Virginians under 21 can join one of the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras, with two training orchestras and two symphonic orchestras. Promising musicians have the opportunity to work closely with conductors and coaches for intense training and development. Each student prepares at least three repertoire programs for performance. Rehearsal times are Monday evenings September through May.
Arts Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS) recognizes artistically accomplished high school seniors in the areas of dance, music, visual arts, film/video, photography, voice, jazz, theather and writing with cash awards and scholarships. In addition, the NFAA nominates up to 50 National ARTS winners each year to the Presidential Scholar Foundation for consideration in the commission's selection of the twenty Presidential Scholars in the ARTS.
At From the Top, we celebrate kids who've shown commitment to music and the arts. Through our nationally broadcast radio show, our in-school programs and our website, we strive to give dedicated young classical musicians a platform to express themselves and inspire others. They are not only the future of classical music, they are our future, and they deserve our full support and encouragement.
"Songs of Love is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating personalized songs for chronically and terminally ill children and young adults. These one-of-a-kind compositions are a wonderful source of joy and inspiration to the special people who receive them." The mission of the agency is "to keep giving encouragement and love to those who need it most through the medicine of music."
Each summer more than 400 students, ages 14 through post-college, join professional musicians to eat, breathe and sleep music for seven weeks. In addition to a rigorous schedule of instruction, students collaborate with faculty and guest artists in more than eighty public performances. The combination of studying with distinguished professional musicians and an intense performance schedule sets the Brevard Music Center apart from other summer music institutions and gives students the opportunity to understand the world of a professional musician.
"Founded in 1986 by the young American conductor Barry Jekowsky, the California Symphony is a fully professional orchestra providing first-class performances and in-depth music education programs for the residents of Contra Costa County and the extended Bay Area."
Founded in 1973 by the Washington State Arts Commission, the State Parks and Recreation Commission and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as a statewide center for arts and creativity, Centrum has evolved into a significant cultural resource. Centrum welcomes people of all ages and abilities to participate in workshops, classes, events and performances.
The DC Youth Orchestra Program, located in Washington, offers individualized music instruction to young people between the ages of 4.5-19 in order to maximize each child’s musical potential.
This book by String Letter Publishing offers a rare glimpse into the world of the classical violin soloist, whether they're child prodigies just coming onto the stage or cultural icons whose careers have had a lasting influence on generations of players. In this collection of in-depth interviews, today's leading violinists discuss making music on one of the world's most beloved instruments. How they practice, how they work with other musicians, their performance secrets and anxieties, what moves and inspires them - all this and more comes to life in this series of revealing one-on-one conversations. Each of the interviews was conducted by a fellow musician and first published in the pages of Strings magazine, where both professionals and dedicated amateurs share their passion for music.
This book describes the dramatic findings of a study of 120 extremely talented individuals in various fields such as music, art, athletics, math, and science.
Interdisciplinary book explores the patterns and symbols in the works of mathematician Kurt Godel, artist M.C. Escher, and composer Johann Sebastian Bach--and more. Pulitzer Prize winner. Topics Covered: artificial intelligence (AI) history and theories, strange loops and tangled hierarchies, formal and informal systems, number theory, form in mathematics, figure and ground, consistency, completeness, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, recursive structures, theories of meaning, propositional calculus, typographical number theory, Zen and mathematics, levels of description and computers; theory of mind: neurons, minds and thoughts.
Written for those who wish to understand more about the dynamics of sound and music. This book traces the history of music and its origins in math.
This is a brilliant study of the great composer's life and creative genius, written by one of the most important social thinkers of our time. In this haunting portrait, Elias examines the paradoxes of Mozart's short existence - his creativity and social marginality, his musical sophistication and personal crudeness, his breathtaking accomplishments and psychological despair.
This is a music lesson series created to introduce piano to kids ages 4-6. There are Music Lesson books, Music Workbooks, Music Discovery books, Flash Cards, Teacher's Handbook and Compact Discs with all music from the lessons and books. Students follow the adventures of Mozart Mouse and Beethoven Bear while they learn about music. Can be used by parents or music teachers in a private or group setting.
