Music! Its Role and Importance in Our LivesChapter 1:
The Pleasure of MusicWeb Links
| In Tune Monthly magazine | | Check out In Tune Monthly magazine, one hip periodical that takes you beyond the classroom and into the lives of musicians and anyone involved in “the industry.” Download a sample issue or explore the “Lessons” link where you’ll find cool follow-up material to past articles.
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http://www.intunemonthly.com/
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| Golden Record | | In 1977, the Voyager spacecraft was launched to investigate our solar system. Inside its hull, it carried a gold-plated phonograph record with sounds and images representing the diversity of life and culture on Earth. Natural sounds as well as music from many world cultures were included. Find out more about the symbolic record cover, electronic images placed on the record, and the earthly sounds and music. Experience the sounds and images from the collection at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/voyager_record/index_voyager.html. What animal sounds do you hear on the record?
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http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/goldenrec.html
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| Ghanaian Music: Dancedrummer.com | | Explore music from West Africa through online lessons, interactive instruments, video, and audio. The Virtual Drum Museum allows you to play virtual percussion instruments, and the “Traditional Rhythms” link will show you a video example, complete with notation, of what to do on each instrument.
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http://www.dancedrummer.com/
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| The Musical Family of J. S. Bach | | Read about J. S. Bach and the time in which he lived. Explore his music through audio files and video analyses. Under the “Bach Family” link, you will learn about other musicians in Bach’s family, from his great-great-grandfather Veit Bach to his musical sons, J. C. Bach and C. P. E. Bach.
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http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/bachindex.html
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| Angélique Kidjo Oyaya Web Site | | “Music is the only thing that can bring us together.” So says West African recording artist Angelique Kidjo, whose music is truly “world music.” Hear a sound clip from her latest album, which includes performances of famous musicians from around the world (including Branford Marsalis), and see her in a concert video! Why did Kidjo relocate from her homeland, Benin, West Africa, to Paris? Find out here!
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http://www.angeliquekidjo.com/
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