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[|Guitar Chord Dictionary] - [|Musical Terms Dictionary] [|tunatic] Love that song but don't know what it is? Tunatic can tag it for you! All you need is a microphone and Internet access.
 * Music Dictionaries :**

[|Mix Turtle][[image:a.JPG width="204" height="98" align="right"]]
search engine

[|Acoustics]
The acoustics of musical instruments and the voice. The "Basics" directory introduces and explains general concepts. There are "Introduction to the Acoustics of [instrument name]", data bases, technical material, web services (including a hearing test) and a FAQ.

[|BBC 6 Music - 6 Mixer] Use the samples to make your very own track, then save it and play again later.

[|BBC Guide to the Orchestra]

[|BBC VJ Masher] VJ Masher lets you edit, mix and blend other young people's art and film to music. Choo se a sound track, then add stills and videos, effects and transitions to make your unique VJ Movie.

Beat lab
select sounds from a grid manipulate their choose from a huge catalogue of sounds speed and frequency

[|Beatles activities]



 * activity 1: ** **activity 1** **activity 2:** **activity 3:**

1. read and try to understand the lyrics using the ' [|__BabylonDictionary__] ' 2. listen to the song and read the lyrics 3. ask each other the questions 4. fill in the blanks while listening 5. read the lyrics aloud 'in pairs' 6. do the grammar exercise [|Links and sources] || [|__Penny Lane__] [|__Eleanor Rigby__] [|__All you need is love__] [|__Paperback writer__] [|__Let it be__] [|__When I'm sixty-four__] [|__Hey Jude__] [|__Norwegian wood__] [|__Yesterday__] [|__She's leaving home__] [|__Drive my car__] || Fill in the blanks: [|__Help!__] [|__In My Life__] [|__I will__] [|Nowhere man] [|__Woman__] [|__Something__] [|__Ecce cor meum__] [|__Popsongs with lyrics__] __[|Trailers with exercises]__ __[|Learn English site]__ || __ Listen and read: __ __ [|__A day in the life__] __ __ [|__For no one__] __ __ [|__Blackbird__] __ __ [|__Good day sunshine__] __ __ [|__Martha my dear__] __ __ [|__The Fool on the hill__] __ __ [|__The long and winding road__] __ __ [|__Strawberry Fields forever__] __ __[|__Imagine__]__ __[|We can work it out]__ ||
 * **Listen to these Beatles songs**:

[|Build Up]
“build” a skyscraper of music made by construction tools. It’s pretty neat. Much of the site is in English partially Japanese Industrial

Button Beats
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Careers in Music
[|Artist Manager] [|Musician] [|Promoter] [|Sound Assistant] [|Sound Recordist/Mixer] [|Singer/Songwriter] SkillsOne takes a look at the people making the Australian music industry tick and tock! || Here we chat to Studios 301’s music engineers, Tim Carr and Mike Morgan, about their passion for music, how they became highly skilled music engineers and what it’s like to work in one of Australia’s most highly respected studios. || A quarter-life crisis sees one man in pursuit of happiness. He finds his passion in the rhythm of the drum! || [|http://www.ibsa.org.au/training-packages/information/jobseekers-and-learners.aspx#music]
 * [[image:http://www.ibsa.org.au/Portals/ibsa.org.au/images/Careers/skills%20one%20presents%20musos.JPG link="http://www.skillsone.com.au/Industry/3/Metals-Engineering/Video/794/0/SkillsOne-presents-Musos/"]] || **[|SkillsOne presents musos]**
 * [[image:http://www.ibsa.org.au/Portals/ibsa.org.au/images/Careers/music_industry_icon.JPG link="http://www.skillsone.com.au/Industry/3/Metals-Engineering/Video/790/0/A-Music-Industry-Icon/"]] || **[|A music industry icon]**
 * [[image:http://www.ibsa.org.au/Portals/ibsa.org.au/images/Careers/own_drum.JPG link="http://www.skillsone.com.au/Industry/5/Manufacturing/Video/789/0/The-Beat-of-Your-Own-Drum/"]] || **[|The beat of your own drum]**

media type="youtube" key="2kotK9FNEYU" height="175" width="176"sheet music to [|John Coltrane's] //Giant Steps// is matched to the audio recording.

