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Homemade Instruments

For Students 3rd - 5th
Do you want to make an egg shaker? Come to this website and find out how. Homemade instruments can be made from different household items. Don't miss out on all of the music that can be made at home or school.
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Notation in Musicator

For Students 9th - 10th
Site includes music composition software: percussion marking, fret marking, notes, rests, and more.
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Private Lessons

For Students 9th - 10th
Search the data base for a private teacher in your location for any instrument/voice. Teacher contact information, resume, etc. is included.
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Lynd Ward Now That the Gods Are Dead

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lynd Ward is profiled, considered a master American book illustrators, especially for his woodcut novels God's Man, Mad Man's Drum, Sons Without Words, and Vertigo.
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Lynd Ward Beowulf

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lynd Ward is profiled, considered a master American book illustrators, especially for his woodcut novels God's Man, Mad Man's Drum, Sons Without Words, and Vertigo.
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Cymbals

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn general information on different percussion instruments such as the snare drum and cymbals and hear sound clips of these instruments being played.
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Timpanis

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn general information on different percussion instruments such as the snare drum and cymbals and hear sound clips of these instruments being played.
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For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Rhythms of Puerto Rico Plena

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Rhythms of Puerto Rico Plena

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Rhythms of Puerto Rico Plena

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Max Roach in 1950.

For Students 9th - 10th
Believing that the drums could do more than just keep a beat, Max Roach developed a melodic style for percussion. You can read about his jazz career on this NPR website, as well as hear music showing his innovative technique.
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Max Roach in 1989.

For Students 9th - 10th
Believing that the drums could do more than just keep a beat, Max Roach developed a melodic style for percussion. You can read about his jazz career on this NPR website, as well as hear music showing his innovative technique.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Plaustrum

For Students 9th - 10th
A cart or wagon. It had commonly two wheels, but sometimes four, and it was then called the plaustrum majus. Besides the wheels and axle the plaustrum consisted of a strong pole (temo), to the hinder part of which was fastened a table of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Carleton Coffin

For Students 9th - 10th
Coffin was an author of children's stories, mostly. His books include, Story of Liberty, Old Times in the Colonies, Building the Nation, Life of Garfield, Drum-Beat of the Nation, and Marching to Freedom.
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University of Michigan: Instrument Encyclopedia: Tambourine

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article provides general information on the tambourine and references for further reading.
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New York Philharmonic: Kid Zone! Images: Timpani

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon illustration of a kettledrum.
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The Chronicles: Revolutionary Events in New York and the Colonies 1775 to 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline with key important political and military events primarily in New York in the American Revolution from 1775 to 1783.
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Percussion Fm Synthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting site on the technical side of FM synthesis, including how to make different sounds. For either the very curious or very advanced student.

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