Government Sites
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American Music Collections
 - The American Music Collections document this country's diverse
popular music and performance traditions. The strength of these
collections is the music of the late nineteenth through the
twentieth centuries including Big Band jazz, Gospel and African
American sacred music, and folk music. |
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America's Stories - See, Hear
and Sing
- Watch a movie, hear a
song, play a tune from America's past. |
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Kids' Castle
- This Smithsonian site has information to kids' questions on
sports, history, the arts, travel, science and air and space, all
with great photos. |
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Sing-Along with National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- NIEHS has included this sing-along section to teach environmental
health science through song. |
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Sound Site
- Close your eyes, open your ears, and explore the world of sound!
This neat site has audio clips, activities, and discussions about
composition to help you learn. |
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The Music of Sound -
Neanderthal Jam
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a lot from old musical instruments. We're not talking about a
pawnshop full of rusted saxophones and busted guitars, but about
partly fossilized bones with holes that look suspiciously like wind
instruments. |
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The Music Room
- The Museum also explores history through dozens of musical
performances every year. |
Organization Sites
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Children's Music Web
- This site has plenty of fun stuff - a concert calendar, radio
list, and the "Children's Music Gazette". |
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I Hear America Singing
- Have you ever thought about how American songs developed? This PBS
site has a timeline covering the history of American concert song as
well as information on the writers, composers, artists, and
movements that left their mark. |
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Jazz Kids
- Check out this fun newspaper for kids featuring news and reviews,
kids' writing, games, trivia, and more! |
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New York Philharmonic Kidzone
- Meet composers and members of the orchestra, check out the
Insider's Guide, explore all kinds of instruments, invent one of
your own, and so much more on this dazzling site! |
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Playmusic
- A cool site for kids from the American Symphony Orchestra League.
Learn all about classical music and the instruments that make it. |
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San Francisco Symphony Kids
Site
- This website, in
conjunction with our live performances, provide a great way for
people of all ages to hear, learn, and have fun with music. Consider
this site your premier web destination for learning about music. |
Education Sites
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Instrument Encyclopedia!
- The purpose of this site is to allow you to explore the diversity
and creativity of musical traditions as you browse our gallery or
search for a favorite instrument. |
Commercial Sites
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra -
DSO Kids
- DSOKids is the Dallas
Symphony Orchestra's magical doorway to a world of musical fun and
learning for students. The site's mission is to provide attractive,
accessible and child-friendly resources that introduce symphonic
music, the orchestra and its instruments, and to encourage young
people to explore the world of the symphony orchestra. |
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FreeKidsMusic.com
- All the kids songs you find on this site are FREE: listen,
download, play them on your computer, or burn them to a personal CD
for boombox or car listening |
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Kididdles
- MoJo is a singin', swingin' music mouse-chine! She'll be happy to
take you on a guided tour of her Musical Mouseum. |
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Young Composers
- This site allows young composers to share their music and to talk
to other young musicians. |
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