the same name as the site, hear instruments demonstrations, play musical games, and review terms from a musical dictionary. Teachers can also benefit from this site by taking advantage of its lesson plans and other teaching resources.
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    Great website for elementary music class. Easy to understand composer biographies, good music, fun games and a wonderful way to access classical music information.
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    Classics for Kids is a site that allows children to further learn about composers, music, play games that reinforce rhythms, note names, and improvisation.
Ilona Halkides

Mozart's Music - 0 views

    • Ilona Halkides
       
      Use "Lesson plan" PDF to access.
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    With minor adjustments this can be a great resource to use for the "Composer of the Month." Mozart is not the composer of the month until January, but using this format can be helpful for use when presenting on other composers. 
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