Wide World of WebVisits

A Wide World of Web Visits
Online Excursions for the Music Classroom
Edited by Jeanette Morgan
Reproducible Book
44 pages
For grades 3-6

Cross the curriculum bridge with these easy-to-use, multi-faceted lessons based around music websites and written by a team of master educators. A perfect resource for music appreciation classes, these lessons will enable your students to explore everything from African music and rare instruments like Benjamin Franklin's glass armonica to world-class orchestras and arts organizations without ever stepping out of the classroom. From ten-minute "excursions" to full-blown units, you will surely find a WebVisit suited to your particular needs and curricular goals. Reproducible.

Contributors: Artie Almeida, Katie Grace Miller, Patricia Bourne, Bonnie J. Krueger, Jeanette Morgan.

Contents (with Target Concepts):

• Piggies, and Horses, and Music - Oh My! (Melody and Harmony)
• Native American Drums and Dances (Native American Culture)
• San Francisco Symphony Kids (Notational Symbols/Texture/Arranging)
• The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra (Tone Color/Instrument Families)
• National Arts Centre - Arts Alive Music (Instrument Families/Great Composers)
• The Glass Armonica (Tone Color)
• PBS Kids Go! Africa for Kids (African Music and Culture)
• A Trip to the Opera (Opera Terms and History)
• The Invention of the Electric Guitar (History of the Electric Guitar)
• PBS Kids Go! Jazz (History and Composers of Jazz)