[|Contrapunctus Variations]
Contrapunctus is an interactive music making project conceived by the Third Angle Ensemble. This project allows visitors to generate their own musical contribution, which may be part of a live performance from the Third Angle Ensemble.

cooltoolsforschools Music Tools
find songs and song lyrics

[|Create your Own Sound Badge]
Create a unique beat loop that sounds just like you, then wear it anywhere on and off the web. It takes only four steps:

[|Creating Music][[image:cm_title.gif width="211" height="46" align="right" link="http://www.creatingmusic.com/"]]
Creatingmusic.com is a children's online creative music environment for children of all ages. It's a place for kids to compose music, play with musical performance, music games and music puzzles. Come discover fun and easy ways to make music

Guitar[[image:basic_guitar_chords.gif width="303" height="252" align="right"]]
[|basic chords]

[|chords]

Incredibox
- create unique rhythms and sounds from a drag-and-drop menu. to make different sound loops, choruses, and instrumental sounds to create your own unique sound loops.

[|KUSC][[image:kusc.JPG width="272" height="280" align="right" link="http://www.kusc.org/kids/"]]
classical music resources

[|Idose]
Binaural Beats, affects our brainwaves directly, and can simulate various states, such as altering moods, behavior and consciousness.

[|JamStudio][[image:jamstudio-300x77.jpg align="right" link="http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm"]]
is an online resource rich with potential. With JamStudio, you are able to compose music by arranging chords to create a “score”, by selecting instruments and adjusting the sound of each instrument, by mixing the relative volume of the instruments, and by setting the tempo. The music you create can be saved; and it can be re-opened for editing. With the free version of JamStudio, your compositions can be shared via a link in email. An all access pass is available for $10/month. The paid version allows you to save your music as downloadable mp3 files, and otherwise extends the range of possibilities in JamStudio. media type="custom" key="2112151"

JAZZ
[|Jazz Improvisor] Jazz Improvisation Advisor for the Improviser Free Open-Source Software from Harvey Mudd College Computer Science Department This Document Copyright © 2008-2009 by Robert M. Keller, all rights reserved

[|Jazz practice loops] practice loops, training materials, jazz forums

[|Labuat]
draw a song

[|Let them sing it for you]
converts your lyrics into audio

loop labs[[image:looplabs.png width="360" height="157" align="right" link="@http://www.looplabs.com/%20"]]
- Downloading is now available in the Dubstep, Electrohouse and MusicLab Studios. - Share your music instantly with friends using Facebook & Twitter - Your own personal profile pages to share your tracks, see your stats and get comments from your friends and the community - feedback community - Record your vocals or instruments to create more personalized music.

[|MuseScore]
is a free cross platform WYSIWYG music notation program, licenced under GNU GPL. Some highlights:
 * WYSIWYG, notes are entered on a "virtual note sheet"
 * Unlimited number of staves
 * Up to four voices per staff
 * Easy and fast note entry with mouse, keyboard or MIDI
 * Integrated sequencer and [|FluidSynth]software synthesizer
 * Import and export of [|MusicXml]and Standard MIDI Files (SMF)
 * Platform independent code, binaries available for Linux and Windows
 * GNU GPL licenced



[|Musictheorey.net]
[|Ricci Adams] Select a lesson, trainer or utility from the list provides dozens of lessons and practice activities for learning music theory. [|Music Theory.net] is translated into six languages. All of the lessons and practice activities can be used online or downloaded for offline use. The lessons range in difficulty from basic staff and clef recognition to more difficult topics like chord inversions. The lessons and practice activities on [|Music Theory.net] have a wide enough range of difficulty to be used in elementary, middle, or high school settings.

[|Muxicall]
drums, piano and strings, move mouse over, collaborate with others online

[|Nims Island - Animal Jukebox]
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oddmusic
Click to start the [|**Grand Tour**] or select an odd musical instrument below to view and hear. Know of an odd instrument that isn't here? Let us know and we'll put it online!



