Art and Music Creation
The eyes of the Mona Lisa blink when you enter the Incredible Art Department (in...
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The eyes of the Mona Lisa blink when you enter the Incredible Art Department (in.net). At this site are lesson plans and software tools for creating 21st century art (FREE).Great source for art teachers as well as teachers in other subjects looking for class projects for the artsy students.
After you connect to Yahoo, type in Cynthia Shirk. She has created a very comprehensive music site--composing as well as history, scores, groups etc. If you only have time to look at one site, this is IT!
Find out everything you always wanted to know about the piano at loritaf (from there click on pnoedmn.html)--composing and composing online and offline.
The AMC and AAAE are the professional organizations for music and art education, respectively.They offer news, resources, concept papers (such as the connection between exploring fine arts at a very young age and child development), national standards and professional development opportunities.
Draw3D is a simple site but fun.
Bose has created a new curriculum called In Harmony with Education. Principles of music, such as sound, are directly connected to math and science concepts. The interactivity of this site allows students to experiment with altering music scores. Lessons, including building instruments, are well-done and the relationship between the lessons and national standards, such as graphing, is especially clear and solid. An AsktheExpert is available as are career paths. Learning time is so precious that such cross-disciplinary approaches should be encouraged.The Music and Technology site will also provide help.
Art and Music for Middle School Students is primarily a set of well-chosen links in both fields for this student population. Interactivity is minimal but the displays, such as art in the White House and inspirational depictions of views in space, are intriguing.
The 2Simple Music Toolkit offers exploration in creating simple sequences of sound and rhythm to composing short simple pieces of music.The levels of software adhere to national learning standards. Computer-generated music is a boon to students who cannot afford their own instruments and opens up new worlds. Video clips help teachers.
The New York's Philharmonic Kidzone contains build-it-yourself instrument design, composition and orchestration.
Poisson Rouge for children encourages synchronizing simple music notation with a keyboard.
Editing online photos has become increasingly sophisticated.For instance, review Phoenix and Peacock at Aviary.
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Art and music can accompany "serious" work. They are engaging and allow an opportunity for other modes of learning.
