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The Abc's of Chord Voicings
The concept of chord voicings for keyboard instruments is illustrated by this site. Material could also relate to pianists who would like to learn voicing. MIDI files are included for added demonstration
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Creative Kids at Home: Rain Sticks
Making homemade instruments is always fun for young kids. Help them make these percussion rain sticks using ordinary materials. Kids will have fun decorating and playing their rain sticks.
BBC
Bbc Orchestras: Guide to the Orchestra
Enjoy learning about the different instruments of the orchestra with this well designed website. Divided into the various families, you can read about the instruments as well as listen to them.
Other
Private Lessons
Search the data base for a private teacher in your location for any instrument/voice. Teacher contact information, resume, etc. is included.
Curated OER
Musical Instruments
Homepage for a hypertext about the different families of musical instruments. From this page, users can retrieve information on a the acoustics of a variety of specific instruments: stringed instruments, woodwind instruments, brass...
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Musical Instruments
Homepage for a hypertext about the different families of musical instruments. From this page, users can retrieve information on a the acoustics of a variety of specific instruments: stringed instruments, woodwind instruments, brass...
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Coffee Can Drums
Learn how to make a percussion instrument using a coffee can. This site provides instructions for making the coffee can drum. You can also listen to audio clips of coffee can drums being played in various ways.
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Online Mallet Lessons
This site contains numerous tips and suggestions dealing with many facets of playing the vibraphone and marimba. Although much of the information is jazz oriented, some is general enough that it could easily be applied to xylophone and...
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Cymbals
Learn general information on different percussion instruments such as the snare drum and cymbals and hear sound clips of these instruments being played.
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Snare Drum
Learn general information on different percussion instruments such as the snare drum and cymbals and hear sound clips of these instruments being played.
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Timpanis
Learn general information on different percussion instruments such as the snare drum and cymbals and hear sound clips of these instruments being played.
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Bass Drum
Learn general information on different percussion instruments such as the snare drum and cymbals and hear sound clips of these instruments being played.
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Tomas Howie Drumming Web: Reading Music
This site is provided for by Tomas Howie and Drumming Web. Although originally written for the drummer, any aspiring musician could benefit from the explanation of how to read music and the examples it contains. Drummers will want to...
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Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Snare Drum
Illustration of a snare drum, with its parts designated.