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| The Music Store in Wayland This is the webpage for The Music Store in Wayland. They specialize in band and orchestra instrument sales and rentals, guitars and percussion, printed music and supplies, lessons, plus repairs. On the site, you'll find more information on instruments, supplies, instructors, and services that The Music Store provides. You can contact them by phone at 585-728-5470. |
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| Music and Arts Center Music and Arts Center is a retail music store. They specialize in band and orchestra instrument sales and rentals, guitars and percussion, printed music and supplies, plus repairs. No COD's are available through Music and Arts Center; credit card orders are accepted. You can order by phone:1-800-347-1116. |
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| Kids' Corner | |
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| 40 Percussion Play Along Rudiments Hey, Percussion Students! Check out this really cool webpage from Vic Firth! You can review your rudiments and play along with the recording. How fast can you go? Are you at Gold or Platinum level, yet? |
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| Kazounds Kazounds is a musical memory game that gets you to copy the sounds you hear. It's the "simon says" of sounds! Each button has a different color and tone, and will light up when it is played. The goal of this game is to repeat the tones you hear in the order you hear them. |
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| EEk! Shark! Note Naming Game Collect the coins that name the notes correctly before time runs out. But watch out! Wrong answers bring sharks. Three sharks end the game! |
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| United States Marine Band Learn about the "President's Own" United States Marine Band (John Philip Sousa was a leader of this very respected group). |
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| Concerto Information Get your concerto contest info here! Listen to the show to find the answers to these two questions: What is a concerto? Who wrote over 500 concerti? |
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| Scales for all instruments find your instrument and click on "Junior" to see the scales. |
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| Online Metronome This site provides students with a metronome to help them keep the tempo steady as they practice! Be sure to turn on your speakers! |
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| Music Sheaf- Online staff paper The site contains downloadable staff paper in various formats. |
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| Arts Alive The National Arts Centre (NAC) in Canada has built this site for students and parents to explore the art of music! There are videos of orchestra musicians performing and speaking about their instruments, games to play, an instrument lab, and many listening examples from the some of the best-known composers! Definitely check out this site! |
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| Blues Road Trip This is a site from PBS that tells about the history of blues music. There are sound samples and video clips, as well as historical information about some prominent blues artists. This site goes along with our end of the year unit on Mississippi. |
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| PBS Kids Jazz Kids can learn about the jazz idiom by hearing different styles of jazz music, meeting some musicians, and even making their own jazz band! |
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| Exploratorium This site includes musical interactive exhibits, movie clips and an area for creating music. |
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| Classics for Kids The site contains music games, an instrument dictionary, composers, practice tips, and even audio examples. |
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| Dallas Symphony Orchestra Music Room Kids can play "Beethoven Baseball", view the instrument encylopedia, learn about composers, and meet some DSO musicians. |
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| New York Philharmonic Site for Kids Includes games, information on composers, performers, and instruments. Excellent site! |
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| San Fransisco Symphony Website for Kids Students can learn more about the instruments of the orchestra, compose and play music, and hear examples of orchestral pieces dating from the Baroque to the present! |
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| PBS Kids Global Groovin with Maya and Miguel This site lets you mix different instruments and beats from around the world. |
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| BoomThang Create your own track, record it and play it back! Lots of fun! |
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| Cool Videos for Kids! | |
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| Learn to Play "Thriller" on Mallets Watch the video, and try it for yourself! The singing is funny, too! |
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| All About the Saxophone! Watch the video to hear the history of the Saxophone! |
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| All About the Clarinet! Information about how the clarinet works and sounds. |
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| All About the Flute! Nice demonstration of the flute, with some recorders in there, too! |
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| All About the Oboe Watch and listen to this excellent description of the oboe! |
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| All About the Trumpet Watch and listen to this important information about the trumpet! |
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| All About the Trombone Take a look and a listen for info on the trombone! |
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| All About the French Horn Interesting information about the French Horn! |
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| All About the Euphonium (Baritone) |
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| All About the Tuba |
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| Dallas Brass Video If you want to hear OUTSTANDING brass players, watch and listen to this! |
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| Eastman Wind Ensemble The Eastman Wind Ensemble from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester performs in Tokyo! |
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| 7 Year Old Drummer This kid is incredible! He's only 7 years old! How much practicing do you think he does?!! Listen and watch! |
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| Flutist James Galway Flutist James Galway plays solo with the Boston Pops Orchestra! A MUST SEE FOR EVERY FLUTIST! |
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| 12 Year Old Clarinetist Julian Bliss 12 year old clarinet virtuoso Julian Bliss performs- Clarinet players, take a look at this! |
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| Beatbox on Tuba! Watch Nat McIntosh form the Dallas Brass beatbox on a Sousaphone! |
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| Trombone Quartet Watch and listen to the Trombones de Costa Rica! |
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| Bassonist playing Bach Prelude |
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| Saxophone Quartet The Erie Saxophone Quartet plays Bach Fugue in G minor. |
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| World's Largest Flute You have to see and hear it to believe it! |
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| From the Top, Live from Carnegie Hall- PBS You can watch videos of talented young performers, ranging in age from 11 to 18. It is unbelievable what these young musicians can do, so be ready to be AMAZED! |
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| Stomp video Learn about musical patterns and how they are used with the dancer/musicians of STOMP! |
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| Midwest Band Clinic Videos Listen and watch performances of bands from a recent Midwest Band Clinic! There are middle school, high school, and even college bands! |
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| Parents' Corner | |
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| Bath Central School Music Department Performance Calendar This link displays all of the dates and times of musical performances for the Bath Central School District. |
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| Bath Band Boosters Site for the Parent Support Organization for Bath Band Parents. |
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| Bath Band Boosters Webpage This is the webpage for the Bath Band Boosters! Info on performances, projects, and all activities are included, as well as info on how to become a member! |
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| New York State School Music Association New York State Music Education website for teachers, but includes parent information as well. |
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| Children's Music Workshop Parent Page Many articles on the role and importance of music education in today's schools. |
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| Music Friends Support site for music education. |
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| Support Music Music education advocacy site for parents and teachers. Includes articles, advice columns, and links to other advocacy sites. |
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| Teacher's Corner | |
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| NYSSMA Curriculum Committee Page Check out the Lesson Bytes link at the bottom of the page to view and share successful lesson ideas! |
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| Attend a Concert! | |
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| Rochester Philharmonic Webpage This page contains information on the RPO concert season, where to get tickets, and it has some fun links for kids, too! |
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| Corning Community Band Webpage The site contains concert information, as well as rehearsal information in case you'd like to become a member! |
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| Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes Performs in Elmira and Corning: includes concert and ticket information, FAQ, information on educational programs. |
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