Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts

My Pop Studio

My Pop Studio: Ready to pop behind-the-scenes of the television you watch, magazines you read, music you listen to and websites you visit? Our "studios" let you take the reins. Create. Comment. Control. Explore your media, your way!

This Web site for 'tween-age girls promotes media literacy and gives girls a chance to create music, edit a TV show, publish a magazine and reflect on the role of digital media in their lives.

* Create your own pop star and put her concert online for the world to enjoy!
* Edit your own reality show, spinning the story the way you want!
* Make your own celebrity magazine featuring you and your favorite actors and singers!
* Test your multi-tasking abilities and find out how well you can do many things at the same time!

Trouble with Treble

Trouble with Treble focuses on grade 4 expectations from the Ontario Curriculum. The specific expectations covered are: recognize that the treble clef defines the names of the lines (e,g,b,d,f) and spaces (f,a,c,e) on the staff ; recognize that specific pitches may be represented by notes placed on a staff; identify whole notes, half-notes, quarter-notes, and eighth-notes, and their corresponding rests in 4/4 time. Student worksheets are included.

ArtsAlive.ca Music

The National Arts Centre (NAC) presents ArtsAlive.ca Music, a great place to discover the excitement of the performing arts! Learn all about orchestral music, the NAC Orchestra, its musicians and friends, great composers, conductors and much more!

Open Your Ears

Open Your Ears - Play Musical Bingo, Tour an Orchestra, Explore Musical Moods, Make Your Own Music

Fun With Music

Fun With Music: San Francisco Symphony for Kids - learn about the elements of music and the instruments of a symphony orchestra

Music through the Curriculum

Music through the Curriculum - activities that connect music to Reading, Math and Science. If you're interested in connecting music to other areas of the curriculum, this page is for you! It contains links to arts integration resources, multimedia activities, and homemade instrument projects.

Essentials of Music

Essentials of Music - "Whether you're a casual listener or a serious music student, here's the site for basic information about classical music." The main sections are;
Eras: Overviews of the six main periods in music history -- Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Twentieth Century.
Composers: Brief biographies of nearly 70 composers, which will bring to life the artists and their works.
Glossary: 200 definitions with numerous musical examples.

JazzKids

JazzKids: Lesson Plans from PBS. Online activities are designed for students in grades K-5, with accompanying lesson plans for language arts (LA), social studies (SS), music (MU), and math (MA) teachers.

Mozart WebQuest

Mozart WebQuest. Time Machine. As a time traveler, you are expected to gather information about the famous composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The Astonishing World of Musical Instruments

The Astonishing World of Musical Instruments - from the Virtual Museum of Canada

PlayMusic

PlayMusic - This is a fun, interactive site from the American Symphony Orchestra League which presents information and interactive games about orchestral instruments.

Music and Movement in the Classroom

Music and Movement in the Classroom: Teacher Resource Books and Planners with CD.

Music Notes

Music Notes: An Interactive Online Musical Experience that includes music:
Theory, History, Styles, Professions, Instruments, Games

Learn about instruments

Learn about instruments: Learn about the different families and different types of instruments.

Great site for students. They can click on any instrument to hear it - Strings | Woodwinds | Brass Percussion |