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Web Gallery of Art: Musicians in the Orchestra

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Musicians in the Orchestra", created by Edgar Degas from 1870-71 (Oil on canvas, 69 x 49 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Two Musicians

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Two Musicians", created by Albrecht Durer, c. 1504 (Oil on panel, 94 x 51 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Musician Angel

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Musician Angel", created by Rosso Fiorentino, c. 1520 (Tempera on wood, 38 x 47 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of Three Musicians of the Medici Court

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Portrait of Three Musicians of the Medici Court", created by Anton Domenico Gabbiani, c. 1687 (Oil on canvas, 141 x 208 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Artist Painting a Portrait of a Musician

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Artist Painting a Portrait of a Musician", created by Marguerite Gerard, c. 1803 (Oil on panel, 61 x 52 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Blind Musician

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Blind Musician", created by Georges De La Tourz (Oil on canvas, 84 x 61 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Landscape With a Musician

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Landscape with a Musician", created by Thomas Van Apshovenz (Oil on panel, 49 x 66 cm).
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Kitchen Musician Site: What Is a Hammered Dulcimer?

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find a very thorough description of a hammered dulcimer, tracing this instruments creation and history. Pictures are also included.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Quincy Jones

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS highlights American Masters in music and provides a thorough biography, feature essay, and career timeline on Jones.
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Naxos Digital Services

Naxos Digital Services: Dufay, Guillaume

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a biography of musician Guillaume Dufay, as well as a short piece on both church and secular music. Also supplied are links to recommended recordings.
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Eternal Egypt: Musicians Playing

For Students 9th - 10th
This block shows a musical party. The left side of the block shows six girls holding musical instruments. To the right, two men are playing a harp and others are keeping the rhythm by clapping their hands.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Egyptian Musician

For Students 9th - 10th
That the Egyptians paid great attention to the study of music and had arrived at a very accurate knowledge of the art, is evident from the instruments which they used. - Goodrich, 1844
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New York Philharmonic: Kid Zone! Images: Jazz Musicians at Work

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon illustration of Bobby McFerrin and his accompanist.
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Chuck Berry Official Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical profile, photos, song lyrics, awards, achievements, and fast facts about the life and career of Chuck Berry.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Paul Dukas

For Students 3rd - 8th
What did composer Paul Dukas (1865-1935 CE) have to do with Disney movies? Find out by reading more about his work and life at this site. Listen to some of his most famous music using Real Audio or Windows Media Player.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Archie Shepp

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life of Archie Shepp, African American tenor saxophonist, composer, dramatist, teacher, and pioneer of the free jazz movement.
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BBC

Bbc Radio 3: World on Your Street: The Music of India

For Students 3rd - 8th
A full-featured site for learning about the music of India, although not actively maintained since 2004. Easy-to-read spotlights on instruments and musicians communicate the essential qualities of Indian music. Accompanying audio files...
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Pbs Learning Media: Radio Transmission

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity from A Science Odyssey tracks the journey of a sound wave from the moment a musician sings into a microphone until his voice reaches the vibrating speakers of an AM Radio.
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Scott Alexander

The Red Hot Jazz Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of information on jazz bands and musicians at this RedHotJazz.com site.
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Scott Alexander

Lieutenant James Reese Europe: Songs Back From the Battle

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an extensive biography of World War I African American soldier and jazz musician Lieutenant James Reese Europe. It includes much detail about Europe's life, experience in the military, and success as a bandleader. Photos,...
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PBS

Pbs: Jazz: Teddy Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the larger site, Jazz by PBS and Ken Burns, this page highlights the life of Teddy Wilson, one of the first black musicians to play with prominently white artists. Biographical information is from the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.
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Pbs: Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion website for a documentary film about jazz is home to a storehouse of resources and unique features about the historical, cultural, and artistic significance of jazz. With a timeline of key events in the history of jazz,...
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Pbs: Jazz Music and the Crisis Over School Desegregation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Working in cooperative groups, your young scholars will learn how jazz musicians expressed the Civil Rights era in their music. This lesson focuses on the Civil Rights movement in Little Rock, Arkansas. Also, they will learn to about the...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How to Make a Guitar Sing

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great project for musicians interested in the physics of stringed instruments. If you have ever played an acoustic guitar, you may have noticed that picking a single string can make one or more of the other (unpicked) strings...

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