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PBS

Classics for Kids: Musical Instruments

For Students 3rd - 8th
An A-to-Z directory of all the instruments and tools of the orchestra. Each entry includes a description, a picture, and a sound sample.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Saxophone

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read more about the saxophone, and the characteristics of the woodwind family. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to hear the saxophone play with the orchestra.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Oboe

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn about the oboe and how it is played. Read more about the woodwind family. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to hear the oboe on its own or with the orchestra.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: English Horn

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this resource to learn about the English horn and read about the woodwind family. Use ReadAudio or Windows Media Player to hear the English Horn by itself and with the orchestra.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Clarinet

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this resource to learn about the clarinet, and the characteristics of the woodwind family. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to hear the clarinet alone and with the orchestra.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Bass Clarinet

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this resource to learn about the bass clarinet, and read about the woodwind family. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to hear the bass clarinet on its own and with the orchestra.
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Other

Saxlessons

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete saxophone resource. Students are guided through lessons. Also, a wealth of information about the saxophone.
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Other

Harmonicas: Choosing, Tuning, Playing

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives one man's experience with tuning a harmonica and information about playing a harmonica. Also, gives different types of harmonicas.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Contrabassoon

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn about the contrabassoon, a member of the woodwind family of instruments. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to hear the contrabassoon.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Treasures: "Mr. Watson Come Here!"

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Library of Congress has Alexander Graham Bell's lab notebook in which he tells the story of the first successful telephone exchange.
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Curated OER

Walter Reed Photo

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from the Arlington National Cemetery provides an easy to read account of the life and work of Dr. Walter Reed (1851-1902 CE), Major in the United States Army Medical Corps who proved that yellow fever was transmitted by...
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Walter Reed Gravesite

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from the Arlington National Cemetery provides an easy to read account of the life and work of Dr. Walter Reed (1851-1902 CE), Major in the United States Army Medical Corps who proved that yellow fever was transmitted by...