Charleston County School District Department of Educational Technology
 
 

 

 
 

 

"I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music."
Billy Joel

 

 

"The history of people is found in its songs."
George Jellinek

 

 

If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing.
Zimbabwe Proverb

 

Internet Resources in Music

General Music Sites
Interactive Sites for Students

Musical Heritage
Lesson Plans in Music

General Social Studies Sites
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National Association for Music Education
http://www.menc.org

Music Education
http://datadragon.com/education
History, genres, how to read music

Ultimate Band List
http://ubl.artistdirect.com
Info on many bands

Worldwide Internet Music
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources
Composers, compositions, musicians, types of music, journals, magazines

Music Education Resources
http://www.perry.k12.ia.us/SCIBA/Links/Education.HTM
L inks to musical resources on the web

Music Theory
http://www.musictheory.net

Interactive Sites for Students
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Cyberchase
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/patterns/patterns.html
Students can create their own musical patterns and play them back

The Music House
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/music/index2.htm
Great for whiteboard
Describes percussion instruments, and plays their sounds, interactive games

Give Us a Home
http://www.giveusahome.co.uk/kidscorner/xylophone/Xylophone.html
Interactive Xylophone- compose music on interactive xylophone and play back

Song Lyrics
http://kididdles.com/mouseum/h064.html
19 billion free, legal downloads, song of the week, lyrics

Musical Heritage
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African-American Sheet Music, 1850-1920
1300 pieces of sheet music
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/rpbhtml/aasmhome.html

Omaha Indian Music
The Library of Congress- American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/rpbhtml/aasmhome.html

Gullah Music
http://cfmedia.scetv.org/KnowItall/ResultsGullahMusic.cfm

Music Notes Thinkquest
Learn about note reading and chords, and explore historical information spanning from medieval times to the present.
http://library.thinkquest.org/15413

Music American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/
cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec=9


Essentials of Music
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com
Musical eras, composers, glossary

Lesson Plans in Music
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CCSD Music Curriculum Site
http://www.ccsdschools.com/curriculum/index.cfm?DocId=119&doc_id=567

State Lesson Plan Ideas
http://www.sctlc.com/sctlc/subjects/drill.cfm?cat_id=62&cat_name=Music

Extended State Lesson Plan Ideas
http://www.sctlc.com/sctlc/subjects/drill.cfm?cat_id=62&cat_name=Music&more=true

Arts Edge
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org

Microsoft
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/TC061182351033.aspx
Music staff template (may be used for white board)

Microsoft
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/TC010186291033.aspx
Access database template for music.

Microsoft
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/TC011203501033.aspx
Piano sheet music template (may be used for white board)

Educational World
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson303.shtml
Five great lesson plans for any teacher and music

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Charleston County School District
(843) 937-6466