These links may be helpful to you.
ARTS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
http://www.aep-arts.org
SUMMER MUSIC CAMPS
Venice Symphony, the Sarasota Orchestra, Florida Studio Theatre,
the Sarasota Opera, and the Sarasota Ballet all have very good
summer programs for children. If you want to know about even
more youth arts opportunities, please call the Sarasota Alliance
for Arts and Culture at 941-365-5118.
http://www.sarasota-arts.org
MUSIC EDUCATORS NATIONAL CONFERENCE
http://menc.org
FLORIDA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
http://www.flmusiced.org
SARASOTA ORCHESTRA
4th and 5th graders throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties
attend the Youth Concert every spring. Students learn about the
orchestra, the pieces that will beperformed, and their composers
in their music lessons at school.
http://www.sarasotaorchestra.org
MUSICAL GIFTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
http://www.switchtob.com/music44/music44-1207a.html
ESSENTIAL CLASSICS is a series especially designed to introduce
casual listeners and serious music students to the best music of
every period with 200 excerpts as well as overviews of the six
main periods in music history
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/
TEN LESSONS THE ARTS TEACH
Although some educators view the arts as closer to the rim of
education than to its core, Elliot Eisner argues that the arts
are a critically important means for developing complex and
subtle aspects of the mind. He outlines "ten lessons" that
illustrate how various forms of thinking are evoked, developed,
and refined through the arts:
http://www.naea-reston.org/
FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR ARTS EDUCATION/ARTS FOR A COMPLETE EDUCATION
http://www.faae.org
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT: MUSIC: HISTORY
Meet Stephen Foster, American songwriter, and learn about the
history behind his music. This PBS site also offers sheet music,
a photo gallery, and a timeline.
http://www.yahooligans.com/arts_and_entertainment/music/History/
BRAIN RESEARCH & MUSIC
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/06/18/MNG5277BJR1.DTL
INTRINSIC VALUES OF THE ARTS EXPAND EXTERNAL VALUES
http://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG218/
COMPUTERIZED PIANO TEACHING PROGRAM
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/05/06/NBGDSCI0EM1.DTL
LINKS TO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING MUSICAL
http://www.musiceducationmadness.com/
MUSIC K-8
Good resource for elementary and middle school music teachers and
students
http://www.musick8.com
INTERACTIVE MUSIC WEBGAMES for elementary aged children
http://www.classicsforkids.com/games/