Art

Artlex Art Dictionary - an online lexicon of art terms with links to images and other art resources

Art History Resources on the Web - an index of Internet resources maintained by a professor at Sweet Briar College

ArtsEdge - from the Kennedy Center and the NEA, this site offers teaching materials and professional resources to aid cross curricular implementation of the fine arts

Artcyclopedia - find works of art, artists, or take virtual field trips to museums and galleries

ArtEdventures - play games and learn how famous artists created their works

Metropolitan Museum of Art - take a virtual tour of this famous New York City museum and learn more about artists and their works

National Gallery of Art Kid's Page - current exhibits, art links, interactive art pages

Crayola Activity Central - online coloring books, classroom activities, and e-cards

Exploring Themes in American Art - introduction to American Art -includes short biographies of American artists

Distinguished Artists - biographies and related web sites for American artists

American Art Museum - from the Smithsonian Institution

A Brush with History - paintings from the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - An excellent and very historic museum of American art here in Philadelphia

Music

The Essentials of Music - this site has biographies of classical composers, information on the different eras of classical music, and a dictionary of music terms

Ricci Adams' Music Theory Net - learn to read music, and learn about scales, and keys.

Introduction of an Orchestra -lLearn what instruments are in an orchestra and hear what they sound like

The San Francisco Symphony Kids' Site - visit the Music Lab to learn about how music is written

Medieval and Renaissance Music Instruments - learn about them and hear them played

Baroque Music Links - links to sites regarding one of the great periods of classical music

The Drum Lesson Database - over 400 free lessons

Hyte Site for Clarinet and Saxophone - check out the study guides for clarinets, saxophones, and oboe to see what you should be able to at each stage of your studies and for recommended music to play