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BBC

Bbc: Bitesize: Gcse Music

For Students 3rd - 8th
GCSE Music provides links to a variety of music topics including composers, composing music, music theory, music technology, performing and evaluating music, music styles, world music, and traditional music from the UK.
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Reading Music in Elementary School

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A description on how to teach elementary music to children.
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Ancient Greek Music

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains 24 audio links to ancient Greek music and inscriptions as well as a link to types of Homeric (Greek) singing.
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Charley Pride

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the life story of African American country music superstar, Charley Pride, a 2000 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Click on the arrows to listen to him singing three songs.
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Patsy Cline

For Students 9th - 10th
Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973, Patsy Cline was "the most popular female country singer in recording history". Even though she died early at age thirty, she had a #1 jutebox hit in the song "Crazy". Click on the...
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Choral Net: The Internet Center for Choral Music

For Students 9th - 10th
A large web portal of online resources and information on choral music worldwide.
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I Hear America Singing: Whitman and the Music of His Time

For Students 9th - 10th
This I Hear America Singing site describes Whitman's views on music, the influence it had on his work, and a discussion of music in Whitman's time.
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Mississippi State: Sacred Harp Singing

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive website on Sacred Harp singing, a non-denominational community singing event that focuses on group participation. Explore this rich tradition at this website with historic background and audio files.
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Waylon Jennings

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the fascinating life story of country music legend, Waylon Jennings, who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. Click on the arrows to listen to him singing three songs.
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Musipedia: The Open Music Encyclopedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you trying to identify a song but can't remember the name of it or who wrote it? Musipedia is a music search engine that allows you to find a song by entering notes on a keyboard, tapping the rhythm or even singing into your computer.
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The Land of Music: Homepage

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Principally an e-commerce site, although free sample lessons and music clips are available from this award-winning provider of music education tools. The Land of Music teaches how to read, write, and enjoy music through songs, stories,...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Introduction to Polyphonic Singing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a step by step introduction to rhythm, melody, and polyphonic singing through the use of several canons.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: Track Preview: Music of Ireland: Medley

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Listen to a sample of traditional Irish music played on the uilleann pipes, from a 1951 recording of music of the world's peoples.
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Kids' Wings

The Little Red Music Room

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site has curriculum based songs set to folk melodies. At this site teach language arts, science and math through songs.
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Songs for Teaching

No Backbone Beat

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn your invertebrates with this great rap. Your students will be walking through the halls singing this rap, when you begin your invertebrate unit with it. It covers protozoan, metazoan, arthropods, and more.
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The Choral Public Domain Library

For Students 9th - 10th
This searchable database of more than 5,000 pieces of free, classical choral music features MIDI file downloads and PDF documents.
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The Art of Singing Art Song

For Students 9th - 10th
Recording and recital databases, books, and web links are some of this web site's resources. Schubert enthusiasts will want to explore the terrific analysis of two of his song cycles.
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University of Michigan

Beyond Row, Row, Row Your Boat

For Students 3rd - 5th
Many famous and not so famous rounds can be found at this website. Midi files allow you to listen and learn. Wonderful!
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The Contemporary a Cappella Society: A Cappella Almanac

For Students 9th - 10th
This website includes general information on a cappella music, as well has tips on how to get started in a cappella singing and how to arrange, perform, and record a cappella music. Read about world-wide a cappella events and check out...
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Mount Holyoke College

Mt. Holyoke College: Enunciation Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th
A few exercises to develop enunciation with the singing voice. This site takes you through a five step exercise.
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BBC

Bbc Radio 3: World on Your Street

For Students 9th - 10th
World on Your Street, although not actively maintained since 2005, is one answer to uncovering different sounds in world music. Find interviews with musicians who brought their music to the UK from many different parts of the globe....
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Spin and Sing

For Students Pre-K - K
It's so much fun to sing along with Daniel Tiger! In this online experience, spin a wheel of eight songs to sing along with Daniel and reinforce concepts such as counting to four when mad and being a helper at home.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Al Green

For Students 9th - 10th
Gifted 1970s soul singer, Al Green, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. After a rewarding R&B singing career, he became a Reverend in 1976 and moved to gospel music.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Patriotic Melodies

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress site profiles 26 American patriotic songs with commentary, supporting visual material, and recordings of "America the Beautiful," "Fanfare for the Common Man" and the like.

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