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Helpful Resources
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Ask Jeeves for Kids
Here is a kid-friendly search engine for answering questions!
Map of the United States
Here is a map to help you find the fifty states in our country.
New York, home state of Alan Menken
Learn about the state of New York; its flag, seal and many other interesting facts!
Switzerland map
See a map of the country where the "Chicken Dance" originated.
Can you find Madagascar?
A map of Africa, the source of many rhythmic and instrumental sounds of American jazz.
Listen to famous music here!
Click on a composer's name and hear their work. Composers are listed by music history period.
 
History about Composers
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Who is Duke Ellington?
Read about a famous American Jazz Composer who wrote "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing."
Who is Bobby McFerrin?
Learn about the composer of "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
Who is a modern American composer from Danbury CT?
Learn about the composer of "Variations on America."
Who is Alan Menken?
Read about the gifted composer of "Under The Sea" and many other songs used in Disney movie soundtracks.
Who is Zoltan Kodaly?
Learn about the Slovakian composer of the "Viennese Musical Clock."
 
Music Vocabulary Information
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Montage or collage?
In November we will listen to a "Drum Montage." Find out what a montage is on this link!
Music Dictionary
Learn about music's own universal language here!
Dynamic symbols and their meanings
Find out what those funny looking signs mean that are always in musical notation.
 
Background on Songs
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The Bunny Hop
Learn what high school started the traditional "Bunny Hop" dance. It's from one of our largest states.
A circle dance without partners
What is the connection between Werner Thomas, Switzerland and a chicken? Learn more about a highly popular dance for all ages!
Turkey dance song
We will be dancing the "Virginia Reel" to the tune "Turkey In The Straw." Learn the origin of the song about this month's infamous menu item.
 
Facts about Musical Instruments
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Brass or woodwind?
What woodwind instrument has the color of a brass instrument and the mouthpiece of a clarinet?
What is a celesta?
Learn about a unique-sounding instrument used in Peter Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite."
What is an accordian?
Learn about a portable instrumet with piano-like keys.
What does a pipe organ look like?
Find out more about the instrument that Charles Ives was so skilled at playing.
 
Music Games
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Music Match
Learn about music reading while playing a fun game.
Time Machine
Use a special time machine to guess where composers fit in music history.
Music Match Instruments
Try your skill at identifying instruments by sound and picture.
 



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Captain Isaac Paine Elementary