"This book traces the stories of 44 musical prodigies over three centuries, drawing on historical sources as well as personal accounts and interviews. It offers much fascinating information about the lives and careers of its subjects and their attitude toward the struggles, tribulations, and triumphs of the prodigy experience. Unfortunately, the author's style is often self-conscious, flowery, and effusive, and his judgments are not without bias. However, the copious quotes give the book immediacy and authenticity."
Isaac Stern is a great performing artist, famous for his profound music-making, and his dedication to sharing his knowledge and wisdom with younger musicians. He began performing publicly while still very young, and was soon touring across the country and around the world. His fame escalated when he led the fight to save Carnegie Hall, and again when he was the subject of the Academy Award-winning documentary film From Mao to Mozart. In this book he shares his personal and artistic experiences.
This book is the cornerstone upon which to build any Suzuki-oriented library. In it the author presents the philosophy and principles of Suzuki's teaching methods. Through the examples from his own life and teaching, Suzuki establishes his case for early childhood education and the high potential of every human being, not just those seemingly gifted. Written by Shinichi Suzuki, translated by Waltraud Suzuki.
Author Robert A. Cutietta, offers a complete, practical guide to this common parenting issue. The premise of the book is that practicing is hard work and the pay-off is very long term. The book suggests using rewards related to music (concert tickets, better instrument, etc.) to get kids to practice. The basic point is that even people who become professional musicians relied on parent involvement to get them to practice when they were young.
"The late Dorothy DeLay taught violin at Juilliard for more than 50 years, and a list of her pupils - from Itzhak Perlman and Kennedy to Midori and Sarah Chang - reads like a who's who of the violin world. For more than 10 years, the author was granted access to DeLay's classes at Juilliard and the Aspen School, allowing her to craft this fascinating book that is both an exploration of the mysteries of teaching and learning and a feast of anecdotes about an extraordinary woman." (Amazon.com) Click here to read a review of this book.
Beethoven's often-discussed "dark side"--marked by paranoia, narcissism, and obsession--is brought into focus by Peter J. Davies, who examines both the composer's genetic roots and the familial cruelty and neglect that defined his childhood. More than a biography, this book eschews facile psychoanalysis in favor of a real exploration of how Beethoven's character shaped the work now universally regarded as among the best music ever written. Davies acutely observes the ways in which suffering can bring, at the same time, both madness and genius.
Dr. Frank's thought-provoking book provides evidence that children that are given the opportunity to play a musical instrument tend to do better scholastically.
Barthelmes Conservatory is a non-profit organization offering a year-long music program. This after school schedule provides music education and is tailored to the needs of musically gifted and talented elementary and middle school youth displaying the potential to pursue music as a professional career.
At Salisbury University you'll have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including Fulton Hall's Black Box Theatre, Computer Laboratories, Orchestral and Choral Rehearsal Halls, Visual Arts Studios, as well as Holloway Hall's Main Stage Auditorium and the Studio of Su-TV in Caruthers Hall. Your preparation will be supported by professional dance and rehearsal studios as well as fully-equipped classrooms.
This school is a public coeducational day school for grades 9-12, located in New York, New York. This is a facility where the most gifted and talented public school students of New York City could pursue their talents in art or music, while also completing a full academic program of instruction.
The Jazz & Contemporary Music Program at New School University offers a BFA in Jazz performance and in composition and arranging. The program incorporates the traditions of Jazz within an academic environment by utilizing the world renowned New York City Jazz community as artist faculty, with a mission creatively and individually oriented towards helping young artists find their own original voices. The Jazz & Contemporary Music Program offers far-reaching benefits of teaching resources, curricular depth, and dialogue between musicians with distinctively different professional experiences.
