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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Franz Joseph Haydn

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography on Franz Joseph Haydn. It also includes an audio lecture on Haydn with his music as a background to the lecture.
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The Joy of Cello Playing

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site with teaching examples, excerpts from his book and cartoons. Site promotes and endorses book, "The Joy of Cello Playing".
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The Viola Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information for those who are professionals, teachers, or students of the viola.
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Pay the Piper

For Students 3rd - 8th
A resource for children who want to play a musical instrument, and their parents, this website includes answers to such questions as "Where do you get lessons?" and "How much will a new instrument cost?" Also included are informational...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Smithsonian Jazz: Duke Ellington

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site provides audio clips, photos, and biographical information of this legendary composer and performer. A match game teaches and tests your knowledge of Ellington.
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Amg: All Music Guide: Duke Ellington

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents an overview of the musical career of Duke Ellington tells the chronological story of his rise to fame as an American jazz musician.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Conducting

For Students 9th - 10th
The basics of conducting are presented here in this well written tutorial. Included are simple pictures and animations of simple conducting patterns.
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Music Web: Benjamin Britten (1913 1976)

For Students 9th - 10th
Quite a bit of biographical information here at Music Web, a very complete listing of his compositions, and a good list of recordings as well.
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Benjamin Britten

For Students 9th - 10th
Classical Net offers links, resources, and lists of works on Benjamin Britten (1913-1976 CE), one of Britain's greatest composers.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Summon the Heroes: Classical Music to the Rescue

For Students 9th - 10th
Throughout the ages, composers have celebrated the accomplishments of famous heroes through music. What does a hero sound like? Get ready to find out!
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El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)

E Pd Lp: Gilardo Gilardi

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has a brief bibliography of the Argentine composer, pianist and orchestra director, Gilardo Gilardi.
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El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)

E Pd Lp: Mariano Mores

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has a brief bibliography of Mariano Mores, the Argentine composer, pianist and orchestra director.
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El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)

E Pd Lp: Mauricio Kagel

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has a brief bibliography of the composer and orchestra director, Mauricio Kagel .
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El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)

E Pd Lp: Silvestre Revueltas

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has a brief bibliography of the Mexican composer and orchestra director Silvestre Revueltas.
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Florence Beatrice Price: African American Composer

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the first African American women to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra. This resource lists information about her birth, her marriage and a list of nearly all of her compositions.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: William Grant Still

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life of William Grant Still, American composer and conductor, and the first black to conduct a professional symphony orchestra in the United States.
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El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)

E Pd Lp: Carlos Chavez

For Students 9th - 10th
his page has a brief bibliography of the Mexican composer and orchestra director Carlos Chavez.
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El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)

E Pd Lp: Juan Jose Castro

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has a brief bibliography of the Argentine composer and orchestra director, Juan Jose Castro.
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El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)

E Pd Lp: Geronimo Gimenez

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has a brief bibliography of the Spanish composer and orchestra director Geronimo Gimenez.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Bessie Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
Known as the "Empress of the Blues", Bessie Smith was one of the greatest blues singers. Read a brief biography of her career as well as view a video performance of her singing with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra with this resource.
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Suzuki Violin Teachers Central

For Students 3rd - 8th
Website devoted to teaching strings by the Suzuki method. A good site, but most useful to the membership.
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Amg All Music Guide: The Dorsey Brothers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers a brief synopsis of the careers of brothers Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, and their successes and failures in the music business.
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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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Harlem.org : Count Basie

For Students 9th - 10th
This Count Basie page is one of the few that has links to discussion boards. Also contains links to buy his albums, and links to other sites.