Kyan is an African villager. Can you help him name and define different parts of shapes?

Young music students rarely see or, better still, hear a connection between the different types of scales, modes, intervals and other compositional techniques such as meter, tonality, and form used in both traditional 'Art' music and...

Trace the history of the blues in America through the play, Blues Journey, based on the book by Walter Dean Myers. You can see video clips of the stage play, listen to blues radio shows, and learn about different types of blues music.

Study the rhythms of Puerto Rico through the musical form of the plena. Included are explanations of the different types of drums used in the plena. Audio examples and a pdf document of sheet music demonstrating the plena can also be...

In this online exhibition, learn about the evolution of the electric guitar by browsing dozens of influential guitar models. Through diagrams and audio samples, discover how different types of electric guitars work and sound.

This tutorial teaches students the different kinds and values of rests in music notation.

To understand the concept of cadence in music and the different types of cadences

Beginning musicians can practice reading notes and counting beats using this resource that also provides several lines of music with different types of notes, rests, and time signatures.

Apply basic knowledge of reading music by counting beats and reading notes. Here are some simple lines of music which incorporate different types of notes and patterns in common time.

This website covers information taken from a lecture on meter. Also includes FAQs that you can view by clicking on the provided links. You can learn about the different types of meter, how it is counted, and view examples.

This resource explains the six vocal ranges and the qualities which make individual voices within the ranges different. There is a video lecture and some associated videos of professional singers with the different voice ranges.

This resource provides information about a number of different types of synthesizers used from 1890 to 1980.

Creative Canjos is an interdisciplinary unit that teaches American History through Folk Art and Folk Music. The students began the project in Art class. They were introduced to American Folk Art through a teacher made iMovie. The iMovie...

Discusses the different types of samba music, and its impact on the world music scene.

To understand the concepts of chords and the different types of chords

Kids learn about the popular string instrument the guitar. Types of guitars, different parts, how to play, and more.

This resource helps explain the different styles of learning. Also includes tests to see what kind of a learner you are.

Access the world musical instrument collection of the Music Department of Wesleyan University through this virtual museum interface. Search for and learn about instruments by type, geographic location, instrument material, and genre....

Explains the different types of rests and their effect on the music.

Study the rhythms of Puerto Rico through the musical form of the plena. Included are explanations of the different types of drums used in the plena. Audio examples and a pdf document of sheet music demonstrating the plena can also be...

Study the rhythms of Puerto Rico through the musical form of the plena. Included are explanations of the different types of drums used in the plena. Audio examples and a pdf document of sheet music demonstrating the plena can also be...

Study the rhythms of Puerto Rico through the musical form of the plena. Included are explanations of the different types of drums used in the plena. Audio examples and a pdf document of sheet music demonstrating the plena can also be...

Students practice and improve their jumping and landing skills through using different types of jumping patterns. This fun gym-class activity, which is a variation of "tag," reqires music, hula hoops for each student, and vests and foam...

At the online home of performing arts ensemble Gamelan Sekar Jaya, find sound clips to supplement any study of gamelan music. Also find brief summaries of different styles of Balinese music played on various types of gamelan.