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ART & MUSIC

  • Artcyclopedia
    The Fine Art Search Engine. Search by artists, artworks, and art museums name/place.

  • Crayola Creativity Central
    This site features a rainbow of information, art techniques, and lesson plans to make coloring in the classroom fun.

  • Children's Music Web
    Educators, parents, and children can access a free newsletter, Web guides, a concert calendar and music education information, and even hear songs at this noteworthy site.

  • Arts Standards
    Learn more about the National Standards for Arts Education.

  • sprocketWORKS
    This site uses shockwave files to let you tour the night sky, play logic games, and learn how to groom a horse. Plan on spending some time on this site trying out the different areas. Covers music, economics, science, art, and geography.

  • Glossary of Musical Terms
    A useful site containing a database of musical terms that can be accessed by scrolling through the definitions or more directly by using the index on the top.

  • Welcome to Music Notes
    Learn about the theory behind music, get historical information, explore various styles, instruments, professions, and games. An interactive online musical experience!

  • The Incredible Art Department
    This site provides a forum where teachers can post ideas for art lessons. Many of the ideas are worth looking at and adapting for your own use in the elementary and secondary classrooms or undergraduate classes.

  • Energy In The Air: Sounds From The Orchestra
    This site provides information about how sound is made and what it looks like when it's recorded. Also provides information on the instruments that play in the orchestra.

  • Easy Music Theory
    Learn about music theory and test your knowledge. Look up definitions of common musical terms.

  • K-12 Resources for Music Educators
    Valuable resources for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels.

  • Art Studio Chalkboard
    This site is for the more advanced artist. The purpose of these pages is to explain perspective, shading, color, and painting.

  • Illusionworks
    You'll find interactive demonstrations and puzzles, illusion artwork, 3D graphics, scientific explanations, and reading lists so you can learn more!

  • http://www.playmusic.org/
    Learn about different musical instruments or go back stage and listen to music, meet a composer or a musician.

  • Theodore Tugboat Online Activity Center
    There's lots for everyone to do in the Online Activities Center. You can color pictures of Theodore and his friends, play a memory game or a wordfind, and much more.

  • http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/@rtroom_home.html
    The @rt room provides a virtual learning environment for exploring the world of art.

  • KinderArt
    Features art lesson plans, art trivia, teacher exchange and art recipes, and much more.

  • Carlo's Coloring Book
    A fun site, especially for younger kids. By pointing and clicking you choose virtual crayons and color in any one of several pictures.

  • Art & Music
    This site will provide lesson plans and classroom activities for both Art & Music curricula, in addition to providing links to museums, galleries, and exhibits.
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