Music, Dance, Movies & Mythology

• Music
  

• Classroom Activities
  

• www.learningfromlyrics.org/
  

• www.philtulga.com/resources.html (music activities and arts integraion lessons - connecting music to reading,math and science)
  

• Compose Some Music
  

• www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html (many different resources are available on this website)
  

• Composers
  

• www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/38-music/372composers.html
  

• http://www.dws.org/sousa/ ( John Philip Sousa)
  

• www.distinguishedwomen.com/music.php
  

• http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Arts/Music/Music.html
  

• www.enchantedlearning.com/music/
  

• www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/education.html (plus other resources)
  

• Critical Thinking & Media Literacy Curriculum
  

• www.learningfromlyrics.org/(Musicians United for Songs
  

• in the Classroom,Inc.) Grades 7-12
  

• Genres of Music
  

• http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Arts/Music/Music.html
  

• http://www.gspyo.com/ (Garden State Pops Youth Orch.)
  

• http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/(by country, artist,
  

• genre, regions)
  

• http://operabase.com/en
  

• www.metropera.org/metropera-html
  

• www.classicalchops.org/
  

• http://midiworld.com/cmc/index.htm
  

• www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html
  

• www.freemusicarchive.org
  

• http://homeschoolradioshows.com/(old radio shows)
  

• Interactive Online Activites
  

• www.dsokids.com/games/default.aspx
  

• www.nyphilkids.org/games/main.phtml?
  

• www.creatingmusic.com
  

• www.apples4theteacher.com/xylo.html (virtual xylophone)
  

• www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp
  

• www.brainpop.com/artsandmusic/
  

• www.mypopstudio.com/
  

• http://funschool.kaboose.com/arcade/arts-music/index.html
  

• www.exploratorium.edu/music/index.html (the science of music)
  

• Listen to the Music
  

• http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/
  

• view/page.basic/home
  

• www.bbc.co.uk/blast/music_audio/
  

• http://ivyjoy.com/midilink.htm
  

• www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/38-music/374-
  

• music-online.html
  

• http://rockhall.com(Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
  

• Listen to audio clips of inductees and learn about rock and
  

• roll history)
  

• www.prs.net/midi.html (classical music)
  

• www.imagineproject.org/index.php?section=sitemap
  

• www.kidsknowit.com/educational-songs/index.php
  

• (choose song by topic - also includes sing alongs)
  

• www.npr.org/music/
  

• Music Appreciation
  

• www.music4homeschool.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/hello-
  

• world/ (This is a course covering the essentials of How Music
  

• Works and The History of Music.  For homeschoolers this is
  

• worth 1 credit (two semesters).  It has over 100 musical examples
  

• illustrating every principle discussed.  It is available from
  

• Everett P. Johnson, Jr. home.school.music.course@gmail.com
  

• and costs $40.
  

• Music Calendar
  

• www.enchantedlearning.com/music/
  

• Musical Instruments and How to Play Them
  

• www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/38-music/375-
  

• musical-instruments.html
  

• www.harmonicalessons.com/
  

• http://pianonanny.com/ (free online piano lessons)
  

• http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Arts/Music/Music.html
  

• www.prekinders.com/music-page/
  

• www2.si.umich.edu/chico/MHN/(Instrument Encyclopedia)
  

• www.enchantedlearning.com/music/
  

• www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html
  

• www.sabian.com/EN/aboutus/factory_tour.cfm (cymbal
  

• maker - video of factory tour)
  

• www.thelessonroom.com
  

• www.freedrumlessons.com
  

• www.openculture.com/2012/12/the_recycled_orchestra.html (The Landfill Harmonic  - Paraguay youth play Mozart with intruments cleverly made out of the trash they live next to - amazing)
  

   Music Resources and Lesson Plans

• www.childrensmusic.org/ (Children's Music Web)
  

• http://www.multcolib.org/homework/musichc.html#megg (music homework - music theory/lessons - types of instruments -
  

• reading music)
  

• http://datadragon.com/education/reading/
  

• (introduction to reading music)
  

• http://www.thetvportal.com/ (search TV theme songs)
  

• http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Arts/Music/Music.html (Resources and Lesson Plans)
  

• www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/education.html(lesson plans)
  

• www.prekinders.com/music-page/
  

• www.learningfromlyrics.org/ (over 3,000 songs for classroom)
  

• www.samedaymusic.com/library--musicresourcesforkids
  

• www.carnegiehall.org/honor/history/index.aspx (A History
  

• of African American Music - Secular, Spiritual, Jazz)
  

• www.knowitall.org/artopia/index.html (music resources)
  

• www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/lessonplans/section.
  