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a private coeducational college located in San Francisco, California. As the only major independent conservatory of music of its kind on the West Coast of the United States, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers a unique educational experience. Set in one of the world's premier cities, it combines a rigorous program of performance and study with an intimate atmosphere, where students work closely with faculty and staff. A school of just under 300 students, SFCM limits enrollment in order to ensure that every student, not just a select few, receives considerable individual attention. To us, quality teaching means concentrated one-on-one instruction as well as classroom and ensemble enrollments of appropriate size.
For more than twenty-four years, the Suzuki-Orff School for Young Musicians has been committed to exceptional arts education that serves as a catalyst to help children reach their greatest potential. Our innovative curricula develop children's musical abilities AND:
Nurture creativity and self-expression;
Develop music and critical thinking skills;
Accelerate academic achievement; and,
Incorporate family as an integral part of a child's learning experiences.
"The Conservatory of Music at Baldwin-Wallace is an artistic community
within a liberal arts college, where the lives of students of all ages are
transformed in pursuit of personal and professional excellence through the
humanizing discipline of music study, creation, performance and pedagogy."
This online school offers virtual guitar lessons online. The instructor has taught hundreds of homeschoolers over the past 18 years and wanted to make these sessions available to anyone who is interested and wanting to learn. The curriculum was nominated for the Alberta Science and Technology Award, two years in a row. All lessons are animated. The students receive a professional set of notes with an assignment, pertaining to the material covered after the lesson is finished.
This school is devoted to musical instruction and inspiration for students of all ages and backgrounds. Through its frequent concerts, and the Annual Seminar on Contemporary Music in particular, The Rivers Music School makes a significant contribution to the cultural life of the region. The faculty helps guide students of all ages and successfully prepares those who aspire to accomplished musicianship.
The Mission of the College-Conservatory of Music, Preparatory Department, is to provide educational instruction and performance opportunities in Music, Theater and Dance to students of pre-collegiate and adult age, and to stimulate, nurture, and develop their techniques and skills to their fullest artistic potential either for future study at a college or conservatory program or for their own development and enrichment. This mission is pursued by providing private instruction, classes, ensembles, and performance opportunities in accordance with the highest levels of excellence of the College-Conservatory of Music.
Founded as an outreach program of The University of Texas School of Music in 1979, the Longhorn Music Camp is now one of the premier summer music programs in Texas. Annually the camp attracts more than 900 youth, ages 11-18, from around the nation. Its goal is to increase the love of the musical arts by nurturing musicianship and artistic growth, while encouraging continuing education by providing an exciting and rewarding camp experience to both the campers and their families.
The Governor's School for Humanities and Visual & Performing Arts is a four-week summer residential program for rising high school juniors and seniors. It is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education and participating schools. The University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies hosts the program.
West Virginia Governor's School for the Arts (GSA) is a three-week residential program providing individual and in-depth group instruction in the arts for current high school sophomores living in and attending school in West Virginia. Areas addressed are dance, theatre, vocal music, instrumental music, and visual art. Skilled artists/teachers will work with students who demonstrate potential in those areas. In addition, the Governor's School for the Arts attempts to broaden the students' understanding of the arts through interdisciplinary courses focusing on common elements in the arts disciplines.
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, a summer school of the arts located in Michigan’s Manistee National Forest, offers fine arts education for all ages. The summer camp annually serves 5,000 gifted elementary, junior high and high school students with diverse programs in music, art, dance, and drama. Since its inception in 1966, Blue Lake has provided cultural enrichment to more than 250,000 gifted students and countless concert-goers. Programs are designed to educate through a carefully developed and balanced curriculum as well as elective courses in art, drama, dance, or music. Organized recreation, practice time, recitals, master classes, evening activities, and regular attendance at performances complete the camp experience.
The Summer Music Institute is a program of intensive music camps designed for high school and junior high school students, sponsored by the College of Musical Arts. Starting from two one-week music camps in 1981, the Summer Music Institute has grown to as many as nine camps each summer. A College of Musical Arts faculty member serves as the director of each camp and is responsible for staff assignments and curriculum.
