MUSIC
Several of the sites included in these links requires a FLASH or SHOCKWAVE Player. Download for free from Macromedia).
MUSIC - ENCHANTED LEARNING
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/music/
You'll find printouts of exercises and quizzes relative to every aspect of music as well as by instrument. (Answer sheets are provided, too.)
MUSES New Media Lab
http://www.cust.educ.ubc.ca/wprojects/MUSES/Default.htm
The MUSES Computer Laboratory for Research and Instruction in Acoustic Media, Visual Media, and Multimedia has an online demo of an interactive guitar instruction program. Requires Shockwave FLASH.
MUSIC DEFINITIONS
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/musicdefinition.htm
Definitions of musical terms.
MUSIC THEORY LESSONS
http://www.musictheory.net
Requires FLASH. An unbelievably practical learning site full of all kinds of interactive music theory lessons (starting with The Staff, Clefs and Ledger Lines), trainers (such as the Interval Ear Trainer), and utilities (like the Staff Paper Generator.)
THE MUSICAL MYSTERY TOUR
http://212.67.202.53/~simonmayor/cm/fun/mmtfun.html
A terrific site geared for young children. (Ages 4-11) includes a brief
introduction to several musical instruments, plus a wealth of cute thematic
songs, poems, rhymes, coloring pages, and sound clips.
PIANO NANNY
http://www.pianonanny.com
Instructor for the course is film composer and jazz musician, Clinton Clark. Each lesson takes about 35 minutes to complete. However, work slowly and at your own pace. Beginning with Lesson Number 5, this course uses audio, with the Apple QuickTime(TM) plugin, and 4.0 browser enhancements including JavaScript. Click Here to see if you have a JavaScript enabled browser. Click Here to "Sound Check" your speakers. Some of the classroom accessories, such as the 12 note keyboard companion, require FLASH 5.0 You will need to have at least a small portable keyboard in front of you as you go through these lessons so that you can look at it and become familiar with it.
WEST VIRGINIA MUSIC EDUCATORS
http://members.tripod.com/~wvmea
A site that's loaded with pertinent information and links.
MENC: THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
http://www.menc.org
The mission of MENC: The National Association for Music Education is to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all. Check out the
music education facts page.