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19 & Under
2003
Our site is intended to teach the basic skills of music. We will show you various types of instruments, their historical background, and of course how to read music. Our site also contains interactivities to further your ability to learn music. So, to begin just click on what you would like to know about first. Remember it's Counting Music... One Day at a Time. Enjoy!
About this site
2001
"Music - The Unspoken Word" is an interactive educational web site devoted to sharing the wealth and joys of music, with users around the world, in an easy and friendly manner. The site contains revolutionary adaptive technologies to aid in navigation and customization. Intent upon making the exploration of music an interesting and enjoyable experience, the designers have incorporated into the site an unusual interactive section, wherein one can listen to representative music, see interviews with famous musical personalities and respond to quizzes based on material contained in the web site.
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Finalist
2000
There are many aspects to the art we call music. Using the ability of the web to teach, Musically Inclined tries to make music education as enjoyable as music entertainment. A complete library hosts a collection of interesting and informative articles, including interviews with world famous musicians and detailed information on every modern orchestral instrument and its international relatives. Our unique concert hall area contains musical performances of composers like Chopin and Beethoven, but also jazz performances by world famous musicians, and even works submitted by users. In the interactive pages, users find themselves using the web as a true means of education. With games where you can test your ?good ear?, and a forum where you discuss the latest in the music world. Musically Inclined is nicknamed, ?the ultimate music resource?, but it?s also the ultimate music classroom.
About this site
2009
Virtual Dj World is a specialized website in music and entertainment. We provide mixing software for amateur Dj's but also for professional Dj's.
About this site
2009
"From the Sitar to the Guitar" is not just a website, it is a journey one takes to know about the important facts of music which are lost in the folds of our monotonous lives.We aim to educate students about the true magic from which they get entertainment but whose history remains forgotten.
About this site
2009
Music is the soul of life.
About this site
2009
Our website focuses on music around the world. It is a synopsis of music from many diverse cultures. We studied music from different regions across the globe and related it to the United States’ musical aspects.
About this site
Finalist
2009
An art passionate who cultivates his way of listening to and understanding music, an art passionate thirsty of knowledge, an audience who can perceive music at a high level of generalization, a listener aware that authentic art is inconceivable without an elevation of thought, a listener with a cultural sensitivity- this is an ideal to aspire to and the educational effort of our society.
Music is a way of living.We should preserve our national values, traditional music, and last but not least show interest in true music round the world and its evolution.Comercial music is a way to narrow the minds of nowadays teenagers and that's why we want to show the others that we can alos find beauty in old music.Developing your culture and general knowledge from an early age, will help you find your own way through society more easily.
• Essential question or problem that this project addresses
Is nowadays generation interested in valuable and old music?
Do they manage to transmit forward their customs and traditional music?
Are music teachers concerned to raise up the teenagers preferences in listening to real music ,not only to comercial one?
Can we think of some ways to improve the culture among teenagers?
• Curriculum standards
Students will understand music and sounds in relation to culture and history, trying to describe, analyze and put in the right order the conclusions.
They will show the link between music and other arts by personal reviews and observations.
They will try to find musicality in everyday life and illustrate that thinking in sounds can contribute to the intellect development.
Narratives will include introduction, supporting details in the body, and conclusions.Language will be used in natural and the narratives will explore experiences, events the members saw, felt or took part in.
They will write responses, arguments, advices and analysis in their own words, marking the most significant ideas and aspects of the topic.
• Expected outcomes
Creating an awareness about the value of music and stopping the decay of teenagers culture.
The project will develop skills of recognizing each style of musicians and bands.
The student-members will be required to organize the information on the topic by interpreting the findings from investigations, surveys and interviews.Powerpoint presentations,videos ,slide shows will be prepared and also all images will be original.
The team will consider their own observations,ideas and experiences during researchings before putting in the right order the conclusions.
They will try to give an example to others through thir own experiences stories.They will try to engender intrest in music among children of their age.
• Required resources
The team is suggested to use all kinds of resources such as books, stories, events they took part in, magazines or internet.
The team will use technology/skill tools like scanner, digital camera,video camera,designing in Photoshop, Photoscape and use the ThinkQuest tools to upload their work.
• How will this project help the class, school, community or world?
The project will attempt to raise a consciousness about music value all over the world .Music defines human character.Through this project, we are trying to straighten some wrong customs, and to develop fruitful vision over life by thinking in sounds.
About this site
2008
Our website is titled “Rock vs. Hip Hop”. We have the site split into two parts: One part for hip hop and one part for rock. We are comparing many different aspects of both genres. We look at the histories of each and talk about the eighties; we also compare the two genres to show differences and similarities.