"Governor's School for the Arts (GSA) provides hands-on arts opportunities for the state's talented high school students who are dancers, actors, instrumental and vocal musicians, creative writers, future architects or visual artists. GSA's primary components include a three-week summer residential program, regional arts workshops and masterclasses, college and career day and an artist roster of performing and visual artists made up of GSA alumni."
"The summer experience allows students to work with master artists in a total arts environment, stretching their creativity, knowledge, and techniques. The performing arts classes stress multiple small ensemble activities and works developed by students, while writers and visual artists are mentored through various perspectives in an applied area such as fiction writing or sculpture. Art history and criticism are integrated across the curriculum. The development of leadership skills is stressed through workshops designed to help students learn how they can best share their talent and showcase the arts in their local communities."
This summer program allows students to work with world-renowned faculty and guest artists, attend small seminars and classes on a wide range of topics, and participate in large and small ensemble work in a highly collaborative atmosphere. Crossover, world, and classical musicians serve as faculty and guest artists to enrich the student experience.
"Summer residential programs for New York State high school students which provide intensive pre-professional training with internationally acclaimed artists and artistic companies. It's an intense and exciting residential participatory learning experience held each summer. It's open to all New York State high school age students who qualify through audition. Tuition assistance is available. No students who qualify will be denied NYSSSA's opportunities just because they can't afford the tuition. Eight component schools offer training in the specific disciplines of ballet, choral studies, dance, jazz studies, media arts, orchestral studies, theatre and visual arts. NYSSSA artistic staff are internationally acclaimed artists and/or performing arts companies such as the New York City Ballet, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and The LAB Theater Company.
NYSSSA provides young artists a unique opportunity to experience the discipline and rigors of their chosen arts field. Students work in small groups with their instructors. Often NYSSSA students are scheduled for one-on-one sessions with professionals in their arts discipline. Students experience the daily life of top professional artists while working with students of similar ability.
NYSSSA student artists are highly talented people who represent the wide diversity of ethnic, social, cultural and economic background of all New Yorkers."
An integral part of Northwestern University's acclaimed Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music, the National High School Music Institute offers an intimate look at collegiate-level music study and music as a career. The institute offers an ideally challenging summer to the serious high school musician. NHSMI is one of seven divisions of Northwestern's National High School Institute, which each summer enrolls approximately 700 of the nation's most accomplished students.
Stagedoor Manor is a theater summer camp for ages 8 through 18 in New York. Learn from directors, choreographers and vocal coaches in all class levels - beginner and advanced. Application available online.
Summer Suzuki Institutes are special camps that provide an intensive musical experience for families with children who currently study an instrument through the Suzuki Method. Institutes are located in all regions of the U.S. and Canada, offering activities for students, parents and teachers in one-week sessions throughout the summer. The Suzuki Summer Institutes provide a unique opportunity for families to focus on music outside the usual constraints of daily life. Suzuki Summer Institute offerings include master classes, group classes and recitals as well as enrichment courses that range from theory, improvisation and chamber music to choir, drama and fiddling. Parents attend classes with their children. Many institutes also offer lectures and discussion groups for parents, special activities for siblings, and social events such as picnics and family fun nights.
The Center for Creative Youth (CCY), a summer pre-college program, offers talented high school students five weeks of intensive study in the arts at Wesleyan University, one of the country's most distinguished liberal arts colleges. CCY, a program of the Capitol Region Education Council and sponsored by and in collaboration with Wesleyan's Graduate Liberal Studies Program and Wesleyan's Center for the Arts, emphasizes multicultural and interdisciplinary learning, critical thinking and leadership. Each class is designed to enhance students' problem-solving skills in music, theater, musical theater, technical theater, creative writing, dance, filmmaking, and visual arts, which includes photography.
