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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: The Sounds of Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students collect data, graph it, then determine the period and frequency of the sound waves made by a guitar.
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Guitar Nine: So You Want to Be a Songwriter?

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

Univ of New South Wales: Musical Acoustics: Strings, Standing Waves, Harmonics

For Students 9th - 10th
The production of a standing wave in a string is presented and discussed in this site. Exceptional diagrams are accompanied by thorough explanation and mathematical analysis to explain the various modes of vibrations.
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Del Mar College: Bach's Method of Transcription

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a comprehensive account of how Bach's BWV 964 method of transcription was derived with particular interest for interpreting what musical ideas were deemed important by Bach. Especially handy for guitarists who are...
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Curated OER

I Guitar

For Students 9th - 10th
Now it's easier than ever to make music on your computer! The direct USB connection of the iGuitar.USB models turns the guitar into an easy-to-use computer peripheral. The iGuitar is compatible with Macs and PCs and works directly with...
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Curated OER

I Guitar

For Students 9th - 10th
Now it's easier than ever to make music on your computer! The direct USB connection of the iGuitar.USB models turns the guitar into an easy-to-use computer peripheral. The iGuitar is compatible with Macs and PCs and works directly with...
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Curated OER

I Guitar

For Students 9th - 10th
Now it's easier than ever to make music on your computer! The direct USB connection of the iGuitar.USB models turns the guitar into an easy-to-use computer peripheral. The iGuitar is compatible with Macs and PCs and works directly with...
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Curated OER

I Guitar

For Students 9th - 10th
Now it's easier than ever to make music on your computer! The direct USB connection of the iGuitar.USB models turns the guitar into an easy-to-use computer peripheral. The iGuitar is compatible with Macs and PCs and works directly with...
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Curated OER

I Guitar

For Students 9th - 10th
Now it's easier than ever to make music on your computer! The direct USB connection of the iGuitar.USB models turns the guitar into an easy-to-use computer peripheral. The iGuitar is compatible with Macs and PCs and works directly with...
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Curated OER

I Guitar

For Students 9th - 10th
Now it's easier than ever to make music on your computer! The direct USB connection of the iGuitar.USB models turns the guitar into an easy-to-use computer peripheral. The iGuitar is compatible with Macs and PCs and works directly with...
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Curated OER

I Guitar

For Students 9th - 10th
Now it's easier than ever to make music on your computer! The direct USB connection of the iGuitar.USB models turns the guitar into an easy-to-use computer peripheral. The iGuitar is compatible with Macs and PCs and works directly with...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Stringed Musical Instrument

For Students 9th - 10th
Stringed musical instrument found with no string on it. This instrument resembles the guitar yet it has no wooden machine heads that are used to tie up the strings.
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Curated OER

Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Music in the Renaissance: Lute

For Students Pre-K - 1st
16th Century Lute, made in Germany; later turned into a guitar.
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Flemenco World: The First Solo Recordings, Paco and Jazz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an excerpt from Paco Sevilla's book "Paco de Lucia: A New Tradition for the Flamenco Guitar" which tell of Paco de Lucia's first solo recordings.
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Flamenco World: Mundo Flamenco

For Students 9th - 10th
A pioneer bilingual flamenco site that offers services and daily information on flamenco, music, and culture. Some of the features are: introduction to flamenco, festivals, guitar, dance, as well as online store, artist's encyclopedia,...
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Pay the Piper

For Students 3rd - 8th
A resource for children who want to play a musical instrument, and their parents, this website includes answers to such questions as "Where do you get lessons?" and "How much will a new instrument cost?" Also included are informational...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Duane Eddy

For Students 9th - 10th
Known for his "twang", Duane Eddy has been called "the first rock and roll guitar god". Read about the history of his music and view a list of his most popular songs.
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Lead Belly Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
The Lead Belly Foundation seeks to preserve the musical heritage of Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter. Listen to tracks of his music while you read his biography and learn about his contributions to the worlds of blues and folk music.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Simple Instruments

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Eric Clapton

For Students 9th - 10th
Eric Clapton is the first musician to be inducted into the Hall of Fame three times: first as a member of the Yardbirds, next with Cream, and finally as a solo performer. Performing since the early 1960s, he is still an essential force...
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Michigan Reach Out

Sounds Like Science: Guitars

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
At this site explore the relationship between audibility and frequency of sound, and the difference between frequency and volume.
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Guitar Land: Music 10: Note Values and Rhythms

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the value of notes. Includes many examples of rhythms and tempos.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Robert Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography and photograph of legendary blues guitarist, Robert Johnson.
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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Lutes, Old and New

For Students 9th - 10th
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.

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