Music

NeoK12 offers a set of YouTube videos explaining and illustrating how to play acoustic guitar, piano and violin or fiddle.  All videos and lessons on this site have been reviewed by K-12 teachers and are safe for kids.

In the Music Studio, take a quick tour of the history of music, meet a well-known musician, listen to musican performances, and be a music critic.  Practice your skills as a music producer in the re-mix studio. Teachers resources include curriculum standards…

From site:  ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want. Remixers If you’re into sampling, remixing and mash-ups grab the…

The great Wynton Marsalis bring us jazz. He tells us about growing up in a musical family, his early struggles with practicing and his love of classical music. He discusses the trumpet and its history, and demonstrates how the trumpet…

The Joy2Learn Music Program focuses on internationally renowned pianist Alan Gampel and his exciting performances of the Chopin “Minute Waltz”, Gershwin “Prelude”, Debussy “Poisson D’Or”, Rimsky-Korsakov “Flight of the Bumble-Bee”, and Stravinsky “Firebird”. Alan discusses each piece of music, presents…

From site:  Welcome to funkyremixes.com.Listen up… artists like the Beastie Boys, Chuck D, David Byrne, Paul Westerberg and many others are mixing up the copyright laws of music. They want you to have free access to music. Why? To allow…

Download their beat, loops and breaks. All available under Creative Commons licensing. Navigate instrumentals by production music genre: Alternative, Laid Back, Hip Hop, Pop, Rock, Swing, Urban, RnB, LoFi, Electronic, Feel Good, Up beat, Groove, Alternative Pop, Acoustic, Ambient. By…

From site:  Physics and music have been closely related for thousands of years. The art and the science of music acoustics are presented on this site, in musician-friendly format, as is some of our research work in music science. Navigate…

Experiment with different instruments in the instrument lab.  Create your own music in the composition workshop.  Learn about the sounds different instruments make in the instrument storage room.  Meet some of the musicians in the Philharmonic in the musician’s lounge. …

Musictheory.net offers interactive lessons and training in music theory.  Lessons include signature, chords, intervals, cadence and phrasing, and scales.  After learning a part of music theory, you can practice it using the trainer interactive quiz tools.  The site also includes…

From site:  At this site, Phil shares a large number of free music activities and arts integration lessons that connect music to reading, math and science.  In addition, he posts information on his latest music education products. Phil Tulga received his…

What is music? Is birdsong music? How about the tap-tap-tap of a hammer, or the wail of a creaking door? Is playing a garbage can different than playing a drum?Explore the science of music through these online exhibits, movies, and…

From site:  Journey with us as we trace the blues from its early beginnings in southern American fields to its global impact on music today. Through informative interviews and a wealth of music clips, you’ll learn the ins and outs…

From site:  The Youth Music Exchange transforms schools, after-school programs, and community-based organizations into record labels owned and managed by youths. The children write and record the music, develop marketing strategies, design the artwork, and sustain their company by bringing…

Amazing interactive site designed to immerse kids in orchestral music – the music, the composers, and the instruments. Some of the features include an interactive timeline, excerpts of symphonies by classical composers, and sounds of different musical instruments. Learn how…