The Vermont Governor's Institute on the Arts can be described as artistic excellence, challenge, and excitement, and is designed to celebrate and explore the creative experience. The Arts Institute enrolls about 125 students. It is our largest Institute and is held on the campus of Castleton State College in Castleton, Vermont. This Institute has evolved into a lively artistic community, bringing together outstanding artists and highly motivated students to explore the process of creativity.
The Math & Music CD-ROM is an interdisciplinary program relating the practical value of fundamental math skills to the basic elements of music. The program will help students build the mathematical foundation necessary to understand algebra and appreciate diverse musical forms.
SimTunes is a game created by Maxis Software that lets you learn about music and art at the same time. You can download a trial version to play on Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.
Teach your kids to play rhythm and blues--and greens, yellows and purples too. SimTunes is the first creative cross-trainer; the only program that lets kids paint musical pictures. Your young composers select from a wide color palette--every dot they paint is also a musical note. Then they watch--and listen--as a quartet of animated bugs plays their tuneful painting. Kids will discover the building blocks of music and art--and their own creative talents.
"As a co-educational program for students aged 13 to 18, gifted in theatre, dance, music, art, communication and business, Firespark! is committed to one goal: TO LIGHT YOUR FIRE! It is our intent to give you the chance to do not only the things you are good at, but to EXPERIMENT with the unknown . . . to LEARN in a highly charged, creative environment . . . to EXPERIENCE the joy of acting in a scene from "Streetcar", or writing an elegant haiku, or dancing en pointe to Tchaikovsky."
"The Sewanee Summer Music Festival, at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, is an internationally acclaimed summer festival which combines a five week program for advanced music students and a professional concert series. The Festival was established in 1957 to provide a comprehensive training program emphasizing performance experience. Sewanee not only prepares students for the challenges professional musicians must meet, it makes them lifetime music lovers."
The Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts is a four-week summer program for brightest and most talented rising eleventh and twelfth grade students in Tennessee. The program offers intensive study programs in art, ballet, theatre, and music.
Since 1949, the world's most accomplished and promising musicians have made a pilgrimage to Aspen. They come not only to perform, but to teach, learn and be renewed. This year, Music Director David Zinman leads 750 student musicians, as well as 200 guest artists and artist-faculty members through a glorious summer of camaraderie and music.
This mixed-media program is a fun, educational, entertaining upbeat music CD and video series for kids ages 3-8. These CDs and videos feature Spanish songs, counting songs, spelling songs, songs about manners, and a poetic story. They also feature everyday children from local communities interacting and learning with Ms. Maria. COOL SCHOOL WITH MS. MARIA is a program that offers children an opportunity to learn while providing entertainment to captivate their attention. It’s a fun, musical, educational tool for parents and teachers.
"The EASTERN U.S. MUSIC CAMP conducted at Colgate University is designed to provide opportunities and enrichment in all areas of music. Social and recreational activities also are part of the curriculum.
This well-balanced program offers young people between the ages of 10 and 19 the opportunity to pursue musical studies through individual, class, and group instruction; to perform a wide range of instrumental and choral works in ensemble and concert; and to participate in supervised sports and other informal recreational activities. The program is designed to be a complimentary part of the growth and development of young people. Such musical training builds confidence, teaches concentration, offers social opportunities and helps develop sensitivity to, and pride in, the beautiful things in life. Careers in music are not necessarily the goal of students attending Camp; the experience is one that will be remembered and valued throughout life in any career. The total musical and social experience has made the Camp one of the most highly regarded music programs in the country.
This website for Finale Music offers a variety of software for playing, practicing and writing music. Software programs include: SmartMusic, Finale, Finale Allegro, Finale Notepad, PrintMusic! and Intonation Trainer.
This is a wonderful source for books to use for History, Literature, Art, Music, and Nature Study. It is a great resource for anyone using a Classic Curriculum, but those who are not will also find materials here. Full of historical non-fiction and fiction, study guides, activity books, reference books, biographies, etc.
MakeMusic! Inc. is the world leader in software and systems for music educators and musicians. Among their leading products are Finale®, the world's best-selling music notation software and SmartMusic Studio®, the complete music practice system that features Intelligent Accompaniment® and the world's largest interactive accompaniment library.
