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Websites: The Method Behind the Music

The Method Behind the Music is a website that features simple but complete text explanations with basic illustrations or simple animations.  Topics covered include Music Theory, the Mechanics of Music, Styles and History of Music, and Conducting. Highlights: Clear, simple illustrations and text Conducting section is interesting, and not commonly …

Website: San Francisco Symphony

The San Francisco Symphony for Kids website has lots of fun, interactive games that review basic music concepts. Highlights: Music Lab featuring 9 different games that explore pitch, harmony, rhythm, and other foundational music concepts Entertaining graphics, animations, and characters Instruments of the Orchestra section with descriptions and photos of the …

Review 5

(part 5 of 5 from the article How and Why We Review) How can we make practicing review songs more interesting? Play the …

Website: Classics for Kids

Classics for Kids is an extensive website that focuses on teaching kids about famous composers in fun ways. Highlights: On the Radio features …

Listen 8

(part 8 of 8 from the article The Benefits of Listening) How can listening be fun? Draw a picture that mimics what the …

Listen 7

(part 7 of 8 from the article The Benefits of Listening)  How can listening be fun? Pause the CD at the end of …

Listen 6

(part 6 of 8 from the article The Benefits of Listening) How can listening be fun? Listen to a single song and then …

Practice 8

(part 8 of 8 from the article How to Practice) How can we make practice fun? Take turns working on the goal.  Parent, …

Website Highlights 4

Hopefully one of your favorite pages here at the Baylor Music blog will be the Links page.  This is the place to …