Library of Congress
Loc: Performing Arts Encyclopedia
This performing arts encyclopedia guides readers through the collections and exhibitions maintained by the Library of Congress.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
One of the finest sites of its kind on the Internet, ArtsEdge is dedicated to supporting arts education through such initiatives as curriculum development, cross-curricular teaching, and technology integration. Find arts-related...
Library of Congress
Loc: Performing Arts Encyclopedia: Great Conversations in Music
Information about Great Conversations in Music, a series of films hosted by the late classical musician Eugene Istomin. Includes full series which can be viewed in parts with RealPlayer, biographies of the featured musicians, and website...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to World Music
A complete undergraduate-level online course on world music.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Popular Musics of the World
A complete undergraduate-level online course on world music.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Africa
A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.
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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: My Sound Is the Best! [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, young scholars will use music as an impetus for stating and supporting opinions. They will compose an opinion poster based on a narrative about a train using percussion instruments. This will involve group...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Module K: Shapes
In this series of STEAM activities, students will discover the concepts of geometry through shape exploration and the creation of choreographic sequences. Another activity in this module will allow students to identify shapes by applying...
Other
Jefferson County Schools: Art Presentations
This site has links to a collection of PowerPoint presentations prepared by teachers for the Performing Arts and for Visual Arts.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Fundamentals of Music
A complete undergraduate-level online course on the fundamentals of music.
PBS
Pbs: Arts
The home on the web for arts-related content that airs on PBS stations. You can link to the program sites of long-running arts broadcasts, sample special exhibitions, and investigate what the network is airing or has recently aired on...
Library and Archives Canada
Library and Archives Canada: Music and Performing Arts
The National Library of Canada's Music Division. Read about the division, explore the music archives, read about projects and services, as well as other helpful information.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Guitars as Sculpture (Lesson Plan)
Lesson plan on "Guitars as Sculpture." This is a lesson plan incorporating art, music and history. Explore the history of the guitar while making your own in a unique shape.
Other
Art of the States
Listen to complete high quality music files from many of America's composers and performers. You can search by composer, performer, genre, instrumentation or time period.
Library of Congress
Loc: Performing Arts Encyclopedia: Stringed Instruments
Access the collection of stringed musical instruments housed at the Library of Congress. Photographs, construction details, recordings, articles, and related resources.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Sunday Arts: Archive
Use the archive page of SundayArts to search for past feature stories, SundayArts videos, and SundayArts blogs.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Harmony and Counterpoint Ii
A complete, undergraduate level online class on harmony in music. Resource includes all course materials, projects, examples, assignments and exams with solutions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Storytelling in Ritual and Performance in Bali
Balinese stories are continually told and retold. The Kayonan is the first and last puppet seen in the Balinese wayang shadow theater. As it dances, it symbolizes the living tradition of storytelling that deeply explains and entertains,...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Musical Geography [Pdf]
In this lesson, students listen to and perform chanted text, then explore how parts of the chant can be linked to geographic features on a map.
Other
The Walt Disney Family Museum
This resource offers a great look at the life and work of American film director Walt Disney. Most of this museum is dedicated to him and includes his biography and audio interviews. However, there are several clips from some of his...
Pequeno Artista (Brazil)
Pequeno Artista
Site focuses on children's arts, including visual arts, poetry, music, painting, short stories, film, books, dance, and games. Also offers some fun science projects and interesting facts to enhance a child's overall knowledge of his/her...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Rhythmic Experiences [Pdf]
In this lesson. students will learn that musical symbols have numerical values as they divide beats and meters, perform and create rhythm patterns, and practice operations with fractions.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Chinese Music & Dance: More or Less
Students learn about Chinese culture and the concept of greater than and less than. After watching a student performance of a Chinese song and dance students are taught the difference between locomotor and non-locomotor motions. Students...