Art -> Art Appreciation/Art History
Sister Wendy's Grand Tour: Discovering Europe's Great Art
Sister Wendy's 1000 Masterpieces
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Site: Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art Hisoty
URL: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
A beautiful and deeply interactive overview of world art history through chronology, maps, and themes, highlighting items in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Includes fabulous videos.
Tip: Changes regularly. Extends to 1400 a.d. as of this review, but will eventually extend to the present day. Bookmark and visit often.
Tip: Check out the Navigating the Timeline link at the bottom of the page.
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The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern
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The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss
65 illustrations of paintings by Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), created for his own pleasure and never shown to the public
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Site: ArtSmart: Learn About Art
URL: http://www.nextmonet.com/artsmart/index.jhtml
Beautifully presented lessons on all aspects of art and art collecting. Covers Collection Basics, Subjects, Form, Content, and Media.
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Art for Dummies
A fun, friendly guide that lets anyone understand, appreciate, and evaluate art
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Independent Spirits: Women Painters of the American West, 1890-1945
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Site: Olga's Gallery
Author: Olga
URL: http://www.abcgallery.com/
More than 8000 works of art from Ancient Greece to the 20th century. Search by Artist, Country, Movement, or Name of painting.
Tip: Subscribe to Olga's monthly newsletter (link at bottom of page) for a wealth of information on individual artists and art movements. It's an art education in your inbox.
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Pre-Raphaelite Women Artists
Paintings, drawings, photographs, and other works that women contributed to the Pre-Raphaelite movement
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Subway Art
Enjoy some the finest urban folk art America has produced
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Site: Artchive
Author: Mark Harden
URL: http://artchive.com/ftp_site.htm
Simply tons of information on artists, art movements, and individual works, plus tours of special areas, and a section on art criticism (http://artchive.com/critic.htm - Warning: annoying blinking banner alert for this page) for the truly devoted.
Bonus: Free wallpaper, with a new image every month. Vote for the next one yourself.
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The Pre-Raphaelites
157 illustrations, 21 in colour. Some of the best-known and best-loved of all English paintings
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Music -> Instruction
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Music Reading for Guitar
Like a complete two-year guitar course in book form - includes over 450 songs and examples
Classical & Fingerstyle Guitar Techniques with CD (Audio)
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Site: FamilyGames.com
Author: Nick Sullivan
URL: http://familygames.com/
Nick Sullivan, author of The Seventh Princess, presents the free NoteCard
music reading tutorial. 12 levels of difficulty progressing until the entire musical staff has been mastered. Other great tutors and games available as well.
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How to Play Popular Guitar in 10 Easy Lessons
A beginner-friendly introduction to guitar
The Guitar Handbook
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How to Play Popular Piano in 10 Easy Lessons
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Site: The Piano Education Page: Learning to Play the Piano
Author: John M. Zeigler
URL: http://www.piano.avijon.com/pnolearn.html
No actual lessons here, but tons of good info and advice you need before beginning to study the piano. Includes tips on finding and choosing a piano teacher, studio etiquette, self-study, and much more.
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Piano for Dummies
Designed to make playing piano a fun and friendly experience - the CD lets readers listen to the exercises and pieces found in the book
Beethoven: Simplified Piano Solos
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Music -> Theory
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The Really Big Book of Children's Songs
More than 60 well-known childrens' songs, from traditional and entertainment sources.
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Site: SFSKids Fun With Music - The Music Lab
Author: SFSKids.org
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http://www.sfskids.org/templates/musiclab.asp?pageid=4
This basic music learning site from the San Francisco Symphony is a shining example of how the web excels in education when designers know how to make use of it. Covers staff, signatures, notes, tempo, pitch, rhythm, harmony, symbols, and instrumentation. The Performalator and Composerizer are great interactive toools to get kids excited about music.
Tip: Don't overlook the Radio link at the top of the page. Six channels of SFSKids Radio offer even more musical learning and fun. More selections become available as you listen to each channel. While it's loading, watch the animation that illustrates the duration of each type of musical note.
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Easy Recorder Tunes
More than 100 easy tunes for the beginning recorder player: jazz, folk, classical, modern. Color illustrations, playing tips, graded progression.
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Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People
An illustrated biography of one of the most powerful figures in American music. A good introduction for children, and a great gift for any folk music fan.
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Site: SFSKids Fun With Music - Instruments of the Orchestra
Author: SFSKids.org
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http://www.sfskids.org/templates/instorchframe.asp?pageid=3
The San Francisco Symphony presents a basic introduction to musical instruments and how they are played. Photos and sound files accompany each instrument, and a text window gives lots of interesting facts.
Tip: Be sure to use the up and down arrows to the right of the text to see more about each instrument, and click the Sound On button if you want to hear the instrument play. Also, in the upper right corner of each instrument window is a link to view the instrument in a Quicktime VR window.
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This Land is Your Land (Book and Music CD)
The complete lyrics to "This Land is Your Land," a photo essay on Woody Guthrie, and a tribute by Pete Seeger. CD Includes nine popular folk songs performed by Woody and Arlo Guthrie. Full-color illustrations.
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Harmony & Theory
A Comprehensive Source for All Musicians
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Site: Java Music Theory
Author: Rob Whelan
URL: http://web1.hamilton.edu/javamusic/NoteReading.html
Test your knowledge of sight reading with interactive drill programs like Note Reading, Piano Key Finder, Scale Building, Chord Drills, and four more. Recommended for those who already know a bit about music.
Tip: Read the instructions at the bottom of the page before proceeding.
Tip: Suggested ways of getting the most out of these drills are at http://web1.hamilton.edu/javamusic/curricu.html
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Contemporary Music Theory: Level One
A complete harmony and theory method designed specifically for the pop and jazz musician
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6 Steps to Songwriting Success
The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs
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Site: Big Ears
Author: Michael Ossman
URL: http://www.ossmann.com/bigears/
The remarkably clever Java Applet on this site is used to train your ears to hear musical intervals. Dr. Brain would have thrown in another brain but for the fact that it's not terribly intuitive. Recommended for intermediate to advanced music students.
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The Musician's Guide to Reading and Writing Music
A basic book for both beginners and seasoned players who never learned to read music
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Music -> Miscellaneous
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The Reel World: Scoring for Pictures
The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs
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Site: Film Scoring QuickTime Movies
Author: DigitalProSound
URL: http://www.digitalprosound.com/2001/01_jan/features/quicktime4-1.htm
Apple's QuickTime is practically the de facto industry standard for digital movies on the Web - now you can learn how to put music to your QuickTime movies. You will, of course, need to download the QuickTime Player.
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Home Recording for Musicians
Packed with useful tips for amateurs and professionals on every aspect of recording
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