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Web sites for teachers and kids
www.fromthetop.com -- designed for young classical musicians. This site features: The Green Room, Hall of Fame, Answer Zone, Student Lounge, a Reference Room and a parent/teacher area. This site is paired with the From The Top radio program, and offers young musicians an opportunity to hear from others like themselves
www.sfskids.org -- This very animated and fun web site introduces kids to the orchestra but also has sections on theory basics and composers.
www.nyphilkids.org -- Great graphics and fun games—like the clarinet scavenger hunt—make this New York Philharmonic web site great, especially for instrumental students.
www.funbrain.com -- Funbrain offers games on composers, instruments, reading and vocabulary. You will need to explore a little to find them all, click on all games and then on piano player for a keyboard/staff reading game to reinforce note reading.
www.teoria.com -- This is a great site for music theory.
www.kidsgames.org -- This site is just what it says—for first- through twelfth-graders. You also can use this site to search for more related sites. You may need to search on the site for music related games. The games are geared toward the young musical explorer.
www.atozkidsstuff.com - “Name That Tune,” a link to the American Symphony Orchestra League, Instruments, lesson plans and games all can be found on this web site. You may for to search for music, or try http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/music.html
www.library.thinkquest.org/15413 -- An award winning site, created by high school students, that has lots of information on music theory, history, styles, jobs and a few games.
www.musictheory.net -- Includes quality theory tutorials, and interactive identification and ear training drills in note reading, key signatures, intervals and triads.
musictheory.halifax.ns.ca/lessons.html -- This site contains 26 free music theory lessons (which include some audio examples) and printable quizzes.
www.pbs.org/jazz/kids -- Elementary students can enjoy playing with an interactive Improvisation Station.
www.EasyMusicTheory.com -- This site is devoted to ear training and theory skills.
www.good-ear.com -- This site offers ear training and theory skills.
www.classicalarchives.com -- has audio files of thousands of pieces. For free membership, you can hear/download up to 5 files a day, and with paid membership, many more. Great place to listen to prospective pieces.
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/music/index.html and http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/music/other_music.html -- Both contain fun and educational quizzes to test your musical knowledge (and odd musical trivia!)
http://www.classicsforkids.com/ -- A great place to introduce the classics, as heard on the radio show. and Excellent site
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/wtc/wtc.html Well-Tempered Clavier --
Johann Sebastian Bach: Forty-Three Fugues and Select Preludes e included analysis, scores and digital sounds for these Bach pieces. Many of the fugues are paired with quizzes. Excellent teaching tool
www.Practicespot.com -- has to be explored to be believed. Resources for almost every situation of students, parents and teachers.