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Audio for Music Education

This page lists some interesting sites that use audio to teach music. Please note that each link on this page will open in a new window. Here you will also find some focus questions for evaluating music education Web sites.

1. Examples of Music Instruction Resources on the web
   1. Music Theory
      1. Ricci Adam's MusicTheory.net at http://www.musictheory.net
         (Flash audio and interactive animations — EXCELLENT SITE!)
      2. Gary Ewer's "Easy Music Theory" at http://www.musictheory.halifax.ns.ca/index.html
      3. Dr. Estrella's media suite that accompanies Music First!, a theory textbook by Gary White published by McGraw-Hill. These activities are available online at:
         The McGraw-Hill Music First! Online Learning Center
         (Flash audio and interactive animations — EXCELLENT SITE!)
      4. Dr. Estrella's media suite that accompanies his textbook Study Outline and Workbook in the Fundamentals of Music.
         These activities are available online at:
         The McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center
      5. More links can be found at http://www.stevenestrella.com/mused/websitings.html
   2. Music History
      1. Internet Public Library's Music History 102 at http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/
         (RealOne used for audio examples.)
      2. Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers at http://www.stevenestrella.com/composers/
         (Links to amazon.com for audio examples.)
   3. Music Composition
      1. Young Composers at http://www.youngcomposers.com/
      2. Vermont MIDI Project at http://www.vtmidi.org/
         (Great use of the Sibelius Scorch plugin for online mentoring in composition.)
   4. Sites by Music Teachers
      1. MusicTechTeacher.com at http://www.musictechteacher.com
         
2. Web improvisation experiences
   1. Lullabye at http://www.makepages.com/lullabye/lullabye.html
   2. BluesJam at http://www.makepages.com/bluesjam/bluesjam.html
   3. See chapters 2, 5, and 11 of McGraw-Hill’s Online Learning Center for Music First! at http://www.mhhe.com/musicfirst5
   4. See chapters 2 and 3 of McGraw-Hill’s Online Learning Center for Study Outline and Workbook in the Fundamentals of Music at http://www.mhhe.com/hill11
      
3. Focus Questions for Evaluating Online Music Education Resources
   1. Is there a primary author or responsible person? Is he or she an expert?
   2. Has the site content been reviewed?
   3. Is it free or does it require payment?
   4. How is the site supported financially? Will it endure?
   5. How recently was it updated? Is it a ghost site?