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Music Theory

Music theory.net: Interval Trainer

For Students 9th - 10th
This online quiz is a fantastic tool to check your knowledge of intervals. Keeps score, and can be customized to fit specific lessons (augmented intervals, diminished intervals, double accidentals.)
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Music theory.net: Phrases and Cadences

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of phrases and cadences with illustrated examples. Also provides audio clips, and a printable chart at the end of the lesson. By MusicTheory.net.
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Music theory.net: Steps and Accidentals

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an explanation of half steps, whole steps, flats, and sharps. Illustrated examples accompany these definitions.
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Music theory.net: Generic Intervals

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough description of generic intervals with a printable chart at the end of the lesson. MusicTheory.net provides illustrated examples, and highlighted vocabulary terms. (You may need to download Flash Player to view this site.)
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Music theory.com: Introduction to Chords

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of augmented and diminished triads/ chords. Provides illustrated examples with highlighted vocabulary words,a printable chart, and audio clips to supplement the lesson.
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Music theory.net: Diatonic Triads

For Students 9th - 10th
Descriptions of diatonic triads: major, natural minor, and harmonic minor. Provides animated illustrations, and a printable chart at the end of the lesson.
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PBS

Pbs: Math With Jake: Music Transposition

For Students 6th - 8th
Composer and ukulele artist Jake Shimabukuro describes the concept of transposing notes in music and how ratios are applied in this video from Center for Asian American Media. Shimabukuro explains why it is necessary to transpose music...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Group Theory 101: How to Play a Rubik's Cube Like a Piano

For Students 9th - 10th
Mathematics explains the workings of the universe, from particle physics to engineering and economics. Math is even closely related to music, and their common ground has something to do with a Rubik's Cube puzzle. Michael Staff explains...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Music for Kids: Piano

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the musical instrument the piano on this site. Learn about the styles of music, history, and how it works.
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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Piano Player

For Students 3rd - 5th
Interactive game where musical notes are shown on a scale and you have to choose the piano key that matches the note. Choose from four levels of play, from beginner to virtuoso.
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Quia

Quia: Musical Elements

For Students 3rd - 5th
A great matching game to reinforce music vocabulary and an understanding of the elements of music.
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PBS

Classics for Kids: Musical Instruments

For Students 3rd - 8th
An A-to-Z directory of all the instruments and tools of the orchestra. Each entry includes a description, a picture, and a sound sample.
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Other

El Rincon Musical Peruano (Music of Peru)

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent Peruvian music resource. You'll listen to different melodies from Peru, presented with their lyrics and scores. The information is in English, French and Spanish. Includes ballads, carols, classics, cumbias, huaylas, huaynos,...
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Piano Nanny: Piano on the Net

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides extensive piano lessons, utilizing helpful guides complete with audio. Detailed information on the computer configuration needed for this site is given, as well as a 12 note keyboard.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Music for Kids: Piano Playing Basics

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn the basics of playing the piano on this site. Find information about the keyboard, middle C, position, and practice.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Music for Kids: How the Piano Works

For Students 3rd - 8th
From dampers to hammers to strings learn how a piano produces amazing sound on this website.
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Tone Savvy: E Music Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides good online learning games and exercises for music theory. It also has a lot of options for teachers if they choose to subscribe.
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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Musical Instruments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Musical Instruments.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: B. J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper for Art and Music

For Students 9th - 10th
The art and music subsection of the popular homework helper site from Discovery Education. Contains links to museums, art history, music theory, and other arts-related sites thought to be helpful for completing homework assignments by...
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Rudiments of Wisdom

Rudiments of Wisdom: Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about musical elements with cartoons. These hand drawn cartoons offer the viewer a different way to read about music other than the traditional text and pictures.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Smithsonian Jazz: Duke's Music Class

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about jazz from the master, Duke Ellington. Three activities explore his role as jazz composer, orchestra leader, and pianist.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Home Sweet Home Life in 19th Century Ohio

For Students 9th - 10th
This site uses historically significant documents to paint a picture of family life in 19th century Ohio. Music plays a large role in this picture.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Music for Kids: Famous Pianists

For Students 9th - 10th
A site showing some of the worlds greatest piano players ever. Learn about famous pianist from all genres of music.
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San Diego State University

Ritardondo

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Played in the style of "UNO," this music card game is suitable for students in their second year of music theory for piano. The game's purpose is to identify musical key signatures and their respective primary chords and will be able to...

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