The Art of Taiko
http://library.thinkquest.org/5997/
A Thinkquest site about the art of Japanese drumming. Includes: the history, making a taiko, playing a taiko. Very nicely done. For kids 8 and older.

Arts Alive from the Canadian National Arts Center’s Orchestra
http://www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/
A neat site from Canada.

• Music Resources has advice for teachers, parents, and students, music recordings, video clips, terrific links and a handy music dictionary
• Instrument Lab introduces the instruments from the orchestra
• Great Composers has information and a time line for classic and contemporary composers
• NAC Orchestra and Friends has interviews with artists who have performed with the symphony
• Activities and Games has some really easy games

For kids 8 and older. Information about the Orchestra kept current. Some games and information about the composers, the music and the instruments are occasionally added.

Cool Composers
http://library.thinkquest.org/5399/
From Thinkquest kids. Games, Composer Info, The Orchestra, major Compositions for Bach, Beethoven, Bizet, Haydn, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Has sound and the interesting activities. For Middle School kids. Created in 1999.

Creating Music
http://www.creatingmusic.com
An exceptional site by Morton Subotnick!! Use the computer to compose and listen to the music. It works! A must!! Created and field tested ten years ago, but still very exciting. For kids 8-18.

dsokids, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
http://dsokids.com
Simple, interactive games to learn about the orchestra. New additions on a regular basis. For kids 6 and up.

Jazz
http://pbskids.org/jazz/index.html
A great site from PBS. Includes:

• Timeline
• Jazz Greats
• Bandleader
• Meet a Musician (video)
• Join the Jazz Band (interactive)

For grades K-5. Also has lesson plans. Last additions, 2005.

Music Education at Data Dragon
http://datadragon.com/education
received the Classroom Connect Hot 5 Library Award. Here you'll find:

• Learn and hear about different instruments
• Learn to read music
• Information on musical genres
• This day in music history
• Other musical education sites

For 8 year olds and up.  Kept current.

The New York Philharmonic: KIDZONE
http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml
Neat site with:

• Games
• Musicians’ Lounge
• Composers’ Gallery
• Instrument Storage Room
• Instrument Laboratory
• Conductor/Soloist Dressing Rooms
• Composition Workshop
• Newstand (for older kids) has news about musicians and their times

Kept current. For kids 6-12.

Piano Class
http://www.musicplay.com/piano/pianoclass.html
You will need a musical plug in to hear what is being played, but the 16 lessons are a good way to start to learn to read music and to play the piano. For kids 10 and older.

The Ukelele
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111042/
from Thinkquest kids. Has the biography of the ukelele and information about playing the instrument. For kids 8 and older.