Lotsa+Links



All external links are intended for educational purposes only. The Francis Howell School District and its employees are not responsible for content that is objectionable outside of this site.

= = =Interactive Sites = **Tech Tip: ** Make sure your "Flash" & "Shockwave" browser plug-ins are updated, almost all of these activities need those plug-ins.

Most of these are for any grade:
===[|Balldroppings] - draw lines to make the balls bounce around, if you're good at it, you can make it sound like a musical composition! (this site hasn't been working for us lately)===

[|Cyberchase Patterns] - click on the squares to make musical patterns
===[|Drumsteps] - the amazing rhythmic composition activity from the BBC in England - make the red balls roll down steps, go down ladders, disappear into & reappear out of "wormholes", & more! (if you're having trouble w/ this game, make __sure__ your Shockwave plug-in is updated, & that you use Internet Explorer)===

[|DSO Kids Music Room] - lots of fun stuff, from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
===[|Families of the Orchestra] - Pictures, sounds and info about the different instrument families and the instruments in each family - from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra===

[|Gullah Music] - learn about the origins of African-American music - write your own blues song!
===[|Henry Partch's Instruments] - a composer & inventor, Mr. Partch invented dozens of his own instruments - you can play many of his creations on this site===

[|Kazounds] - a musical memory game - see if you can outwit "Zounds"!
===[|Keeping Score] - the companion website to the TV series of the same name. Hosted by the conductor of the San Fransisco Symphony, Micheal Tilson Thomas. This site has amazing interactive features, & a wealth of information about how symphonic music is put together by the great composers. Features music by Beethoven, Aaron Copland, Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky.===

Mr. McDade's Games - check out the games created by Mr. McDade - if you know your music, you can Fling the Teacher!
===[|Musical Instrument Identification Quizzes] - see if you know the names of the instruments in the four main instrument families!===

[|Music Tech Teacher] - a huge amount of music info, games & quizzes
===[|Music Through the Curriculum] - a whole bunch of fun musical things to do that also help you with your reading and math! Includes favorites like "Cucumber Pickle Machine" & "Counting Music", with the computer voice counting the rhythms!===

[|PBS Jazz for Kids] - information & activities about jazz music for young people
===[|Perfect Pitch] - learn about the instruments throughout the four main periods of Classical music, & create your own "mix" of a classic !===

[|Roc Music Creator] - online music sequencer (from Aviary)
===[|San Francisco Symphony Kids Page] - more info about instruments of the orchestra, & experiment with the sights & sounds of music in the [|Music Lab]===

[|Virtual Drum Kit] - play a real-looking drum set!
===[|Virtual Piano] - play a song on this keyboard, & add drums or chords; you can also change the sound to other instruments===

[|Xploring Xtremes in Music] - explore the extremes of tempo, dynamics & other musical elements created by famous composers
=Resources for Research & Projects, etc. =

[|Songwriting for Kids] - learn how to write a song, & hear examples of other kids' songs!
=Music Vocabulary =

[|Music Master Glossary] - from Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE)
=Kool Vidz 4 Kidz =