Music

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Mr. McCandless

Here are some links to help you with your music studies:

San Francisco Symphony Here you can learn about reading music and the instruments of the orchestra through a variety of activities and games. You can also listen to classical music and read about the piece you are hearing.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra An online classroom that has all sorts of neat things to check out!
New York Philharmonic An animated orchestra hall that is a launching pad for exploring the elements of music.
Blank Sheet Music Write your own music at home.  Here's some blank staff paper to get you started.
KIDiddles To find the words to all kinds of fun kid songs to sing in the car on vacation this summer...
Creatingmusic.com Lots of different fun ways for students to create their own musical compositions!
Classical Net Great source for composer information.
Instrument Encyclopedia Find out about all kinds of different instruments here, both orchestral and folk instruments from around the world.
How Our Lungs Work "Lung in a Bottle" model that I use when showing students how the body's breathing mechanism works. It gives instructions for making the "lung in a bottle" and explains how it works.
Celebrity Orchestra Did you know that Alexander Graham Bell played the piano, and Prince Charles plays the cello? These are just two examples from this list of famous people who are/were not famous for being musicians but do/did engage in some sort of musical activity.
Violin Making Everything you wanted to know about how a violin is made.
Ted's Guitar Choose a chord and use your mouse to strum the guitar strings.
CyberFret.com Free online guitar lessons.
Musical Mysteries Explore instruments, the orchestra, and other music concepts as you solve a mystery.
Animated Music Can you see music? Go here to find out!
Solfege Hand Signs Kodály Solfege Hand Signs - The Kodály approach emphasizes the importance of students learning how to sing on pitch by using hand signs.
National Arts Center Learn all about orchestral music, the NAC Orchestra, it's musicians and friends, great composers, conductors and much more!
Carnegie Hall A great place to listen to some great music.
U.S. Army Bands You will find a wide variety of music performed and recorded by U.S. Army Bands around the world.

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