Music Links

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Theory and Lines and Spaces Practice:

http://www.theviolincase.com/Flashcards/ (the web version of lines and spaces flashcards)
http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/theory/theory.htm (learn it all right here!)
http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1 (I heart the San Francisco Symphony!)
http://library.thinkquest.org/4116/Music/music.htm (sections on rhythm, time signatures and the music-math connection)
http://musictechteacher.com/musicquizzes.htm (lots of quizzes and games...even lines and spaces battleship!)
http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml (maybe this isn't the best place to put this one...The is an awesome site by the NY Philharmonic.  Great info about instruments, composition games, music history, composers, current musicians --check out the musician gallery, and making homemade instruments.  There is a very thorough yet easy to understand explanation of the voice as an instrument --check the instrument lab)

Ear and Interval Training:

 http://www.ossmann.com/bigears/index.html (takes some time to load, but worth it!)
http://www.good-ear.com/index.html
http://ccism.pc.athabascau.ca/html/ccism/research/java/intervals.htm
http://www.musicalintervalstutor.info/
http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/fungoo/composeagoo.html (use the diatonic scale tones to create your own melodies using 6 different "voicings" -- my fav? the burping timbre)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solfege  (everything you ever wanted to know about Solfege but were afraid to ask!)

Vocal Anatomy, Production and Protection:

http://www.yorku.ca/earmstro/journey/index.html#start
http://www.voice.northwestern.edu/howworks.html
http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/resp/resp.htm

Music History:

http://www.allmusic.com (the Ultimate guide to ALL music!)
http://www.classicsforkids.com/index.asp (Cincinnati Public Radio site...I think you might be visiting this one often...)
http://www.naxos.com/NewDesign/fintro.files/bintro.files/intro.htm (general info on  classical music, instruments, and history)
http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/classmus.html
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/main.html (the WW Norton company and Sony music run this site)

Interesting Stuff that You Probably Should Know About:

 http://www.dietcoke.com/notLoggedIn.jsp  (this site contains everything you ever wanted to know about the world's most perfect drink, DIET COKE!!!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (I heart Wikipedia...you can find everything here)
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/dmmc/Music/Musicpaper/ (free staff, tab and every other kind of music paper)
http://www.neuhauschocolate.com/ (Neuhaus was one of the first chocolatiers in Belgium.  They even have an interactive test to find which chocolates will match your individual tastes....hmmmmm...remember the chocoholics 12-step therapy program:  never be more than 12 steps away from really good chocolate at any given time!)
http://windy.vis.ne.jp/art/lib/indexe.html#  (Classical Karaoke?  Try this site by Japanese MIDI artist, Windy.  Listen to Debussy's "Clair de lune" or sing along with Puccini's "Quando me'n vo'"!)
http://www.ced.appstate.edu/intercollege/3850/studwork/medieval/guide/comp/guido.htm (and you thought I just made him up?  Here is everything you need to know about Guido d'Arezzo complete with picture of the Guidonian Hand...cool!)
http://8ball.ofb.net/procedure.html (step-by-step dissection of a Magic 8 Ball...not for the squeamish!...avert your eyes 6th graders)
Scientific American: Why does inhaling helium make one's voice sound strange?
Scientific American: What causes hiccups? (too bad...they don't tell you how to get rid of them!  I also love to see the word "burp" used in a serious, scholarly, scientific way...hee, hee!)
Can singing really shatter glass? (is it live? or is it Memorex?)

Guitar Links:

http://chordmaps.com/index.htm (this is actually a song writing site, but the harmonic [chord] theory introduced here makes a lot of sense for guitar students who are a little more advanced.  Learn about chord progressions and chord "families")
http://www.guitarnotes.com/guitar/notes2/ultimate11.shtml (this is the ULTIMATE guitar chord chart...I don't think they have left any out)
http://www.olga.net/ (On Line Guitar Archive...you will find tab for a variety of different musical styles...BEWARE: on-line tab is someone's "best guess" at playing the song.  Sometimes it is well done and sometimes it is really bad.  You may not be able to find the lyrics along with the tab as this can be construed as copyright infringement.  You may need to look up the lyrics on another site)
http://guitar-masters.com/ (Guitar Masters has a ton of info about guitar technique, theory, tab/chord reading, etc.  Great theory instruction found on the Links page)
http://www.guitarnoise.com/index.php (Guitar Noise: a great, multipurpose guitar site.  Great tutorials on how to play more popular music)