The Food of Love: Music Links 

    

External Music Links:

• American Choral Directors Association - (ACDA) National choral director organization.

• National Association for Music Education - (MENC) National music educator organization.

• Music Teachers National Association - (MTNA) National music educator organization.

• Phi Delta Kappa - (PDK) International professional educator association.

• Support Music - A site dedicated to supporting music that tells what you can do to help.
  

• Wisconsin Music Educators Association - Wisconsin chapter of MENC (above).

• JB Music - Local & online music instrument sales, instrument rental, and sheet music sales in Stoughton, WI.

• JW Pepper - Online sheet music retailer.

• Musician's Friend - Online musical instrument & novelty sales.

• Sheet Music Plus - Online sheet music retailer.

• Ward-Brodt Music - Local & online music instrument sales, instrument rental, and sheet music sales in Madison, WI.
  

• Woodwind Brasswind - Online musical instrument & novelty sales.

• PBS Jazz Kids - Jazz music information and learning activities for kids.

• Smithsonian Jazz - Jazz music site run by the Smithsonian Institute.
  

• National Music Standards K-12 - National Standards for music student learning by grade level.

• Wisconsin Music Standards K-12 - WI Standards for music student learning by grade level (PDF).

• Audacity - Free music recording software you can download (requires your own microphone).

• CCMixter - Free online database of acapella music to remix and share.

• Jam Studio - Free online music factory - Jam, remix, arrange chords and loops.

• Noteflight - Free music composition software and online database (requires Flash).

• Arts Alive - Free educational page of music information & activities for kids.

• Classics for Kids - Free educational page of music information & activities about classical music.
  

• Dallas Symphony Orchestra for Kids - Free educational page of music information & activities for kids.

• Ear Trainer - Free site where you can learn how to recognize musical sounds and patterns.

• Music K-8 - Free site where you can play music games and learn notes and recorder fingerings.
  

• Music Racer - Free site where you can test your knowledge of music fingerings, note names, and music terms.

• Music Tech Teacher - Free music worksheets, games, and learning activities.

• New York Philharmonic Kidzone - Free educational page of music information & activities for kids.

• Rhythm Trainer - Free rhythm ear-training site that helps you recognize rhythms by sound.
  

• Ricci Adams Music Theory - Free music theory lessons and training activities (requires Flash).

• San Francisco Symphony for Kids - Free educational page of music information & activities for kids.

• Everything Voice - Free site with vocal exercises, information, and activities.

• Flute Online - Free flute fingering chart (requires Adobe Reader).

• International Phonetic Alphabet - Free site that shows IPA symbols and provides recordings of the sounds they make.

• Metronome Online - Free metronome in case you can't find yours and want to keep a steady beat.

• Science of Music - Free site that explains how music works - scientifically speaking.

• Singing Tips - Free list of singing tips from experts, professionals, and just plain singers everywhere.

• Piano Hand Positions - Free photographs and explanation of correct hand position.

• Piano Keyboard - Free piano keyboard layout telling you where to find the notes.

• Reading Music - Free step-by-step introduction to reading music.
  

• Virtual Piano Chords - Free virtual piano that shows you where to put your fingers to make chords.

• Adobe Flash Player - FREE; Required for seeing many online animations and viewing some videos.

• Adobe Reader - FREE; Required for reading PDF files online.

• QuickTime - FREE; Required for streaming some sound and video samples online.

• Real Player - FREE; Required for streaming some sound samples online.

• Windows Media Player - FREE; Required for hearing some sound and video samples online.