Harp Week
Harp Week: 19th Century Advertising
A collection of the advertisements that were published in Harper's Weekly between 1857 and 1872.
Harp Week
Harp Week: The Presidential Elections: 1904 Roosevelt v. Parker
Examines Theodore Roosevelt's role as chief executive after President McKinley's assassination in 1901, his policies during that time, his campaign to win the Republican nomination for the presidential election, the Democratic...
Other
Education at Harp week.com: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Simulation Game
A simulation game of the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in 1868, along with a wealth of material from articles and editorials published in Harper's Weekly at the time of the trial. The number of charges against him is...
Harp Week
Education at Harp week.com: The Reconstruction Convention Simulation
A simulation activity where students participate in a convention at the end of the American Civil War that never actually took place. Together they grapple with the issues that faced America in 1865 in dealing with the demise of slavery...
Other
Frequently Asked Harp Questions
This resource addresses frequently asked questions about playing the harp. It includes discussions of choosing a harp and learning to play the harp.
Other
How to Play the Jaw Harp
A very useful website for those wanting to learn how to play the jaw harp. Includes very simple, easy to follow directions and illustrations. Anyone can learn the basics of jaw harp playing with this straightfoward website.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Harp, String Instrument
Use this resource to learn about the harp, find out how it is played and see pictures. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to listen to the harp play with the rest of the orchestra.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Harp Seal
This abbreviated site offers a drawing with the anatomy labeled and key facts about the Harp seal.
Other
The Jew's Harp Guild Homepage
Very nice site about the jaw harp or Jew's Harp. Provides general information on the instrument, sound files, discussions, an online newsletter, and information on the North American Jew's Harp Festival.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Harp Seal
A condensed site with "need to know" facts. Physical characteristics, diet, length of life, and predators are the main focus of this site.
Harp Week
Harp Week: The Presidential Elections: Grover Cleveland
A biography from Harp Week's extensive website about presidential elections of Grover Cleveland, outlining his tenure as governor of New York, and his two non-consecutive terms as president.
Other
Wesleyan University: West African Music
This site talks about the African harp, guitar and several other instruments.
Other
Gateshead Council: Farne: Folk Archive Resource North East
This site is from a British project that has collected recordings of traditional Northumbrian folk music. In addition to the the music itself, you'll find plenty of information on instruments, types of folk music, composers and...
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids
This interactive site offers students resource for learning about composers, their works, the logistics of orchestra seating, the functions of different instruments, and the like.
Other
Cresli Seal Research Program
CRESLI Seal research studies the habits of seal life on Long Island Sound and works to protect the seals.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Statuette of a Lady Playing Harp
The statuette depicts a lady playing a triangular harp. She wears Greek-style clothes and her head is decorated with a crown made of overlapping plants.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ancient Egyptian Harps
A harp is a stringed instrument of triangular form. The sculptures and ruins of the Egyptians and Syrians give evidence that it was a favorite instrument among them.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Egyptian Harp
That the Egyptians paid great attention to the study of music and had arrived at a very accurate knowledge of the art, is evident from the instruments which they used. - Goodrich, 1844
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: Shape Note Singing [Pdf]
An essay and lesson plan on traditional American shape-note choral singing.
Smithsonian Institution
Nm Af A: Audible Artworks: Selected African Musical Instruments
Five traditional African musical instruments are highlighted at this Smithsonian site: two types of drums, the thumb piano (mucapata), harp, and whistles. Includes historical facts about the instruments.
Luther Seminary
Bible Tutor: Psalms
This site from The Bible Tutor provides an excellent introduction to the Psalms that discusses their religious significance and categorizes them. Links are provided to several individual psalms as well.
Other
Fishin for Facts Library
A comprehensive site that includes a wealth of information on whales, sharks, penguins and squid.
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize: Music of Africa
This site is a part of the About Music site of the BBC, and this interactive site lets you explore various parts of Africa, their music, their instruments, their sounds. Requires Real Player.
PBS
Classics for Kids: Musical Instruments
An A-to-Z directory of all the instruments and tools of the orchestra. Each entry includes a description, a picture, and a sound sample.