Curated OER
Parents of Teens Ride Waves of Expenses
Students explore the concept of the cost of raising a child. In this cost of raising a child lesson plan, students read an article about the expenses associated with teenagers. Students discuss ways in which parents maneuver finances for...
Curated OER
Prepositions of Time--For, During, While
In this prepositions of time worksheet, students discover the rules for using the prepositions "for," "during," and "while."
Curated OER
Pronouns
In this pronouns activity, students circle the pronouns that correctly complete sentences. A reference website is given for additional resources.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How to Make a Piano Sing
The renowned pianist Vladimir Horowitz once said, "The most important thing is to transform the piano from a percussive instrument into a singing instrument." In this lab, you will learn about sympathetic vibrations, a method used to...
Other
Player Piano Group
Includes pictures of player pianos, player music, player history, reproduction of pianos, and much more.
Read Works
Read Works: Tuning a Piano
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a man who works as a piano tuner. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Text Project
Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 4, Issue 9: Pianos:the Loud and the Soft [Pdf]
Read this magazine article to learn about the piano including what the word means and how it works.
Read Works
Read Works: Making Piano Fun
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Angela and her experience with piano lessons. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
The Piano Education Page
"The Piano Education Page" includes a piano lessons and tips, an audition room, a competition calendar, and biographical information on several famous pianists. Have fun listening to piano tunes while learning about this instrument and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Forte and Piano
Lesson plan where students learn what forte and piano mean and idenitfy them in music and pictures that represent sounds. Students also will demonstrate forte and piano while singing a song that they learn from a video.
PBS
Pbs: Piano Tuning and Balancing Equations
Examine how one innovator is working to improve the way concert pianos are designed and tuned. This video focuses on the balance that needs to occur in an ideally tuned piano key and explores how David Stanwood calculated the balance...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Group Theory 101: How to Play a Rubik's Cube Like a Piano
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...
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Piano
Read about keyboard instruments and the piano in particular. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to hear the piano alone and with the orchestra.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Piano Player
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.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Music for Kids: Piano
Kids learn about the musical instrument the piano on this site. Learn about the styles of music, history, and how it works.
Other
The Equal Tempered Scale & Peculiarities of Piano Tuning
The author offers a complete explanation of the physics behind piano tuning and why piano tuning is an intricate process. Illustrations and graphs are included.
Just Books Read Aloud
Just Books Read Aloud: Evan Levine: Not the Piano, Mrs. Medley
A video of the book "Not The Piano, Mrs. Medley", written by Evan Levine, and illustrated by S.D. Schindler. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
Other
Piano Nanny: Piano on the Net
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.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: A Piano Timeline
A detailed chronology of the piano, beginning with Bartolomeo Cristofori's invention of the pianoforte in Florence, Italy, in 1700.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Music for Kids: How the Piano Works
From dampers to hammers to strings learn how a piano produces amazing sound on this website.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Music for Kids: Piano Playing Basics
Kids learn the basics of playing the piano on this site. Find information about the keyboard, middle C, position, and practice.
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Keyboard Trainer
A fantastic resource for music teachers and students learning to play the piano. This online quiz can be customized to test students on specific keys. Students can click "Toggle helpers," to check answers along the way.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Piano Next Door" by Elia W. Peattie
Text of the short story "The Piano Next Door" by Elia W. Peattie, an American author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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