Do you enjoy singing contests like American Idol? Well, male songbirds have their own version of a singing competition that has been going on for thousands of years, and classical musical composers have been taking notes. In this music...

Did you know that your sense of hearing can determine texture? This Science Buddies science fair project has you experiment with four major eras in western music to determine the texture of the music. The Science Buddies project ideas...

Teach the basics of classical music to your students with this collection of lesson plans. Study a classical music composer and a selected piece of music with these lesson plans that are based on national and state standards.

Contains general information regarding music created by the Chinese. Also contains links to information needed to purchase from a host of CDs demonstrating Chinese classical music.

The underlining object of the musical card game is to learn more about classical music forms, composers, and specific works.

A short biography of Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990 CE). Click to the past radio shows to hear his music and learn more about this famous composer.

A short biography of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750 CE). Click to the past radio shows to hear his music and learn more about this famous composer.

This site is provided for by the Classical Composers Database. Biographical information on Albinoni with comparisons made to Telemann and Vivaldi' compositions and preferences.

Learn about string instruments in this image gallery with descriptions of some of the most common string instruments.

A very interesting writing on what composers influenced Bach musically during his artistic development.

Music students rarely see the value or have any interest in music other than their favorite popular artist or group. By showing connections and similarities between current music and 'classical' music, the teacher begins to break down...

Contains brief biographical information about several well known classical composers including Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn.

This encyclopedia article gives a brief biography of Andre Watts, the first internationally known black classical pianist.

This site is a tribute to the great composer. Includes some biographical history, pictures of the places he performed, and commentary on his works.

This well-written biography of Scott Joplin not only provides his progress as a musician but also the personal events in his life which influenced his music. Includes links to a complete list of Joplin's works, a MIDI archive, and site...

"Two Hearts that Beat as One" is the first of four in the collection about the Three Black Crowes by Frank Norris. Read the full text on this site.

Here is a short biography of composer George Bizet. Learn more about his life and music in this brief profile.

Considered an impressionistic composer of the romantic period, Claude Debussy is discussed in this profile. Learn more about his life and music at this site.

Read more about Frederic Chopin at this website. It provides a nice brief profile of his life and music.

One of the more difficult literary concepts to teach is irony, especially ironic point of view. Not only do young scholars often miss the subtle linguistic clues, they become distracted by the issue of author's intent. Whether it's the...

A biography of Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971 CE) with links to other biographies, lists of his works, and reviews of his works.

This profile of the 11th son of J. S. Bach surveys his life as a successful court musician and composer in Italy and England.

A survey of the life and works of Johann Georg Pisendel (1687-1755), the German Baroque violinist-composer.

This site contains a brief history on the life and works of Carl Maria Von Weber. It also contains a listing of some of his famous works.