About this site
2007
The website is about the history of Alternative Rock music followed by pages of six rock bands; Breaking Benjamin, Rise Against, The Cranberries, Staind, Nirvana, and System Of A Down. The reason for being created was because of the love to hear rock music and give other fans a little extra info on Alternative Rock Music.
About this site
2007
Our website is about Heavy Metal which contains information about history on Heavy Metal itself, information of the metal genre’s and their differences, and bands interviews. The colors used most in the pages are black to represent blood and darkness used in the lyrics. The audience will be people of any age that are into Heavy Metal.
About this site
2007
We all love music. Spanning across the boundaries that humans separate themselves by, the harmonic sounds blasting from your iPod or the radio is something that is truly one of humanity's great achievements. But although it certainly sounds as such, music doesn't just come from nowhere. Science forms its basis, as it does with all else.
About this site
2007
Our site is about the influence that the guitar has had on the Heavy Metal genre.
About this site
2007
Hello and welcome to MPE. We are all about great music and great bands. This site covers the past and present of three very popular rock genres: Metal, Punk and Emo, as well as some interviews with a few awesome forthcoming bands. Whether you are a head banger, a born rebel, a screamer or just your average law abiding citizen, this site is for you
About this site
2007
This website gives you an overview of some of the effects of music on teenagers. It also has a variety of music styles, which mainly include Rock and Rap.
About this site
2007
This website gives information about the music of Africa
About this site
2006
This page is mostly about music and dancing
About this site
2006
This website is a learning experience for those who want know more about Music Theory. Included are lessons for your enrichment, but there are also fun activities for your enjoyment as well!
About this site
2003
A fan site about Punk, Heavy Metal, Rap, and Country music.
About this site
2001
Our website is about boyband.In this website you will know which is the first boyband and why is it wel known.We also compare the asian and the western boyband.
About this site
2001
Hip-Hop is a form of music where you can express your thoughts and feelings through the emphatic way of rhyming. Hip-hop also comprises other forms of expression, including break dancing and graffiti art as well as a unique slang vocabulary and fashion sense. This site will present you the hip-hop history, some of the most popular artists from today and the 80s. This site also contains a graffiti gallery. There are presented some of the best graffiti form New York City and Los Angeles.
About this site
2001
This page deals with the physics of string, woodwind, and brass instruments. We will show how sound is produced by the various sources, such as the pulling of bows across strings and the blowing of reeds and mouthpieces. It explains the basic principles of sound waves and explains the different types of sound.
About this site
2001
Welcome to the Music Health Centre! Here, the goal of this site is to introduce to people how music can be used to heal the emotional and physical pains encounter by the human race. In this site we have recommended pieces of music which can be used for the purpose of healing process. In addition, we have also listd out the problems and the causes of some of the disease and emotional problems and further more how serious it can end up.
Thank you for visiting this site and we hope that the information would be of use to those in need!
About this site
2001
The Page is determined to introduce people to music by looking at it in a diferent perspective than the usual, by looking at it in a scientific way and showing it in a cartoon mode, this way you learn while you have fun.
About this site
2001
Our goal with this entry is to provide a brief look at the world, the spectrum, of music. The site features a timeline which makes note of major events in music history, and a report on music theory. Perfect for people who want to learn more about music, or who need information for a school project, The Musical Spectrum presents information in a clean and readable format.
About this site
2000
Colomusic is color+music. That means the music feeling by colors. There are the colors that correspond to each sound on the musical scale, and we applied it to some famous music works like 'little star'. That is a Colomusic, and we can feel the music through our eyes. This can be a new way to feel music for deaf people. And the background of Colomusic is color psychology. Therefore users can know about it, too.
About this site
2000
"Music In Science" was created to explore the relationship between music and science. Students focused on the relationship between sounds and their environment.
About this site
2000
Our website shows how to read music and explains different kinds of music. Go behind the scenes with a pop star or two. Check out the instrument and career pages.
About this site
2000
This site is about modern music. Here you can find information about styles of electronic music, with a tutorial written by a professional DJ.Rap and modern rock styles are covered.
About this site
2000
Our site discusses the history of the flute, steel drum and piano. There is a page about learning how to play the steel drum and activities for you to do.
About this site
1999
How are CD's produced? This site explores the production process from initial recording to distribution of CD's. Since the millennium is coming, CDs will be more important than ever. Learn about the technology that has made music and history available to many. Languages: English.
About this site
1999
The idea behind our entry was to explore some areas of math commonly only skimmed over in high school math and science. The mathematical implications of music are rarely, if ever, covered, and the significance of some constants is often not fully realized, so in developing this site we looked to fill these voids. It also attempts to explain a variety of conic sections, as well as the more mathematical parts of physics.
About this site
1998
Our site will enabe kids to read about and send in information about composers, musicians and musical instruments. We would like to see students become more interested in the world of music.
