There is an indescrible energy to Latin American music—but if you know your music theory, it's not so indescrible after all. A thorough packet provides definitions for terms like bolero, charanga, shekere, and tumbao before listing...

Explanations, with audio examples, of the way your vocal tract changes when different vowel sounds are made.

Clear explanations of many terms used in evaluating and describing singing voices. Learning these explanations should help students find their comfortable singing ranges.

This site has an interesting discussion of how humans shape their voice to produce a variety of sounds. Discussion focuses upon the technique of "throat-singing," a method of creating vocal sounds unlike any other.

A brief biography of Francois Couperin, composer of vocal and harpsichord music.

Encyclopedia entry for a vocal group that popularized the doo-wop style of music.

Features an overview of the career of Martha (Reeves) and the Vandellas, popular female vocal group of the 1960s that was part of the Motown sound. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.

A vocal leader of the 20th-century women's suffrage movement, Alice Paul advocated for and helped secure passage of the 19th Amendment.

The diversity of bird songs is covered in this article from the companion site to PBS's "The Life of Birds." They can communicate about size, aggression, territory, mating, food, and many other things and they can produce a range of...

At this very creative site students will love learning about the function of their lungs. Fully illustrated with diagrams and new vocabulary words. Available in Spanish.

This resource provides detailed information about the California condor, as well as several pictures.

This resource provides detailed information about the warthog, as well as several pictures. [1:42]

This resource provides detailed information about the warthog, as well as several pictures.

This resource provides detailed information, photos, and a video about the owl. [1:33]

This resource provides detailed information about the warthog, as well as several pictures.

Hear you can find biographical information on the life and career of Grammy winning artist and Hall of Famer James Brown, who was known as the "The Godfather of Soul". He was renowned for his shouting vocal style and frenetic dancing.

Small audio archive from an organization dedicated t the preservation and promotion of Irish traditional music. Listen to tracks of reel, jigs, and ballads, both instrumental and vocal.

Comprehensive reference information about the coyote. Includes taxonomic classification, specimens, and other details about this extremely adaptable and vocal mammal.

Comprehensive reference information about the chimpanzee. Includes taxonomic classification, specimens, and other details about this highly intelligent, vocal primate.

An easy-to-read illustrated guide to air quality, with information on what causes air pollution and how it affects our health. Includes games to assess learning and a vocalized dictionary of terms related to air quality. (Pronunciations...

Baboons have incredible vocal chords, and they can make more than 30 distinct noises, from short grunting sounds to full-blown screaming. Learn more about Baboons in this well-constructed overview by Wonderville.

Explore Edward Jordan and his invention of the "Peak Limiter" which solved two common problems found in broadcast studios--sibilant "s" and the vocal tics of high-pitched voices.

One of the elements of music is "Texture." This site gives the definition, which basically is the relationship between melodic and harmonic.

These appear to be notes taken from a college lecture and contain considerable information on the Baroque period of music.