This is a CD based listening program available from the Center for InnerChange, based on The Tomatis Method. The Tomatis Method is a program based on the theory that to be a good learner, you must be a good listener and teaches people to be better listeners through music therapy. It has been effective in the treatment of learning difficulties and behavioral problems.
Volkwein's Music is a place where you can go to purchase musical instruments, repair musical instruments, and purchase sheet music. They offer a wide variety of musical instruments including piano, strings, percussion, and electronics.
Each CD combines dramatizations of episodes in the composer's life, with over two dozen excerpts of his music. Draws children into the world of classical music with great narration and sound effects. Teacher's Notes available also. Series includes: Beethoven; Bizet; Mozart; Bach; Tchaikovsky; and, Vivaldi.
Appel Farm's mission is to provide people of all ages, cultures, and economic backgrounds with a supportive, cooperative environment in which they can appreciate and present works in the performing and visual arts. The philosophy of the Center encompasses the belief that the arts are an exciting and essential part of the learning process, and that artistic talent is innate and waiting to be developed in every person.
This website allows visitors to follow a piece of music through its movements with activities to enhance understanding of the symphonic elements.
"The Center for Musical Theatre Arts is unique in its approach to children's theatre. The Center brings together children of various ages to work cooperatively in the production of an original one-act musical comedy.
From auditions to final performance, students will participate in the complete process of producing a play. Students will learn team-building skills as we build an acting ensemble and prepare for a performance.
Students will participate in auditioning (acting, singing and dancing), be cast in a role, and rehearse for performance of an original one-act musical comedy. Each morning will begin with exercises in team-building, concentration, listening, taking focus, stage movement and improvisation, as well as musical exercises involving the voice and rhythm. Morning classes will be followed with the day's first rehearsal.
This computer game teaches users to read music and learn music theory and solfege as if they were a game. Actually, with Happy Note!, music theory IS a game, or a series of computer games. Designed by licensed music teachers, these games are true computer games with all the bells and whistles (score, lives, Hi-Score, etc.) They both entertain and educate, and make boring music theory lessons a thing of the past.
This website offers access to Hyperscore -- part of MIT's Toy Symphony project: . It is a powerful, fun, FREE downloadable program that allows people with no musical training to create rich, delightful music. However, our trained musicians enjoy it very much. It is easy to use, but I highly recommend searching the website and using the tutorials and help information.
This website lets anyone create their own music and sounds by manipulating sound channels, volume, and various other controls that are a part of the "mixer." This website is very hands-on and gets the creative juices flowing for those who are musically imaginative.
This website was developed by Dr. Larry Lesser to support his mission in increasing awareness and interest in mathematics. He tapped his singer-songwriter background to yield an additional formula for information dissemination -- math-and-music demonstrations and math songs! The latter have proven especially unique and popular, generating media coverage from Savannah to Melbourne, catapulting Lesser from virtual obscurity to relative obscurity!
We have a world-class symphony orchestra made up of your neighbors, your children's teachers, perhaps even the person behind you in the supermarket line. Living among us are some of the finest musicians in the country. Come enjoy the music, support the Phil and see your artistic neighbors in a whole new light.
The Youth Chorale has over 100 young people in three choirs: a training choir, a treble chorus, and a mixed chorus of soprano, alto, tenor and bass made up of the most experienced young men and women through high school.
Their goal is to provide children with exposure to a rich repertoire of classical choral music, the joy, fun and excitement of singing, instill the discipline necessary to produce fine choral music, and to encourage them to continue singing throughout their lives.
This article by J.P. Cavanaugh discusses how music was once viewed not as emotional, but as mathematical. In the wisdom of Ancient Greek philosophers, most notably Plato and Aristotle, music was not solely a matter of artistic, divine, or romantic expression. Music was math. Following that theory, later philosophers named the "quadrivium" of mathematical arts: Geometry, Arithmetic, Astronomy, and Music.
