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T H U R S T O N E L E M E N T A R Y S C H O O L
Music at Thurston
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Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
(http://www.a2so.org/index.html, 12-07-2005)
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This is Ann Arbor's professional orchestra. They present family concerts as well as full concert series.
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Finale Notepad
(http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/, 01-01-2005)
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Do you like to write music? Download this FREE version of Finale Notepad. If installed on your computer, you can write music for any instrument. You can listen to it, print it, and learn to play it too!
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Ostinato Horses
(http://svt.se/hogafflahage/hogafflaHage_site/Kor/hestekor.swf, 01-01-2005)
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This fun site has 4 singing horses. Each horse sings a different ostinato--a repeated pattern. Click on each horse to see if you can add them together to make a song. They can really make some interesting harmonies.
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Interactive Recorder Fingereings
(http://www.hants.gov.uk/hrs/finger/cfinger.html, 01-01-2005)
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Did you forget the fingerings for a note on your recorder? Would you like to know fingerings for new notes? Are you trying to figure out a song on your own? Then this website is the place to go!
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Flying Instruments--From the Nutcracker
(http://www.interactiveclassics.com/livegames/flyinginstruments/flyinginstruments.htm, 01-01-2005)
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Play this game with sound clips from the Nutcracker. See if you can match the instrument sounds. Each level gets a little harder.
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Orchestra Game--From Mozart's Magic Flute
(http://www.interactiveclassics.com/livegames/orchestra/orchestra2.htm, 01-01-2005)
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In this game, match instruments to their sounds to make a song from Mozart's Magic Flute.
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PBS Jazz Kids
(http://www.pbs.org/jazz/kids, 01-04-2005)
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A great place to explore the world of jazz music.
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Naming Notes on a Staff
(http://www.musictheory.net/trainers/html/id82_en.html, 02-14-2005)
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Do you want to practice note reading? Test your skills by clicking on the names of these notes. Remember the lines from the bottom up are: EGBDF and the spaces from the bottom up spell FACE.
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New York Philharmonic Kidzone
(http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml, 02-14-2005)
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At this site, you can play games, learn about composers, instruments,
compose music, and more!
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Virtual Xylophone
(http://www.apples4theteacher.com/xylo-old.html, 02-14-2005)
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Make up, record, and play back music using the Virtual Xylophone!
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