Music & Dance
American Folklife Center
(Online access to selected portions of The Library of Congress' collections which may include audio samples of music/stories, digital images, video clips & more) |
American Masters
Music Database (Alphabetical list from Louis Armstrong to Hank Williams) |
American Roots Music
@ pbs.org (Come discover the pioneers of the musical forms that combined on American soil to become the most pervasive music throughout the world) |
American Song Online
(A brief overview to the two most common music resources available on the web, Sheet Music and Sound Recordings, providing links to some of the largest collections as well as a glimpse at the diversity of materials available online) |
BBC Radio 3
(Broadcasts classical music, jazz, world music, new music, arts programmes, and drama) |
Ballet Dictionary
(An introduction to the world of ballet w/ the explanation of 170 terms) |
Classic Cat
(FREE classical music MP3s) |
Classical Composers Biographies
(Biographies of classical music composers) |
Classics for Kids
(Links include On the Radio, Composers, Games & more) |
Dance Arts Toolkit
(Lesson plans, idea cards, glossaries & many special features to bring the excitement & emotion of dance into the classroom) |
DSOKids Resources & Lesson Plans
(Search by concert programs, subject categories, or media type) |
Free Sheet Music & Lessons @ 8Notes
(Free sheet music, riffs, lessons & more) |
Good Ear Online Ear Training Site
(Helps you develop a good musical ear) |
Historic American Sheet Music
(Digital images of 3051 pieces from the collection published in the United States between 1850 & 1920 including Song Lyrics Index, Song Sheets & Sheet Music Index) |
History of Dance
(Links to a brief history of ballroom, breakdance, country, fad, flamenco, hiphop, jazz, Latin dance, salsa, swing, tango & western dance) |
History of Jazz
(Take a tour of jazz and see the people, read about the events, and listen to the music) |
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
(Explore the roots of rock in such a way as to illuminate the natural progression of musical styles) |
Introduction to Reading Music
(Lessons include clefs, time signatures, types of notes & much more) |
Jazz: A Passion for Jazz Music History & Education
(Jazz history, timeline, milestones, types of jazz & more) |
KIDiddles
(Songs to listen to and lyrics to read) |
Music Activities & Arts Integration Lessons
(Lessons connecting music to other areas of the curriculum) |
Music Tech Teacher
(Music quizzes, games & help w/music) |
Musical Instruments Museums Online
(The world's largest freely accessible database for information on musical instruments held in public collections) |
National Jukebox
(More than 10,000 historical sound recordings available by streaming to the public free of charge) |
Popular Songs in American History
(Songs from the 17th through the 20th centuries plus sea shanties) |
Public Domain Information Project
(Provides information about public domain music including carefully researched lists of Public Domain Music titles, PD Sheet Music Reprints and PD Sheet Music Books) |
Ricci Adams' Music Theory
(Lessons, trainers & utilities to help you learn music theory) |
See, Hear & Sing
(Watch a movie, hear a song, play a tune from America's past) |
Sounds at the British Library
(Explore 90,000 selected recordings of music, spoken word, and human and natural environments) |
Teoria Music Theory Web
(Links to tutorials, exercises, reference, articles & more) |
Page updated January 23, 2021