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What Is Orff Schulwerk?
A short bio, part of a resource about an American group that advocates the use of Orff's Schulwerk to teach music, the link back to that site is at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
Classical Net: Basic Repertoire List: Georg Philipp Telemann
Listing of recorded music. Good reference for recordings as well as understanding how prolific Telemann was!
Classical Net
Classical Net: Hugo Wolf
Classical Net provides a brief list of songs by composer, Hugo Wolf, and also includes an image.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids
This interactive site offers students resource for learning about composers, their works, the logistics of orchestra seating, the functions of different instruments, and the like.
Classical Net
Classical Net: Johann Sebastian Bach
This is a short biography of the legendary composer Johann Sebastian Bach. This site has many links to other topics about Bach.
The Washington Post
The Washington Post: "The History of Jazz," Chapter 1
This site offers the first chapter of Ted Gioia's book, "The History of Jazz." This chapter focuses on the prehistory of jazz, including the Africanization of American music, country blues and classic blues, and Scott Joplin and Ragtime.
Classical Net
Classical Net: Luigi Boccherini
Nice overview biography and a huge list of his works with links to purchase.
Classical Net
Classical Net : Johann Georg Pisendel
A survey of the life and works of Johann Georg Pisendel (1687-1755), the German Baroque violinist-composer.
Classical Net
Classical Net: Basic Repertoire List: Carl Maria Von Weber
This site contains a brief history on the life and works of Carl Maria Von Weber. It also contains a listing of some of his famous works.
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Baroque Music: Composers
Short bio with listing of works by genre with dates composed. Just click on "Lully".
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Haydn
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart shows students photos and details of Haydn's life, general information about the time period and the classical orchestra.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Lessons From Auschwitz: The Power of Our Words
Classical music mastermind Benjamin Zander concluded his 2008 TED Talk by recounting the heartrending story of an Auschwitz survivor and her brother. This short animated piece highlights that story, reminding us that the words we speak...
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Pop and Rock Music Books
Good resource for classic rock music books, featuring reviews, articles, editorials, and music. Offers summaries of the books.
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Guild Music: Luigi Boccherini
This resource presents a short biography on Luigi Boccherini, classical composer.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Ludwig Van Beethoven
This site has a brief student-written article on classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Biography
Brief biographical sketch of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an Austrian composer of the Classical Era.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Learning the Blues
This lesson plan introduces young scholars to the blues. The origin and development of the blues is explored as well as its distinctive structure.
PBS
Pbs: The Blues Classroom
Access the educational resources developed by a Seattle-based museum to supplement the PBS documentary series "The Blues." Includes background essays on the blues; biographies, video clips, and sound clips from the series; a blues...
Classical Bands
Classicbands
Features biographies of classic rock bands along with rock history and lists of top 40 songs, best selling records, and much more classic rock trivia.
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Vance Holmes's Fantastic Tap Dance Dictionary
Searchable glossary of terminology common in tap dance, compiled by Vance Holmes, M.F.A., choreographer, and dance educator. Links to other dance and music dictionaries.
PBS
Pbs American Masters: John Cage
Read about this unusual but creative modern classical composer. Highlighting his major works, this short biography explores his philosophy of music.
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Kanzaki: Traditional Performing Arts in Japan
This site succinctly explains the terminology of Classical Japanese theater. Good source for direct reference.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: The Isley Brothers
Originally from Cincinnati, The Isley Brothers had their breakthrough hit in 1962 with "Shout". Over the years, the group consisted of various family members and in 1969 won a Grammy for "It's Your Thing". They remain one of the most...
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