Music is one of those underappreciated courses in a school curriculum. Often it is the domain of a local hire, i.e. an underpaid woman who has a spouse working in the country in the private sector. But, music can be one of the selling points of a school. As a performance art, it gives a school a public face and a chance for parents to actually see their children doing something that they study. I mean, how many parents want to come spend an hour watching their child do long division or solve quadratic equations. Music education can also be used to for cross-cultural education in ways that many other subject areas cannot. I will begin working on developing music links here although to be honest, I am having trouble finding good ones. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Chant Links,
is a great place to go if you want to find music and information
on Gregorian chants. Lots of links here.
Epitonic Radio,
isn't really a radio station like you would find around the world.
It programs a wide variety of what it calls "cutting edge" music
from a number of different genres. You can specify the number
of songs you want Epitonic to program for you. There are a lot
of MP3s to download, and they are all legal. This is a site that
I just found, and I've found it fascinating. More on this later.
The Internet Renaissance
Band, has lots of midi format Renaissance music for downloading.
K-12
Resources For Music Educators, is a page of many, many links
sorted by category. This is a site that definitely should be checked
out.
Links to music related
websites from MusicGoals , has a huge set of links starting
with software and music and going through various individual instruments
and all sorts of other things. This definitely looks interesting.
MENC: The National Association for Music
Education, is a resource for music teachers. I haven't spent
any time here, but it looks promising.
Public Domain Music, is a site which
is a reference for identifying public domain songs and music,
i.e., music that can be used royalty free. This is an excellent
resource if you want to find some legally correct music.
The Children's Music Web,
is a charitable activity of Pickleberry Pie, Inc. This site has
resources for performers, kids, teachers and parents. I haven't
had a chance to check it out yet, but you probably should if you're
a music teacher.
Worldwide Internet
Music Resources, is a group of links to music resources which
include: Individual Musicians and Popular Groups; Composers and
Compositions; Groups and Ensembles; Other Sites Related to Performance;
Genres and Types of Music; Research and Study; Journals and Magazines;
The Commerical World of Music; General. Each of these categories
has many links. Interesting stuff here for the music person.
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