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Music Sites for Kids
(and anyone else, too!)
A site all about orchestral music that has videos included. The National Arts Center Orchestra of Canada performs the music.
http://www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/index.asp
Austin City Lights is a video series by PBS on contemporary American music.
(Click "artist anthology", "video clips", and "interviews")
http://www.pbs.org/klru/austin/
A listing of American jazz artists and their music including
audio and video clips from Louise Armstrong to Lester Young.
(Click on "Search: Music" and then hit "Go")
http://www.brain-juice.com/main.html
A site on Gamelan music! Try this one out!
http://alek.zipzap.ch/gamelan/ind2_eng.htm
Gullah Music: an Evolution of African music in America.
(Click on the map to discover the roots of African music in
America including spirituals, the blues, jazz, reggae,
hip hop and more.)
http://www.knowitall.org/gullahmusic/journey/index.html
This PBS site is about music along the Mississippi River.
http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/
This site is about music in Motown, the birthplace of Rhythm and Blues.
http://www.motownmuseum.com/
A site for exploring all of the musical art forms and styles:
Jazz, Rock, Classical, Reggae, Celtic, and more!
http://www.datadragon.com/education/genres/
This site is about "NATURE: Song of the Earth" with David Attenborough. It is another PBS site that views the shared musical heritage of humans and animals.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/song/
This site is about the Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame. It includes
artists, music and video clips and history.
http://www.rockhall.com/
A site exploring the question, "What is Music?" This is a science program about the science of sound and music. It is part of the Exploratorium series.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/
An exciting site about music along the ancient Silk Road Trading Route.
This site highlights music and instruments from Korea, China, Armenia,
Persia (Iran), Mongolia, Japan, etc.
http://www.silkroadproject.org
This site is about America's patriotic songs with lyrics and
sing-along parts. There are also games such as "Guess the tune!"
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm
A city-by-city tour of sounds and sites with music and special effects by Groups
such as the Deutsches Symphonic Orchester (Berlin),
The National Symphony Orchestra (Dublin)
, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (Glasgow),
the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (Boston), etc. Wow!
http://www.media.mit.edu/hyperins/ToySymphony/index2.html
This site has a virtual DJ booth with turntables, scratching samples, sound clips,
lighting effects and much more! Another Wow! Site.
http://www.turntables.de/
The site of the United States Marine Band. The site has the band's history since 1798 and information about band members and video clips of the group and performers.
http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/
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