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Government Sites
Harlem Renaissance - Library of Congress - The Harlem Renaissance
was a movement characterized by the flourishing of literature mostly, but also art and music by African
Americans who sought self-expression. Find out more here.
Harlem Renaissance Materials - (Library of Congress) - Features music, art, and
writing from Harlem during the 1920s and 1930s.
Kids and
Families Page - (Library of Congress) - This website shares its collections, stories, online
collections and more for students and teachers.
Musical Instruments - Library of Congress -
Gives descriptive information about the instrument collections, as well as photos and audio.
Sing-Along -
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) - NIEHS has included this sing-along section to teach
environmental health science through song.
Smithsonian Latino Center's Kids Corner - This site highlights Latino exhibitions and
collections from across the Smithsonian; there are three major galleries: 1) a Kids Gallery with an activity that
shows the importance of portraiture in cultural and artistic expression; 2) the Son Clave Lounge featuring
Latino music from the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage video collection; 3) Meso Time, a
unique space allowing the user to take a virtual visit through Mexico’s pre-Columbian past.
Uncommon Instruments - America's Library - (Library of
Congress) - If you were in the school band, you might play the trumpet, the violin, or the flute, but how about the
marimba, the oud, or the zurna? Although these may sound like ingredients in an exotic recipe, they are actually
musical instruments--some of them hundreds of years old.
Other Resources
BrainPOP - Art and Music - BrainPOP has animated movies created to explain the world
around us in an engaging way. There are some FREE movies, but most you have to subscribe to. Kids, make
sure to talk this over with your parents.
Dallas
Symphony Orchestra - DSO Kids - DSOKids is the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's magical
doorway to a world of musical fun and learning for students. The site's mission is to provide attractive,
accessible and child-friendly resources that introduce symphonic music, the orchestra and its instruments,
and to encourage young people to explore the world of the symphony orchestra.
Hip Hop Harry - Hip
Hop Harry is a cool, loveable bear that uses the popularity of Hip Hop music and dance to educate and
entertain you, while teaching life lessons, social values, health and fitness, and creative skills.
Instruments of the Orchestra - You’re introduced to four families: Strings,
Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion. Each of these families share similar characteristics: how them make
their sounds, how they are constructed, and the materials used to make them.
It's Fun To
Read! - This is a great site from Starfall.com where you and your friends have fun learning to
read. There's an art gallery, poetry and even fun tongue twisters!
Listen by Instrument - Listen to different instruments from each of the orchestra
families: Strings, Percussion, Woodwinds and Brass.
Music Around
the World - Sesame Street Playlist - Learn with Grover and his global love for music. (Flash
required)
Nashville Symphony Orchestra - This site has three sections: The Symphony
Spotlight section includes video clips of Nashville Symphony musicians talking about their instruments and
what they enjoy most about playing them. Our Instruments, features 3D replications of all instruments that
make up the symphony orchestra. Visit the Symphony, teaches children about appropriate concert etiquette
and what they will see during their visit to Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
New York
Philharmonic Kids Page - Check out the instrument lab, the composition workshop, and the
musicians lounge of the New York Philharmonic.
Playmusic.org - A cool
site for kids from the American Symphony Orchestra League. Learn all about classical music and the different
instruments that make it.
Page Revised - 7/9/2010
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