Music Websites for Students
Following are selected music sites that are great for children who just want to explore music, symphonies, jazz . . . and have fun.
- Kidzone courtesy of The New York Philharmonic
- Classics for Kids has games, courtesy of Cincinnati Public Radio
- Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra courtesy of Carnegie Hall
- Jazz for Young People courtesy of Jazz at Lincoln Center (Note: requires users to fill out a very elaborate on-line form, before they can access the site.)
- JazzKids courtesy of PBS
- Musicroom courtesy of The Dallas Symphony Orchestra
- Playmusic courtesy of American Symphony Orchestras
- Creating Music courtesy of Dr. Morton Subotnick
- World Music Playground courtesy of Putumayo Music
- Arts Alive Music courtesy of National Arts Centre of Canada
- Sphinxkids courtesy of Sphinx Organization (Building Diversity in Classical Music)
- Music Flashcards (not games) for drilling in concepts of theory, courtesy of Dr. Floyd Richmond, at West Chester Univ., PA.
- SFSKids courtesy of The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Student Performances
The TimeOut/MakeMusicNY festival of public music performances is held each year throughout the city, and offers an opportunity for young performers to appear before an real audience. A participating school could arrange to have a stage set-up outdoors near the school where a chorus or music ensemble could perform in a regular program. Obviously, it takes a great deal of planning to bring your students and their families together at a particular hour on a praticular day, but the pay-off in terms of real-world experience is huge. To register or inquire about the Sunday June 21, 2009 Festival visit the MakeMusicNY site: 
