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A&E Television

History.com: Why the Watershed 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival Was Overshadowed for 50 Years

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival brought over 300,000 people to Harlem's 20-acre Mount Morris Park from June 29 to August 24, 1969 against a backdrop of enormous political, cultural and social change in the United States. The summer...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Aristotle and Joshua Bell Can Teach Us About Persuasion

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine you are one of the world's greatest violin players, and you decide to conduct an experiment: play inside a subway station and see if anyone stops to appreciate when you are stripped of a concert hall and name recognition. Joshua...
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Tommy Hunter: Canada's Country Gentleman

For Students 9th - 10th
Discographies, photos, biography, current concert news and a Question & Answer section highlights the official Internet home of Tommy Hunter, Canada's Country Gentleman. Tommy Hunter was a Canadian Country Music recording artist...
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Dickinson: Conferences on Troppau: Troppau Protocol

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts of an 1820 document in which the Concert of Europe sets policy to intervene and attempt to stop liberal revolutions.
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Stadtplan: Frankfurt Am Main

For Students 9th - 10th
Stadtplan.net provides a zoomable map of Frankfurt, as well as maps of the state of Hessen (Hesse) and Deutschland. In addition to the local map of streets, there is other city info, including links to events such as rock and other...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Marian Anderson

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief, but powerful, biography of Marian Anderson, who broke racial barriers with her beautiful voice. See a portrait of her depicting her concert at the Lincoln Memorial.
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Carnegie Hall: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site of Carnegie Hall. This site gives information regarding concerts, its mailing list, gift shop, dining and just getting around Carnegie in general.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: African American Abolitionists

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about three African-American abolitionists who worked alone and in concert with white abolitionists. The most radical was David Walker, who was the founder of radical abolitionism.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Traveling Sound

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore how sound waves move through liquids, solids and gases in a series of simple sound energy experiments. Understanding the properties of sound and how sound waves travel helps engineers determine the best room shape and...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Biography of Itzhak Perlman

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed article on the musical style, collarborations, and personal life of violinist Itzhak Perlman also includes information on the variety of television and concert appearances by Perlman, as well as the recognition he has earned.
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Intel Corporation

Intel: Music of the Western Expansion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
What was life like for a western pioneer? Students take a journey through westward expansion using music to understand the experience of the pioneers. As they listen to lyrics and analyze the different types of music that was being sung...
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Vassar College

Vasser College: 1896: Popular Amusements

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1896, A Website of Political Cartoons site lists concerts, lectures, travelling shows, opera houses, circuses, and more as popular amusements during the Gilded Age
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PBS

Pbs American Experience: How Marian Anderson Became the Voice of the Century

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life of singer Marian Anderson and her triumphant 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial.
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PBS

Pbs: Piano Tuning and Balancing Equations

For Students 6th - 8th
Examine how one innovator is working to improve the way concert pianos are designed and tuned. This video focuses on the balance that needs to occur in an ideally tuned piano key and explores how David Stanwood calculated the balance...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Diffraction of Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
This site's entry is a discussion of diffraction and its application to acoustics and acoustical design. Exceptional illustrations and great discussion throughout.
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New York Times

New York Times: George Seurat: The Drawings

For Students 9th - 10th
A video slide show of George Seurat's drawings: "Woman Reading in the Studio," "Tree by a Road," "Lighthouse at Honfleur," "Pierre and Colombine," "Drawbridge," "The Ragpicker," "Antique Statue, Satyr With Goat," and others. Narrator...
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A&E Television

History.com: After 9/11: 5 Cultural Moments That Helped Americans Move Forward

For Students 9th - 10th
From David Letterman's emotional monologue to George W. Bush's World Series first pitch, these collective experiences helped the nation process its shock and grief.While the United States was still reeling after the September 11...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Vermeer, Jan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers brief biographical information about Vermeer but emphasizes his works. Over 20 paintings are featured as enlargeable images so you can get a close look at each one. Several works have in depth description and analysis...
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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives info on the important people, origins, current events, and recordings of the Chamber Orchestra at Lincoln Center.
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University of California: Acoustics for Music

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the acoustical features of a room and their effects upon the perception of sound. Topics such as absorption, reflection, and reverberation are clearly discussed and cleverly illustrated.
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Blokfluitkids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Colorful, interactive Dutch language website that introduces students to recorders and wooden flutes. It shows how the flutes are made and the different sounds they make. Site also activities that let students play along (practice...
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Billboard

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the latest music news, reviews, and charts at Billboard.com. Also, listen to the latest hits on Billboard's radio station, available on their website.
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Vic Firth: Educator's Resource Library

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is a cornucopia of resources for percussion instruction. There are videos, audiocasts, podcasts, interviews with talented percussionists. Please check out this website is you are interested in any aspect of percussion.
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Royal Albert Hall

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official website for the Royal Albert Music Hall. From this site a user can register so that they can be notified of upcoming events here, can receive a free newsletter, as well as click on links to events and bookings,...

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