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Read Works: Classical Music: What Is Classical Music?
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text explaining what classical music is. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Classical Music: Johann Sebastian Bach
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the music of Johan Sebastian Bach. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Western Music
A complete undergraduate-level online course that introduces the history of western music.
National Arts Centre (Canada)
Arts Alive: Listen to Classical Music
Listen to the music of Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, and Vivaldi. Link from this page to related information, such as biographies of these composers, commentary on their works, and educational activities that test your knowledge and...
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Read Works: Classical Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Classical Music: Ludwig Van Beethoven
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Ludwig Van Beethoven. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Library of Congress
Loc: Performing Arts Encyclopedia: Great Conversations in Music
Information about Great Conversations in Music, a series of films hosted by the late classical musician Eugene Istomin. Includes full series which can be viewed in parts with RealPlayer, biographies of the featured musicians, and website...
Naxos Digital Services
Naxos Digital Services: Education Glossary of Music Terms
Classical music label Naxos provides brief definitions of musical terms.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dynasty, Revolution, and the Classical Age
Welcome to Britain, home to one of the biggest empires in history and a rich artistic heritage. We'll start in the 16th through the 18th centuries, years that saw the establishment of Britain and British art as we know it. As you travel...
Pequeno Artista (Brazil)
Pequeno Artista
Site focuses on children's arts, including visual arts, poetry, music, painting, short stories, film, books, dance, and games. Also offers some fun science projects and interesting facts to enhance a child's overall knowledge of his/her...
New York Times
New York Times: Listening to Jazz C Ds With Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins, legendary tenor saxophonist, invites us to listen to selections from four of his favorite jazz performances. Hear snipets of these jazz classics from the 1930s and 1940s: "Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (Fats...
University of Virginia
University of Virginia Library: Rock Music
The University of Virginia provides a short discussion of the psychedelic music of the 60s. Also contains cover art from twelve albums from this period. Click on the cover to see a bigger picture.
British Library
British Library: Explore the World's Knowledge
The United Kingdom's British Library is the largest library in the world. It's collections include cultural artifacts from around the world on topics such as art, music and literature. Explore virtual reproductions of classic works of...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ludwig Van Beethoven
A German composer and pianist. He is considered to have been the most crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in classical music.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: My Adidas: Letting Your Possessions Tell Your Story
For this lesson, young scholars will listen to Run D.M.C.'s classic, "My Adidas", then they will think about everywhere their shoes have taken them and the story they have to tell. Using literary devices such as personification, point of...
Curated OER
Still Life With Musical Instruments and a Small Classical Statue
An image of "Still-Life with Musical Instruments and a Small Classical Statue", created by Evaristo Baschenis, c. 1645 (Oil on canvas).