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Read Works: Instrumental Talent
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a young lady named Ruby Jane Smith who can play eleven different musical instruments. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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The Origin of the Name "English Horn"
This site gives you a detailed description of how the English Horn was named.
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Piano Music Sight Reading Practice
Actually this clever site drills pianists on note names and note placement on the keyboard. Kids can access this site at home for practice. Both treble and bass clef are used.
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Eternal Egypt: Pair of Castanets
This pair of castanets is shaped like human arms wearing bracelets. They are inscribed with the names of Queen Tiye and Princess Meritaten, who was Tutankhamun's sister-in-law.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Plaustrum
A cart or wagon. It had commonly two wheels, but sometimes four, and it was then called the plaustrum majus. Besides the wheels and axle the plaustrum consisted of a strong pole (temo), to the hinder part of which was fastened a table of...