Instructional Video7:00
The Telegraph

Classical music for a modern age: outside the concert hall

Higher Ed
Classical music for a modern age: outside the concert hall
Instructional Video1:31
Odd Quartet

Music Theory - The History Of Music Clefs

9th - 12th
A brief history of the music clefs we use today. From the medieval period up through the modern era the music clefs we use in sheet music have gone though many different changes.
Instructional Video14:10
Odd Quartet

Music History - Listening Guide To Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Spring

9th - 12th
Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian composer of the Baroque era and was very well known during his time as a performer and a teacher. One of the types of music that he like to compose was called “concerto”. A concerto is a type of composition...
Instructional Video4:50
Music Matters

Name the Composer Quiz! - #3 Do you know your classical composers?

9th - 12th
How well do you know your classical composers? Find out with our name the composer quiz! We present ten facts about a random composer, see if you can guess the correct answer by the end of the video.
Instructional Video8:30
Odd Quartet

Music History - Clair De Lune By Claude Debussy

9th - 12th
Clair de Lune is one of Claude Debussy's most popular piano works. Today we take a closer look at the music and the composer. Here are some more awesome videos about Clair de Lune.
Instructional Video39:15
Odd Quartet

Music History - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Listener's Guide Music History

9th - 12th
Rachmaninoff's piano concerto No. 2 is one of his most well known pieces, but did you know that Rachmaninoff struggled with depression and writer's block before being able to write this lovely piece of music? We look at the history...
Instructional Video4:50
Odd Quartet

Music History - The Most Recognized Piece Of Music (probably) Beethoven’s 5th

9th - 12th
Today we take a look at a piece of music that you have probably heard many times - Beethoven's 5th symphony. Why is it so recognizable and how did it become so popular?
Instructional Video4:29
Pentatonix

Evolution of Music - Pentatonix

4th - 12th
Explore music through the decades with an engaging video brought to you by the 5-part harmony acapella group, Pentatonix. Genuine musical talents sing through a variety of popular music from the 11th century to the 2010's. Artists...
Instructional Video5:02
TED-Ed

The Ballet that Incited a Riot

10th - Higher Ed
Imagine a ballet starting a riot! Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" did just that. Find out why the audience was so outraged by the score, choreography, costuming, and sets in this tradition-breaking ballet.
Instructional Video3:42
American Chemical Society

This Is Your Brain on Music

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Why does music affect people so deeply? Explore how music impacts the human brain through a video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions series. The narrator discusses the anticipatory elements in different styles of music and...
Instructional Video4:19
TED-Ed

Why Should You Listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"?

7th - 12th
While many of your class members may find the opening strands of "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi familiar, few may know of the rich history of this program music. Viewers not only listen to portions of the music from each season,...
Instructional Video4:20
TED-Ed

Music and Math: The Genius of Beethoven

7th - 12th Standards
Math will resonate with your young artists and musicians when they learn that a mathematical formula describes a musical sound that is pleasing to our ears. Beethoven uses the certainty of mathematics to convey emotion and...
Audio
Yale University

Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: A Selection of Harpsichord Music

9th - 10th
Learn about the harpsichord program at Yale University and listen to a selection of a work by Bach performed by a Yale student.
Audio
Yale University

Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: London Baroque

9th - 10th
The London Baroque quartet presents a performance of Bach in this Yale University performance.
Audio
Yale University

Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: Flanders Recorder Quartet

9th - 10th
Listen to the Flanders' Recorder Quartet perform a selection by Merula in this Yale University performance series piece.
Audio
Yale University

Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: Fantasie in D Minor by Telemann

9th - 10th
Listen to a selection of music by Georg Philipp Telemann in this Yale University performance series with a solo performance by Marion Verbruggen.
Audio
Classical Archives

Domenico Scarlatti (1685 1757)

9th - 10th
A clickable collection of midi music files of Domenico Scarlatti's works. Download the Midigate plugin for listening if your computer is not eqipped to play midi files.
Audio
Classical Archives

Classical Music Archives

9th - 10th
Touted as the largest classical music site on the web, you can find a library of classical music files for listening, thousands of composer biographies and images plus tips on conducting and playing music. Content also includes timelines...
Audio
Other

Alexander Street Press: Classical Music Library Free Download of the Week

Pre-K - 1st
Free downloadable classical music audio files. Website offers new downloads bi-weekly. Includes a brief description of the available piece.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: The Passions of Bach

9th - 10th
Audio discussion of Bach as a young man with musical excerpts from some of his most passionate music.
Instructional Video
Other

John Cage: An Autobiographical Statement

9th - 10th
Detailed autobiographical statement from the composer John Cage describing the influences of his life and art.
Audio
PBS

Classics for Kids: Past Shows

9th - 10th
Learn about classical music with this collection of audio shows that explores the music.