Music Education
Fresno Philharmonic Education Committee
The Mathematics of Mozart's Music
Relevant Links
Woodwinds delight Dixieland students (if a dead link, click here)
American Symphony Orchestra League's website for teaching kids about orchestral instruments
Robert Marsh letter to the Fresno Bee about keeping music alive
Keeping Score should yield pleasant tunes, Pete Mehas (If a dead link, click here)
In Perfect Time A Central Unified teacher brings back to the classroom lessons learned about classical music, finding they march with academics. (If a dead link, click here)
Classical concert crowds 'falling away'
National Endowment for the Arts
Music Education LinksMUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Music Theory Resources (thanks to Julie Miller)
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation helps schools and individual students get musical instruments. www.mhopus.org
HOMEMADE INSTRUMENTS
Make your own homemade instrument - thanks to MENC! Here's how. www.menc.org/guides/charguid/char2.html
MUSIC TEACHERS
Music Teachers National Associationwww.mtna.org/choosemt.htm
PIANO EDUCATION
The piano education page - Links just for kids!
www.pianoeducation.org
YOUTH ORCHESTRAS
If you play an instrument, you may want to join a youth orchestra. Here are links to Youth Orchestras in the United States and abroad.
Youth Orchestras
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS IN AMERICA
Here are the links to nearly every orchestra in America.
American Symphony Orchestra League Member Orchestras
Check out the ones with sections especially FOR KIDS:
West Va Symphony: Maestro Cooper tells a musical tale of Rumpelstiltzkin www.dreamcc.com/rumpel/intro.html
New York Philharmonic www.nyphilkids.org
Baltimore Symphony www.bsokids.com
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra www.laco.org/kids
The Philadelphia Orchestra www.philorch.org/imaginations
Memphis Symphony's Kids' Page www.homestead.com/msokids
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra www.dsokids.com/
San Francisco Symphony www.sfskids.com
National Arts Centre Orchestra www.artsalive.ca
Minnesota Orchestra www.teaching.com/europe2000
Monterey Symphony www.montereysymphony.org/Eduindex.htm
Strings in the Mountains http://www.stringsinthemountains.org
Kid Magnet http://www.kidmagnet.com
More stuff FOR PARENTS:
The Getty foundation's extensive site has many resources and links for EDUCATION, ND www.artsednet.getty.edu
Arts Wire - guide to ARTS ON THE INTERNET with nice web tours of sites
http://www.artswire.org/webbase/main.cgiMore neat links!
http://www.kiddonet.com
http://www.bonus.com
http://www.undonedivas.com
http://www.createnow.org/