Art and Music

	Art Links
	Artcyclopedia A searchable database of artists, works of art, and museums of the world. ARTerms Definition Page This is an alphabetical glossary of art terms from abstract to wet-on-wet. Art Studio Chalkboard "A resource for artists and art students that focus on the technical fundamentals of perspective, shading, color and painting." Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art--Educational Resources A comprehensive site including many guides, a timeline of art history, and pictures of more than 3500 objects from the museum's collections. Origami Club A great site for learningthe art of origami, with origami pieces at varying levels of difficulty. Each project appears as a diagram and an animated video, so dierctions are easy to follow. PEM: Origami Now Folding Station This great site from the Peabody Essex Museum shows how to fold several different Origami figures. Each figure is featured in its own video, showing step-by-step instructions for creating beginning, intermediate and advanced origami pieces.

	Graphic Images: Clipart & Photographs
	The Amazing Picture Machine This is a terrific resource that enables you to find pictures on a variety of subjects. Discovery School's Clip Art Gallery Add graphics to projects for in-classroom use or as handouts. Choose from hundreds of original clip art pieces including animations. Use clip art for homework assignments, reports, school Web sites, and research papers. Image and Sound Database Try this searchable catalog of images, including some from NASA, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Library of Congress. KidsClick: Images Here is a kid-friendly image search site. Find pictures about art, astronomy/space, animals, and history/society. NYPL Digital Gallery "Free and open online access to hundreds of thousands of digital images..." Pics4Learning Students, teachers, and amateur photographers have donated the thousands of images that make up this site. These images may be used for print, multimedia, and video projects.

	Music Links
	Carnegie Hall Listening Adventures "Learn about sound, music notation, text, and instruments in a fun, interactive exploration of musical repertoire. Although designed primarily for those aged 6-12, these engaging games allow both kids and adults to experience great music while learning music concepts in a stimulating environment." CHICO Instrument Encyclopedia "A sampling of some of the world's most interesting musical instruments." Classical Net Composer Reference List Links to biographies of Classical Music Composers, arranged from the Medieval through Modern periods. Classics for Kids This site produced by Cincinnati Public Radio, offers lesson plans, podcasts, and games for teaching kids about classical music. Creating Music An engaging site that allows students to compose and listen to original short pieces of music. Essentials of Music This site has overviews of the six main periods in music history, brief bibliographies of famous composers, and a glossary with 200 definitions containing musical examples. History In Song This is a nice collection that reflects key periods in 20th Century U.S. history. Included are lyrics and recordings for many of the songs. Museum of Musical Instruments "The MoMI.org is the world's first virtual museum dedicated to appreciation of the musical instrument as a work of art and historical icon." New York Philharmonic: Kidzone Learn about instruments, create your own music, meet composers and soloists, and much, much more at this kid-friendly site!