Up a perfect fifth, down an octave. Transposing a piece to suit the range of singers, and instrumentalists, is a key skill musicians must perfect. This worksheet explains how to transpose and gives learners a change to practice.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the American artist John Singer Sargent. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.

In this interesting encyclopedia article, you can read about the beginning of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a gospel group which performed spirituals all over the country and the world.

Biographical sketch of inventor Isaac Merrit Singer, who produced the first commercially successful sewing machine in New York, in the late 1850s.

This entry presents a biography of John Singer Sargent, with links to images of 15 of his painted works.

John Singer Sargent is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, David Singer is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his posters and poster design.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features the Staple Singers, an American vocal group that was one of the most successful gospel-to-pop crossover acts ever, collecting several Top 20 hits in the early 1970s.

Biography of the artist John Singer Sargent and four paintings are featured. Links to important people in his life.

Some great photos and a look at The Fisk Jubilee Singers' 1885 travel logbook from their European trip.

This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about John Singer Sargent.

This founder of the first American multinational company innovated key elements in the design of the sewing machine and marketed it to households, freeing millions of women around the world from hand-sewing.

This site provides information on American inventors Benjamin Franklin, Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, Thomas Jefferson, Isaac Singer, Wilbur Wright, Thomas Alva Edison, Elias Howe, and Alexander Graham Bell. It offers pictures from and...

Webpage describing the painting The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit by John Singer Sargent from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detailed viewer that can be navigated....

Read this passage to learn about Orpheus, a singer and poet of Ancient Greece who was known as the "Father of the Songs."

Jazz pianist and singer Hazel Scott was not only the first African-American woman to host her own television show, but she also bravely stood up to the House Un-American Activities Committee and the Hollywood studio machine.

Learn more about the "soulful" life of gospel-pop singer Sam Cooke (1931-1965), one of the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Examine the historical contributions of world renown opera singer and Pennsylvania native, Marian Anderson in this concise biography.

One of the most popular opera singers today, Placido Domingo is discussed on this American Masters web site by PBS. Including a biography, a short list of his major works and a video, you will certainly learn more about this great singer.

Country music singer and songwriter Dolly Parton has had many hits during her career. Learn more about her and her music through this site which offers a biography, discography and an audio clip.

Read about the musical contributions singer-songwriter James Taylor has given to the world of rock music. This site includes a biography, discography, and an audio clip.

This encyclopedia article tells the high points of Mahalia Jackson's life. She was a world-renowned gospel singer whose influence was felt in the civil rights movement.

Features details on the personal life as well as the professional life of "Sweet Baby James", James Taylor, one of the most popular folk singer/songwriters of the 1970s.

Read about the life of Otis Redding, the legendary soul singer who was killed in an airplane crash in 1967.