OVERALL GRADE: A
Songs for Teaching
http://songsforteaching.homestead.com/index.html
GRADE LEVEL: Professional
CONTENT: A
This site provides excellent resources for incorporating music into
classroom instruction.
AESTHETICS: A
Songs for Teaching is a text site that uses color and an easy-to-read font
to make the pages appealing.
ORGANIZATION: A
Songs are categorized by subject area and topic. The left-side index guides
visitors to each area of the site.
REVIEW: A
Elementary teachers will find this site to be a great source of ideas for
using music in the classroom. Resources for integrating music across the
curriculum are grouped according to subject area. Additionally, sections
Include Movement, Everyday Life, Chants & Raps, Reading, Science, and more.
Teacher Tips include lesson plans and suggestions by and for teachers.
Visitors to the site can brush up on research about using music in the
classroom and are invited to share their own lessons and songs.
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OVERALL GRADE: A+
Creating Music
GRADE LEVEL: K-8
CONTENT: A+
Creating Music is a fun, interactive online
environment for creating and exploring music.
AESTHETICS: A+
Consistent background colors and text make
the site attractive. Clever Java applets, QuickTime, and Macromedia Shockwave
are used to create the musical tools.
ORGANIZATION: A+
The site is user-friendly with access to each
of the musical tools on the main page. Each section has a link back to the home
page.
REVIEW: A+
Creating Music is a great place for
youngsters to explore musical composition. The site admirably accomplishes its
goal of providing "an environment for children to experience creative play
in the creation of music, with the same ease they have been able to enjoy with
toys, drawing tools, building blocks, puppets, etc." As easy as they can
finger-paint, children can "draw" musical compositions and listen to
their creations, manipulate the tempo of classical music, solve musical puzzles
by rearranging the melodies, and experiment with performing music by movement
gesture. Whether you are a music teacher or a parent wanting to increase your
child's musical awareness, this site is one you'll want to bookmark.
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OVERALL GRADE: A
The Museum of Musical
Instruments
http://www.themomi.org/museum/index2.html
GRADE LEVEL: 3-12, Advanced
CONTENT: A
"The Museum of Musical
Instruments (MoMI) gives people a unique opportunity to examine, explore, and
experience the finest examples of 19th and 20th Century musical
instruments."
AESTHETICS: B+
The site uses a black
background, white text, and colorful borders. Internet Explorer is recommended
for viewing this site. Netscape users will find that some of the features do
not display and the pages are slow loading.
ORGANIZATION: A
A left-side menu gives
access to the main sections of the site. Sub-menus for each section make
navigating to the topic of choice easy for visitors.
REVIEW: A
Music lovers of all ages
will enjoy the Museum of Musical Instruments (MoMI). This virtual museum, which
focuses on the guitar, features collections of the various periods and
movements of American music, including ragtime, hip, jazz, country/western, and
Spanish. Visitors to the site can view photos of the guitars of such great
artists as John Lennon, Les Paul, Woody Guthrie, and Elvis Presley. The
Exhibitions section features multimedia presentations such as Bound for Glory:
The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie, The Genius of Lloyd Loar, the ZigZag
Moderne Style, and more. Included also are selected newspaper and magazine
articles.
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