This simple activity helps students understand the role of vibration in producing sound.

Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses spectrum in relation to Bohr's model. Included in the topics covered are standing waves, boundary condition,...

An overview of the value of notes. Includes many examples of rhythms and tempos.

A great website for a wide range of information about the lute. Includes pictures, questions and answers about the instrument, and even a directory of lute makers. Very useful for those interested in buying a lute.

Fine site that focuses on music notation and on learning how to read it with a focus on the guitar. Includes charts, tips, and other useful information.

This is Fender's official website. They are a guitar, bass and amp manufacturing company.

The goal of this musical card game is to recognize one chord for guitar in two seperate notation styles.

Concise biography and lots of links on Liona Boyd, "First Lady of the Guitar."

National Public Radio offers an interesting look at the history of the invention that "Changed modern music and popular culture as well -- the electric guitar."

An image of "The Guitar Player", created by Edouard Manet in 1867 (Oil on canvas, 66 x 82 cm).

An image of "Guitar Player", created by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1896 (Oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm).

An image of "Woman Playing the Guitar", created by Simon Vouet from 1621-22 (Oil on canvas, 107 x 75 cm).

An image of "Woman Playing the Guitar", created by Gerrit Van Honthorst, c. 1624 (Oil on canvas, 82 x 58 cm).

Manufacturing is discussed by various employees of Rexroth, Just Born Candy, Coca-Cola and Martin Guitars. Steve Morrow, General Manager of the Coca-Cola plant begins the tour, followed by Ross Born from Just Born Candy. Products...

This Career Clip features Fred Everitt, Director of Manufacturing Support Services at C.F. Martin Guitar Co. in Nazareth, PA. Fred says his career advice is to treat others with respect and dignity. "It's not just what you get done, it's...

Music can loosely be defined as organized sound. The instructional activity objectives, understanding sound is a form of energy, understanding pitch, understanding sound traveling through a medium, and being able to separate music from...

As the title suggests, this column deals with songwriting. It does not tell you specifically how to write a song, but it does cover a lot of good information and advice and how to get started.

Learn the ranges of all of the string instruments. The chart shows the written pitch and the sounding pitch. There are also comments about some of the instruments ranges.

This is like a music theory textbook online. It includes great explanations and assignments, although there is not a way to check your completed assignments. It begins with the basics and goes through triads. Midi files are included.

Flash cards are an excellent way to help you learn various topics. These online music theory flash cards can help you learn note names, intervals, notes on the piano and several other topics.

In this lesson plan, students collect data, graph it, then determine the period and frequency of the sound waves made by a guitar.

In this activity, students work with partners to create four different instruments to investigate the frequency of the sounds they make. Students may chose to make a shoebox guitar, water glass xylophone, straw panpipe or a soda bottle...

As one of the first rock artists to use the piano as a lead instrument instead of the guitar, Elton John has had a very successful musical career. Learn more about him and his music with this biography, discography and more.

Homepage for a hypertext about the different families of musical instruments. From this page, users can retrieve information on a the acoustics of a variety of specific instruments: stringed instruments, woodwind instruments, brass...