About this site
1998
Music World explains four different types of music: classical, jazz, MIDI, and trumpet. The classical division includes its history, biographies of musicians, and classical music theory. Most of the sound archives are in this section. The Jazz division includes information about improvisation and the blues. The MIDI area explains what MIDI is and has an extensive MIDI file archive. The Glossary is an added bonus.
About this site
1998
This was an extension for a group of students who enjoy working with computer technology. They had seen our school "wormpage" project and were very interested in developing their own homepage. Their topic, music, was a choice based on their love of music, current events activities in the classroom, and extensions of a science unit from a year ago. They were also interested in music class activities. This homepage will be linked to our school homepage for a "music" link and a "current events" link. The children really enjoyed this activity!
About this site
1998
Read about the history of rock and roll, from the early blues-inspired music of the 50s, to the progressive art influenced styles of the 90s. As a cultural phenomenon, this style of popular music has created its own world of criticism and writing, style and politics. A jukebox for listening to popular tunes, and artists' biographies round out the site.
About this site
1998
This site is an excellent resource for teachers of music or physics. The site explains how music works and what it "looks" like by introducing the topic of sound waves. A virtual lab is provided to explore harmonics, waves, and resonance. Other experiments you can do at school or home are included.
About this site
1998
The modern orchestra brings together 100 or so musicians and many different instruments. It can produce a wide variety of sounds. Learn about the orchestra, and the instruments that are played. Find out about the major composers and the history of music. You can even study the elements of music theory, tone, pitch, intervals, and time signatures.
About this site
1998
This site features the bands and individual artists who made their mark in this unique field of music. There are brief biographies of the artists and their bands, as well as links to other sites of interest. Start your exploration with older rock and roll stars, then move on to more recent entertainers. Although the Beatles, Elvis, and Buddy Holly are mentioned, most are hard rock musicians of more recent years.
About this site
1998
Do you love classical music? This is a comprehensive resource for people wanting to learn more about symphonies. You will find rich biographies of major musical composers. Recordings of nine great symphonies can be heard with RealAudio, some are recorded by youth orchestras. You can try the symphonic quiz, take part in the survey, or post on the discussion board. This is an excellent, well-written site, with many illustrations.
About this site
1997
What was it like to travel west by covered wagon in the 1800s? How was the transcontinental railroad built and how did people mine for gold? At this site, you can find out these answers and more about America's westward expansion. Read descriptions of traveling the Oregon Trail and the California gold rush. Also included are the words and music to songs that were sung during this time.
About this site
1997
The Lost Treasure of Treble Island is a great site for the beginner or advanced music theory student. The site features three caves. The first cave is an introduction to the basic principals of music theory. Cave two relates the basic principals to the guitar and piano. An interactive game is the feature of the third cave. This site contains a complete glossary of musical terms and also links to other music education web sites.
About this site
1997
Composing music has never been easier or more fun! This site demonstrates how to use MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) technology on a computer to conduct your own virtual orchestra. You can also listen to compositions submitted by others through the site's guest book. Eye-catching graphics add to the interactive experience of mixing musical tracks and listening to results instantly. If you're new to MIDI, don't worry, it's all explained here.
About this site
1997
Enter the Conservatory to sample a wide variety of topics related to music, including key and time signatures, musical terms, trivia, and genres. Listen to intervals and major and minor scales, as well as the Conservatory Collection, a listing of student MIDI compositions based on well-known musical themes. An extensive list of links is included for further exploration of music education, history, and interactive games.
About this site
1997
Get ready for virtual music lessons! This site starts with information on the basics of reading music, including musical notation such as the staff, sharps, and flats, time signatures, and note values, and progresses to opportunities for listening to a variety of samples of music. You can even pick out tunes of your own on the "Java piano" by using your mouse to play the keyboard.
About this site
1997
Whether they play the shakuhachi or the congas, people in all countries express themselves through music. Click a continent on the web site's maps to find out about the history of music in that part of the world. The section on musical instruments is organized into four families: aerophones, chordophones, idiophones, and membranophones, and you can hear examples of many of the instruments being played. Links to other music sites will rock your world..
About this site
1996
Hitting all the right notes, this web site soars into excellence with its simple design and clearly-written content. Students can explore the terminology of music, including words used in musical notation. They can also use this site to find short biographies of famous composers. Various musical instruments are pictured, along with a brief annotation for each one. As is appropriate for a site about music, audio clips of some of these instruments are available.
About this site
1996
About this site
1996
Can a computer be programmed to compose music you'd want to hear? It's possible, based on the information presented at this site. Explore how music theory, math, and computer science intersect. Follow the tutorial straight through or click on unfamiliar words to branch off into other realms. Not all the javascript demos are working in this highly technical resource. Several books are suggested for further study.
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