• cfm?sid=9
  

• http://mamascouts.blogspot.com/2012/03/exporationlab (grind
  

• your own paint)
  

• Musical Theory
  

• www.enchantedlearning.com/music/
  

• www.musictheory.net/
  

• Music Websites
  

• http://www.pandora.com/(search for artists, songs or lyrics)
  

• www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/38-music/373-
  

• music-galore.html
  

• www.grovemusic.com/(Oxford Music Online)
  

• www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
  

• http://www.childrensmusic.org/ (KPR--kids public radio)
  

• Note Play Back
  

• www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html (ear training
  

• games and music note naming games)
  

• Patriotic Music
  

• www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/38-music/376-
  

• patriotic-music.html
  

• Recording Studio and Mixer
  

• http://audacity.sourceforge.net/  (free open source)
  

• www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html
  

• (look farther down the list for "sounds")
  

• Sheet Music Printouts
  

• www.enchantedlearning.com/music/
  

• www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html (note naming
  

• sheets and sheet music
  

• http://www.sheetmusic1.com/MUSIC.RACK.HTML 
  

• Sing-Along Songs
  

• http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/music.htm
  

• http://judyanddavid.com/cma.html (Children's Music)
  

• http://pbskids.org/music (for the little ones)
  

• http://songs-with-music.freeservers.com/
  

• (Sing Along With Me - a collection of traditional guide,
  

• scout and campfire songs)
  

• www.prekinders.com/music-page/
  

• www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html
  

• learnenglishkids.britishcouncel.org/en/
  

• The Stories Behind the Songs
  

• www.learningfromlyrics.org/
  

• Videos and Songs
  

• http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/
  

• (by country, artist, genre, regions)
  

• http://boowakwala.uptoten.com/kids/boowakwala-gamesindex.html (songs for preschoolers)
  

• www.kidinfo.com/OnlineVideos.htm
  

• Dance
  

• http://dancemagazine.com/
  

• www.dancer.com/dance-links/misc.php
  

• www.bbc.co.uk/blast/dance_drama/
  

• www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html (Monkey
  

• Dancer Game)
  

• www.culturekiosque.com/
  

• http://4kids.org/coolspots/(Search - Dance)
  

• www.knowitall.org/artopia/dance/index.html
  

• Movies/Videos
  

• www.askkids.com/movies?pch=mov
  

• www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/index.php
  

• www.kidinfo.com/OnlineVideos.htm
  

• www.schooltube.com/(students & teachers share videos)
  

• www.brainpop.com/ (costs money after free trial)
  

• www.earthcam.com/
  

• www.candlelightstories.com/movies/
  

• http://4kids.org/videos/
  

• www.moviecliches.com/
  

• http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/today/video.html
  

• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/
  

• www.knowitall.org/artopia/media/index.html
  

• www.historyteacher.net/HistoryThroughFilm/FilmLinks.htm
  

• http://documentary.net
  

• www.topdocumentaryfilms.com
  

• www.neoK12.com (online educational videos, lessons, games)
  

• www.zui.com (Zuitube - Youtube for kids - online video news)
  

• www.meetmeatthecorner.org (interactive site, virtual field
  

• trips, educational videos)
  

• www.teachertube.com (instructional videos)
  

• www.schooltube.com
  

• http://www.moviesonclick.com/
  

• www.watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=4465 (free
  

• educational videos for K - 12 students)
  

• www.ecb.org/surf/video.htm (free videos - multi subject)
  

• www.ecb.org/surf/video.htm (free video sites)
  

• Drama
  

• http://sites.kids.net.au
  

• http://42explore.com/skits&plays.htm
  

• www.theatermirror.com/websites.htm
  

• www.proteacher.com/080010.shtml
  

• http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek4/drama.htm
  

• www.merrybee.info/finearts/artsdra.html
  

• www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Arts/Performing_Arts/
  

• Theatre.html (see The Arts - then Theater)
  

• http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Performing_Arts/Performance_Art/
  

• Artists/Masters/
  

• www.askkids.com/ (Search Drama & Theater)
  

• www.kinderart.com/drama/
  

• www.childdrama.com/mainframe.html
  

• Improvisation4.htm
  

• www.creativedrama.com
  

• www.dramateachers.co.uk
  

• ww.playbill.com/
  

• www.broadwaytheater.com/
  

• www.knowitall.org/artopia/index.html
  

• Mythology
  

• Mesopotamia
  

• Egyptian Mythology
  

• Greek Mythology
  

• Roman Mythology
  

• The British Isles
  

• North European Mythology
  

• Indian Mythology
  

• Chinese Mythology
  

• Japanese Mythology
  

• African Mythology
  

• Native American Mythology
  

   General Mythology Websites    

    us.mg204.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch (Gods, Heroes, and Myth - a

• timeline of world mythology - lists many more categories of myth)
  

• http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/mythcont.html
  

• worldofmyths.com
  

• www.pantheon.org/mythica.html (Encyclopedia Mythica)
  

• www.lucaslearning.com/myth/index.htm
  

• www.nga.gov/education/classroom/interactive/arcade.htm
  

• www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0777436.html
  

• http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2708
  

• www.timelessmyths.com/classical/mysteries.html
  

• www.42explore2.com/myth.htm
  

• http://myths.e2n.org/index.php (myths and legends)
  

• www.mythome.org/bullfinc.htm
  

• planetozkids.com/oban/ (animal myths and legends)
  

• mythweb.com (Gods, Heroes, Today, Encyclopedia)
  

• www.artsmia.org/world-myths/artbyculture/index.html
  

• eawc.evansville.edu
  

• www.awesomelibrary.org/cgi-bin/search-aw1-ind.cgi?terms=
  

• legends+myths&Search=GO
  

• ancienthistory.about.com/cs/mythforkids/
  

• teacher.scholastic.com/mff/mythmachine.htm
  

• www.teacheroz.com/myth-legend.htm
  

• paleothea.com
  

• www.godchecker.com
  

• www.uminarium.org/mythology/ireland
  

• www.online-mythology
  

• www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
  

• bestiary.ca
  

• www.maicar.com/GML/mythicalobjects.html
  

• www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/kids/myths/
  

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