**[|Playing for Change]**
describes itself as a “…multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music.” Even if this movement doesn’t achieve its ultimate goal, it can only make a positive difference.

[|Rhythm Rhymes Results]
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 * [|Blog]
 * [|About Us]
 * [|Music]
 * [|Purchase]
 * [|Free Resources]

These teacher resources are part of our commitment to creating engaging, content-rich supplementary educational materials that will help teachers and parents engage with students and reinforce key concepts in and out of the classroom. Our songs are suitable for use in a variety of ways—you are limited only by your imagination! In addition to the music, we have created and gathered many valuable worksheets, lesson plans, games, and other resources that relate directly to the music and support the teaching of the topics. We welcome your contributions to or input on these additional learning supplements.

[|National Anthems]
from around the world

[|Noteflight][[image:learnMoreScreenShot.png width="321" height="247" align="right" link="http://www.noteflight.com/info/learn_more"]]
Compose and arrange music online, wherever you are Share written music with your friends, band, students, teachers Embed music notation in your own web pages or blog

[|From Alison Hall's Blog] Noteflight has limited instrumentation - piano, bass, drums, violin, guitar, flute, soprano sax, trumpet and electric bass but the actualy instrument sounds are pretty good - you don't get the horrible squeaks you get with other score writers on play back!
 * Some other great features include:**
 * **Versioning**allows you to make keep earlier versions of your work to make changing your mind easier!
 * **Note input**with the keyboard or
 * Ability to add a **comment**to parts of your score or specific notes
 * **Describe** your work and **tag**it
 * **Simple**key, time and transposition functionality
 * **Feedback** - tell them what you want to see!

==San Franciso Symphony: The Music Lab – Make a Tune ==

[|Songsmith]
Generates musical accompaniment to match a singer’s voice. Just choose a musical style, sing into your PC’s microphone, and Songsmith will create backing music for you. Then share your songs with your friends and family, post your songs online, or create your own music videos. PC only.

soundation

 * Soundation Studio** is the free online music making application that gives everyone the opportunity to make music on the internet. With instant access to music making tools like a loop library, virtual instruments, real time effects, automation, audio recording and editing. You can save, post to web or download your work. If you need more sounds there is an integrated [|sound shop] that offers an array of high quality loops ready to be used directly in Soundation. There are paid accounts that offer access to the premium sound library and AudioLocker a desktop application that lets you import your own sounds into Soundation as well as store your personal sounds in your Soundation “cloud account”.

[|Sound Factory]
An industrial music creation site

[|specialneedsinmusic]
[|Teoria music theory] [|http://url.edna.edu.au/8sgv]

[|Speed Note Reading]
interactive game to learn reading music

[|Sphinx Kids]
=Theory=

[|Online music theory helper]



[|Tone Matrix]
Andre michelle's Simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16step sequencer. Each triggered step causes a force on the underlaying [|wave-map], which makes it more cute.

[|TVo]
[|Make Your Own Music game] Drag and drop different music loops ontot the stage and then record.

ujam
- create music tracks that you can share with friends - sing or play an instrument while recording to UJAM - alter the sound quality of your voice, turn your voice into other sounds, adjust the tempo of your song, and or remix a song to include your recording.

[|Wild Music]
Build your own soundscape How does sound work? Investigate animal sounds Learn about the current study of sound

wolframtones
Wolfram//Tones// works by taking simple programs from Wolfram's computational universe, and using music theory and //Mathematica// algorithms to render them as music. Each program in effect defines a virtual world, with its own special story--and Wolfram//Tones// captures it as a musical composition.

=Sounds for Download Royalty Free Music sites=

=Blog Roll=


 * [|__Choir Teachers__]
 * [|__Education in Music__]
 * [|__Elementary Music Technology Blog__]
 * [|__It’s a Band Director’s Life__]
 * [|__Music Ed Magic__]
 * [|__Music Teacher’s Helper – Vocal Health for the Voice Teacher__]
 * [|__MusTech – A Symphony of Music Education and Technology__]
 * [|__Tech Tempo__]

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