This website provides a wealth of information for anyone interested in music education with a variety of resources for students, parents, educators and advocates. These include: advocacy research, bulletin boards, reading suggestions, grant information, instrument advice, practice tips, free music downloads and online degree information. This website also benefits parents of gifted students advocating for music in their child's school.
This website provides information on more than 2,000 composers, as well as links to additional information and music for each composer.
Classics for kids is an online resource that can help kids learn about classical music while having fun. This website offers lesson plans, games, activities, and more.
This article by Tony Mickela discusses the impact music may have on the development of students. We, as music educators, must take the lead in sharing this information with the people that can make the difference in the future; school boards, administrators, parents, and legislative representatives. By reviewing the studies involving music we have found that participation in school music has a positive impact on areas considered outside the realm of music.
This online curriculum offers users an interactive music lesson. Piano Lessons for the beginner's level are hands-on, self-paced, interactive, and totally Free! Piano lessons are for both the beginning piano student and the student who wants to review their skills. In the beginning, you will move rather quickly through our piano lessons. Among the items you will learn are: note identification, rhythm, and playing your very first songs. Our piano lessons will have many sub-parts. After you complete our piano lessons, please feel free to go back and review as often as you like! Our piano lessons include audio instructions. We will be there with you, guiding you every step of the way. Now you can begin exploring the fascinating world of music!!"
This website offers an interactive introduction to parts of an orchestra, and some classical music. Also, they present information about historical people and events in music.
This website contains collections of information about the interplay between music and mathematics.
This website was was designed by the New York Philharmonic for children. They offer great areas for exploring music including the Musicians Lounge, Composers' Gallery, Instrument Storage Room, and more.
This web site is a listing of many U.S. and International piano competitions.
This website lists several piano competitions throughout the United States for people of varying ages and ability levels.
This article provides tips for teaching the gifted student to play an instrument, and looks at some of the problems that the child may face due to his or her giftedness.
This website is an online resource for learning about music. Choose from interactive exercises, music analysis, music theory questions, music theory software, articles about music, and more.
This site provides one uniform application to apply to The Boston Conservatory, Cleveland Insititute of Music, The Curtis Institute of Music, The Julliard School, Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College of Music, New England Conservatory of Music, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and San Franscisco Conservatory of Music. According to the website, "Our goal as admissions professionals and educators is to aid in the academic and artistic training of students. In an effort to allow you to devote more time to your education, the conservatories ... have developed the Unified Application for Conservatory Admission, which may be used for either undergraduate or graduate admission."
Offered by the Downriver Recreation Commission in Algonac, MI, Universal Person to Person offers a wide variety of programs to people interested in cultural diversity. Join us each month for a cultural exchange of new programs. Certified teachers will provide you with sampling of Japanese, Italian or Spanish language. Learn calligraphy, bonsai, origami and shogi. Play canasta, the piano or clog. Practice public speaking or creative writing. Meet some wonderful new friends and learn new skills and hobbies.
Theory Games is a PC program which helps children learn note reading, musical notation, and music term definition by playing games. It is not a tutorial so it must be used as a supplement. It does offer fun games ranging from identifying specific notes on the keyboard to distinguishing v7 chords to solving rhythmical challenges.
Math and Music is an exciting example of project-based learning for students in grades 6-8. In a series of two videoconferences, students become the producers of a major musical event. Participants must utilize problem-solving skills relating to fractions, decimals, proportions, algebra and spatial geometry. $350 for entire unit (2 videoconferences).
Music Ace is a fun music education software program for Mac and IBM that provides an introduction to music fundamentals for beginning music students. Following the friendly direction of Maestro Max and his choir of singing notes, kids participate in a series of 24 comprehensive lessons, play a variety of challenging games, with 24 self-paced lessons that develop and reinforce fundamental music skills and an understanding of music theory. Colorful animated graphics, digitized sound effects, bonus points and high scores provide fun, arcade-like entertainment.