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Shanties and Sea Songs
This site features lyrics to numerous sea songs and shanties. Also, related information and weblinks are included. Although online sound clips would be nice, at least good sources of recordings of this type of music are listed.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Collaboration of Sites, Sounds: Wikis to Catalog Protest Songs
This lesson makes a connection to popular culture by asking students to research and analyze contemporary and historic protest songs and to catalogue them in a class wiki.
Other
Primarily a Cappella: Homepage
A general website from Primarily A Cappella focusing on the world of a cappella singing. Find a recording. Look for an arrangement. Discover instructional materials such as books and videos. Find out what is happening in this fast...
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Famous Singers
Biographical profiles of famous singers in major musical genres. Includes photo and links to snippets of their songs.
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Ur Camelot Project: Sources for Arthur Legends
This resource includes listings for general Arthurian studies, journals, Arthurian names, bibliographies, overviews and studies of particular periods or genres, Arthurian art and music, and related websites.
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...
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Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
PBS
Encyclopedia of Composers & Songwriters
A great resource for learning about some of America's greatest composers and songwriters. From Irving Berlin to George Gershwin, among other, this resource provides biographies, pictures and some video.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: Instrument Encyclopedia: Baroque Violin
This brief article overviewing the history of the violin, and its role in a variety of musical genres, includes an image and references for further reading and research.
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Davey D's Hip Hop Corner: History of Hip Hop
This site offers an extensive history of hip hop and rap, for those who want to know where it all came from!
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Will Smith, Fresh Prince
Contains a biography of rapper/actor Will Smith (aka The Fresh Prince), among the first Grammy-winning rap artists.
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Wine Country Productions: Sequential Circuits
This company offers restored and warrantied electronic music equipment and instruments including drum machines and synthesizers. Provides spare parts as well as technical service.
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The Disco History Page
Details the history of disco music and discusses popular performers of the genre.
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Thumbnail History of the Banjo
Site that focuses on the development of the banjo instrument, but also traces its role in minstrel shows of the 1800s. Offers different viewpoint of this genre.
Other
Personal Site: David Seville and the Chipmunks
This personal site provides information on the creator of Dave Seville and the Chipmunks, Ross Bagdasarian, and how he started The Chipmunks.
Other
Lyrics to Shanties and Sea Songs
Find lyrics to numerous sea songs, shanties, and pilot songs.
Other
All About Jazz: Where to Begin?
A guide to help a newcomer to jazz become familiar with the genre.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Buddy Guy
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Buddy Guy, an American blues musician noted for his slashing electric guitar riffs and passionate vocals.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Poetry Lesson: Poems vs Lyrics
After listening and analyzing song lyrics and, subsequently, doing the same analysis with poems, students will discover how similar song writing and poetry writing can be. Students will get their own chance to write a small version of...
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,...
Scott Alexander
Red Hot jazz.com: Tom Brown's "Jass" Band
Stop here at RedHotJazz.com for some early history of Dixieland jazz, dating to the early 1900's and one of the first known jazz bands.
PBS
Pbs: Blues Road Trip
Come and trace the migration of the blues through the United States. This site features an in-depth look at the origins of the Blues throughout its development across the Deep South of the US and beyond.