6th grade General Music will cover the elements of music, instrument families/world instruments, and music history.
7th grade Music Appreciation will cover music composition, world music, musical theater, patriotic music and the history of rock.
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Music games
Music games
Elements of music:
Elements of music Practice music theory
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Instrument games and activities
Classics for Kids Musical terms, composer timeline & composer of the month
Musical composition
Music theory fundamentals
Music theory and history online
Music theory
Instrument families:
Arts Alive Watch videos of the orchestra playing
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Hear the instruments of the orchestra play
San Francisco Symphony Instruments of the orchestra
BBC Guide to the orchestra
Arts Alive Virtual instruments
Philharmonia Orchestra Instruments of the orchestra
Interactive gallery of instruments
World instruments/World music:
Interactive gallery of instruments
World music instruments
World instrument gallery
Australia
Australia
China
China Erhu
Iran
Spain
Instruments of China and Japan
History of music:
Baroque music
Renaissance instruments
Classical music
History of rock
History of rock
Musical theatre
Music careers
