The brass family is one of four main instrument families in the orchestra. Learn how to make a sound on a brass instrument and hear recordings of various brass instruments.
The trombone is a member of the brass family! Learn a little about the instrument, and hear its sound in several different settings.
The viola looks like the violin, but it’s just a little bigger! Learn about the viola and listen to several Class Notes artists demonstrate their instrument.
The violin is the smallest instrument in the string family! Learn to identify the violin by sight and sound! Listen to several Class Notes artists demonstrate their instrument.
A 14 week Introduction to Computer Science course.
This course is targeted to middle school grades 6-8 (ages 11-14 years). It is also written for teachers who may not have a Computer Science background, or who may be teaching an “Intro to Computer Science” course for the first time.
This course takes approximately 14 weeks to complete, spending about 1 week on each of the first 11 lessons, and 3 weeks for students to complete the final project at the end. Of course, teachers should feel free to customize the curriculum to meet individual school or district resources and timeframe.
Once upon a time, in Ireland, there lived a "gloomery" little girl named Nora. What's "gloomery"? It's a sort of sad, crying feeling — the kind where, even if no tears fall from your eyes, you can still feel the crying deep in your bones. Restoring Nora's smile would take a magical adventure and the intervention of woodland fairies. Listen now to the Irish folk tale Nora Mavourneen and the Fairy Queen, the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime, featuring Irish music plus original illustrations by Nancy Carlson.
This resource includes the sheet music, activity instructions, and audio files for "Itsy Bitsy Spider" from the Elementary Songbook.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.
This resource includes the sheet music, activity instructions, and audio files for "I've Been Working on the Railroad" from the Elementary Songbook.
This resource includes the sheet music, activity instructions, and audio files for "I've Been Working on the Railroad" from the Elementary Songbook.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.
What happens when a boy named Jack climbs a towering beanstalk into the sky? Hint: It involves a magical harp, a golden goose and an ornery giant named Basil. Go on a wild musical adventure with Jack and the Beanstalk, featuring storytelling by Scott Blankenship, with illustrations by Nancy Carlson and music by Leos Janacek.
Integrating art with literature, reading, social studies, history, music and popular culture.
Do you like apples? Find out about the real man who loved apples so much that he traveled the country to share the fruit with everyone he met in Johnny Appleseed. It's the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime, featuring music from Antonin Dvořák's New World Symphony and original illustrations by Nancy Carlson.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.
This resource includes the sheet music, activity instructions, and audio files for "Johnny Get Your Hair Cut" from the Elementary Songbook.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.