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...

Take a one-minute tour through the history of music. Be a music critic and listen to a musical performance. Test your knowledge and play the musical matching game or be a music producer and do a re-mix. Feeling talented? Upload your...

This glossary gives a description of different styles of African music.

Here you can find a detailed overview of the evolution of rap music in the United States, followed by several lesson plans.

[Free Registration/Login Required] "The Role of Music in Performance" by Composer Lynne Plowman is a resource for the Royal Shakespeare Company Education's Dream Team 2016. It provides information about the uses of music in performances.

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...

Music brought comfort and unity to the Jewish people during the Holocaust. The same songs later helped document this time period. Listen to medleys of these songs in this online exhibit.

A large part of the culture of Puerto Rico is the music of the people. From the early indigenous tribes to the assortment of instruments to the wide variety of dance, get acquainted with the music of Puerto Rico.

Smithsonian in the Classroom presents The Music in Poetry. Teachers can download this comprehensive teaching package for exploring the rhythms in poetry. Includes background information, lesson extensions, student handouts, examples of...

Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of music-related subjects. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!

There's no need for instruments to make music; you can use the greatest instrument of all, your own body. Members of BEAT NYC teach the basics of beatboxing (think trumpets, bass drums, and everything in between), all while driving...

A short and concise history of musical theater with two early performers and a composer highlighted.

A commercial website that provides a solid history of American musical theatre. Includes summaries of many musicals through history. Focus is on shows before 1960.

An article on the beginning of Polyphonic music during the Middle Ages. You'll also find illustrations.

A nice resource covering many basic music theory topics. Several of the topics include printable handouts.

This site from the Minnesota Public Radio provides the text of a 1915 article written by musician and self-trained anthropologist, Frances Densmore. Densmore spent years studying the music and culture of the Teton Sioux and other native...

This is an Online Folk Music Magazine, with news from the folk music world, columns on folk music, and reviews of new folk music.

This resource presents a thorough list of links relating to the definitions, organisations, libraries, archives, museums, research, magazines, journals, discographies, bibliographies, songs, tunes, dances, instruments, specific genres,...

One of the elements of music is "Texture." This site gives the definition, which basically is the relationship between melodic and harmonic.

This page covers a wide range of topics concerning 20th century music. Included are many references to styles and composers and terms found in 20th century music.

From Wesleyan University this is an investigation into the shared music of the various ethnic groups of the Afghan North.

Website of the National Music Museum at the University of South Dakota. Includes links to virtual tours, collections, and other resources.

From Wesleyan University this is an investigation into the music of the ethnic Uzbeks of the Afghan North.

From Wesleyan University this is an investigation into teahouse music of the north of Afghanistan.