ArtsAlive.ca Resources for Parents
Fine Arts, K-12 Education, Performing Arts, School Reports and Statistics
ArtsAlive.ca Resources for Parents
Furthering a child’s music education can be overwhelming for parents with many questions about talent, resources, lessons, instruments, etc. This site provides parents with FAQs on hot topics such as finding a teacher or how to inspire interest in music. Quick links to Canada’s music scene and other national music and cultural sites round out this …
Subject: Arts & Humanities–Fine Arts–Performing Arts; Education–K-12 Education–Parent Participation
New Jersey History Kids
Dance, Fine Arts, History and People, Performing Arts, Women in History
New Jersey History Kids
This website is for instructing “New Jersey students in grades K through 4 in New Jersey History and Social Studies.”
Subject: Our World–North America–USA–History & People; Our World–North America–USA–50 States–N-P–New Jersey
Mojo Magazine
Music, Performance
Mojo Magazine
“Since its launch in 1993 Mojo has earned a reputation for being the most authoritative and entertaining all round music magazine.”
Subject: Entertainment & Leisure–Music
Modern Drummer
Music, Performance
Modern Drummer
Subject: Entertainment & Leisure–Music–Performance
Maya Angelou – The Official Website
Books, Drama and Performance (Theater and Stagecraft), Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Maya Angelou – The Official Website
Features news, biography, books, films, and a photo and video gallery of this poet, educator, historian, author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director.
Subject: Arts & Humanities–Fine Arts–Performing Arts–Drama & Performance (Theater & Stagecraft); Entertainment & Leisure–Books; Social Sciences–Social Issues And Social Welfare; Entertainment & Leisure–Books–Poetry
CCM Magazine
Music, Performance
CCM Magazine
Subject: Entertainment & Leisure–Music–Genres–Gospel & Contemporary Christian
Ethnomusicology Online
Anthropology, Music, Social Sciences, Sociology
Ethnomusicology Online
Ethnomusicology Online is a full text online scholarly resource on ethnomusicology. The articles are peer-reviewed and include graphics, audio, or video. They include reviews of audio, video or multimedia titles. The page also includes enhanced Ph.D. dissertations that have graphics, audio, and video. The scope of Ethnomusicology includes any …
Subject: Entertainment & Leisure–Music–Performance; Social Sciences–Anthropology; Arts & Humanities–Fine Arts–Performing Arts–Music
CHICO Instrument Encyclopedia
Fine Arts, Music, Music, Performance, Performing Arts
CHICO Instrument Encyclopedia
Based out of the University of Michigan, The Instrument Encyclopedia showcases “some of the world’s most interesting musical instruments.” The database provides users with instrument images, textual descriptions and an occasional sound file.
Subject: Entertainment & Leisure–Music–Performance–Instruments; Arts & Humanities–Fine Arts–Performing Arts–Music
Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip
Blogs, History of Arts and Humanities, Music, Music, Performance, Performing Arts
Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip
“Covering a three-month period in 1939, the John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip documents a wide variety of musical styles from eight different states.” This online presentation provides access to over 600 audio recordings of folksongs, related photos and other graphic images, as well as transcribed, searchable text for all the …
Subject: Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–United States History By Era–20th Century United States History; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–United States History By Region–West South Central (Southern); Entertainment & Leisure–Music–Genres–Folk; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–United States History By Region–South Atlantic States (Southern); Arts & Humanities–Fine Arts–Performing Arts–Music; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–United States History By Region–East South Central States (Southern)
Historic American Sheet Music Project
Fine Arts, Music, Music, Performance, Performing Arts
Historic American Sheet Music Project
“The Historic American Sheet Music Project provides access to digital images of 3,042 pieces from the collection, published in America between 1850 and 1920.”
Subject: Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History; Entertainment & Leisure–Music–Performance; Arts & Humanities–Fine Arts–Performing Arts–Music
Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
European History, Fine Arts, History by Region, Music, Music, Performance, Performing Arts
Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
This site showcases Musica Antiqua’s large replica instrument collection by supplying photos, descriptions, original quotes, additional sources, and sounds of the instruments used in performing early music.
