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Dr. Brian Blood: Music Theory and History Online

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive resource with everything concerning music theory. From ear training to music history, this site covers it all.
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Be the Beat!

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Heart Association wants to help create a new generation of life savers - teens who know how to perform CPR and use AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) to save lives. Be The Beat! teaches teens about heart health and...
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Music Theory

Music theory.net

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource provides hands-on lessons in basic music theory and ear training.
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Ear Training

For Teachers 9th - 10th
To define the components of ear training and suggestions for developing ear training skills
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Music Theory

Music theory.net

For Students 9th - 10th
An online beginning music theory and ear training site. This site is for students to use at home to reinforce what they learn in class.
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Music Theory First Aid for Struggling Students

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides music theory information on such topics as rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, etc. Also, there is a fine section which describes the basic concepts of form and structure.
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Arts Now Learning: My Sound Is the Best! [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
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...
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Functional Ear Trainer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a freeware software product that can help you develop your ear training. There is a basic and an advanced version of the program.
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Strike a Chord

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This card game is for boys and girls who have a minimum of one-year of musical-keyboard training. The goal of the game is to organize keyboard musical-note representations into appropriate chord formations and state the name of the chord...
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University of Vermont: The String Pedagogy Notebook

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource for teachers, students, and performers of string instruments. Very indepth "how-to" descriptions, care information, procedural movies, and more.
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The Stoa Consortium: The Lysikrates Monument & Street of the Tripods

For Students 9th - 10th
The Lysikrates Monument is the best preserved example of a choregic monument. Wealthy Athenian citizens financed the training and outfitting of choruses for competitive dramatical and musical performances. The producer (called the...
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G. Schirmer, Inc.: Edward K. (Duke) Ellington

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of the famous American Jazz composer, pianist, and band leader, Duke Ellington (1899-1974 CE). The site describes "Duke's" personal and professional life.
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Photograph of Willie Eckstein, Circa 1929

For Students 9th - 10th
Willie Eckstein was also known as "The Boy Paderewski" or "Mr. Fingers" for his prodigious talent as a pianist. Trained as a classical pianist, he performed vaudeville and as an accompanist to silent movies, often attracting more...

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