Conducting (Kit of Digital Assets)
http://www.kitzu.com/
Conducting (Kit of Digital Assets)
Conductors direct a musical performance by using visible gestures. Many orchestras, choirs, concert bands and other musical ensembles use conductors. Conducting is a way of communicating real-time information to the performers. The conductor sets the tempo, and helps to shape the sound of the ...
“Students and teachers around the world can access pre-made collections, or "kits," of various digital assets - still images, background music, narratives, video and text. Each kit is built around a common theme, or curricular topic.
For students, this becomes the construction paper of the 21st century --allowing them to create reports and projects filled with rich, immersive media for communicating their vision of whatever subjects they chose.
As they master the technology, they will progress from building projects with supplied materials to projects where they find or create their own resources -- a strategy that results in truly authentic assessment as measured by the projects produced."
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Orchestral Instruments
http://www.musicalwholesale.com
Inventory of orchestral instruments at wholesale prices.
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The Symphony : An Interactive Guide
http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/
The Symphony : An Interactive Guide
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Orchestra Fact Files : Musical Mystery
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/music/mm/orchestra01.shtml
Orchestra Fact Files : Musical Mystery for students 4-11
BBC interactive multimedia website
Instruments match-up
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Play Music
http://www.playmusic.org/stage.html
Play Music
Interactive multimedia music site - orchestra
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Play the sounds of Instruments online
http://www.thesoundstation.org.uk/jsp/0-8/soundplay.jsp
Play the sounds of Instruments online
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Guide to symphony orchestra instruments
http://www.mathcs.duq.edu/~iben/home.htm
Guide to symphony orchestra instruments
A brief history and description of the instruments found in a symphony orchestra. Sound examples are also included.
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The first vienna vegetable orchestra
http://www.gemueseorchester.org/anfang_e.htm
The first vienna vegetable orchestra plays music exclusively on vegetable instruments: carrots and cucumbers instead of guitars and drums. or, with their new cd automate, a cuke-o-phon and radish-marimba instead of laptop and sampler. the music presents a transfer of electronic music pieces and structures to the instruments of the vegetable garden.
The instruments are subsequently made into a soup so that the audience can then enjoy them a second time...
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The Symphony: An Interactive Guide
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=22673&url=22673/index.html
The Symphony: An Interactive Guide
Do you love classical music? This is a comprehensive resource for people wanting to learn more about symphonies. You will find rich biographies of major musical composers. Recordings of nine great symphonies can be heard with RealAudio, some are recorded by youth orchestras. You can try the symphonic quiz, take part in the survey, or post on the discussion board.
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
http://www.sfskids.org/templates/instorchframe.asp?pageid=3
The Instruments of the Orchestra - from the San Franciso Symphony website for Kids
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Sites For Orchestra Teachers - Mankato Public Schools
http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html#orchestra
Sites For Orchestra and Band Teachers - Mankato Public Schools.
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David Daye's Bagpipe Page
http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/~bdaye/bagpipes.html
All about bagpipes
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Sounds of the Symphony
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/interact/longterm/horizon/121196/symphony.htm
Introduction to the symphony orchestra.
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Instruments of the Orchestra
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/instruments.htm
A useful page compiled by a Canadian School
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Recorder Home Page
http://www.iinet.net.au/~nickl/recorder.html
This is a searchable, annotated directory of links about making, playing, listening to, and studying the recorder. Includes News; Research; Articles, Technique; Quotations; References; Conservation, Construction and Design; Makers and Retailers; Composers; Music Publishers; Players; Lists of Recordings; Sound Files; Information on the Recorder in Education; Software; Accessories; Societies; Links to Other Sites; and Repertoire: lists of compositions written for the recorder.
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