Subject: Arts & Humanities–Fine Arts–Performing Arts–Music; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–European History–Middle Ages (Medieval); Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–European History–Renaissance
African-American Sheet Music, 1850-1920
Ethnicity; Culture; and Race, History of Arts and Humanities, Music, Music, Performance, Performing Arts
African-American Sheet Music, 1850-1920
“This collection consists of 1,305 pieces of African-American sheet music dating from 1850 through 1920. The collection includes many songs from the heyday of antebellum black face minstrelsy in the 1850s and from the abolitionist movement of the same period. Numerous titles are associated with the novel and the play Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Civil War pe …
Subject: Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–United States History By Era–20th Century United States History; Arts & Humanities–Fine Arts–Performing Arts–Music; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–African-American History–Arts And Music; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–United States History By Era–19th Century United States History; Social Sciences–Ethnicity, Culture, And Race–African/African-American
Sheet Music from Canada’s Past
Fine Arts, Music, Music, Performance, Performing Arts
Sheet Music from Canada’s Past
“This site is a source of sheet music published in Canada before 1921, selected from the National Library of Canada’s historical collection. This website currently features sheet music published before Confederation (1867) and during the era of the First World War (1914-1920), selected from the historical collection of the National Library of Canad …
Subject: Entertainment & Leisure–Music–Performance; Arts & Humanities–Fine Arts–Performing Arts–Music; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–Canadian History
Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns
Biographies, Ethnicity; Culture; and Race, Music, Musicians and Composers, United States Culture
Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns
The online counterpart to Ken Burns’ documentary Jazz includes extensive biographical profiles and discographies of major jazz musicians, a chronology of the development of jazz, essays about jazz and its place in American culture, and audio clips of jazz compositions.
Subject: Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History; Reference–Biographies–Musicians & Composers; Entertainment & Leisure–Music–Genres–World; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–African-American History–Arts And Music; Social Sciences–Ethnicity, Culture, And Race–African/African-American; Entertainment & Leisure–Music–Genres–Jazz
Harlem Renaissance
Drama and Performance (Theater and Stagecraft), Ethnicity; Culture; and Race, History of Arts and Humanities, Music, Music, Performing Arts, Theater
Harlem Renaissance
This site portrays the “Harlem Renaissance as a cultural movement that allowed African-Americans to show their creative abilities to the world.” It includes visual, theater, music and performing arts displays. Contains links to other Harlem Renaissance sites.
Subject: Arts & Humanities–Fine Arts–Performing Arts–Drama & Performance (Theater & Stagecraft); Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–United States History By Era–20th Century United States History; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–African-American History–Arts And Music; Social Sciences–Ethnicity, Culture, And Race–African/African-American; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–United States History By Region–Middle Atlantic States (Northeast)
Beyond Race Magazine
Movies, Music, Screenwriting
Beyond Race Magazine
Beyond Race Magazine is a quarterly magazine for cutting edge entertainment. Focuses on music, film, entertainment, social issues, photography, politics, graffiti, comedy, literature, fashion, and art in all its forms.
Subject: Entertainment & Leisure–Music–Genres–Pop, Rock & Alternative; Entertainment & Leisure–Music–Genres–Hip Hop & Rap; Entertainment & Leisure–Movies
Chinavoc: Chinese Traditional Opera
Fine Arts, Music, Music, Opera, Performance, Performing Arts
Chinavoc: Chinese Traditional Opera
An introduction to the history of Beijing, Yue, Huangmei, and Kungu Opera. This site describes the instrumentation used in the various forms as well as the different costumes and character roles.
Subject: Entertainment & Leisure–Music–Genres–World; Arts & Humanities–Fine Arts–Performing Arts–Music–Opera; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–Asian History–Chinese History
Music Archive for the Pacific
Fine Arts, History by Region, History of Arts and Humanities, Mathematics, Music, Music, Performance, Performing Arts
Music Archive for the Pacific
Music of the indigenous people of Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and the nations of the Pacific Islands. Resources on this site will be of interest to those conducting research and include articles about musical styles, musical instruments, audio examples, and a bibliography.
Subject: Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–South Pacific History; Entertainment & Leisure–Music–Genres–World; Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–Australian History; Arts & Humanities–Fine Arts–Performing Arts–Music
American Ballet Theatre
Dance, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Visual Arts
American Ballet Theatre
ABT homepage featuring a ballet dictionary, company archives with information on past shows and coreographers, dancer bios, and a variety of other information about the company.
Subject: Arts & Humanities–Fine Arts–Performing Arts–Dance
CyberDance Ballet on the Net
Dance, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Visual Arts
CyberDance Ballet on the Net
This is a good site for updated information on ballet companies, dance education, news, people, organizations, international information and links to other dance related sites. There are links to ballet company web pages and biographies and photographs of dancers. There is also a glossary of dance related terms.
Subject: Arts & Humanities–Fine Arts–Performing Arts–Dance
