K-8
Lunch Doodles on You Tube with Mo Willems
How to Make 52 Homemade Musical Instruments
K-12
Museum of Modern Art - free activities
NGA Kids - National Gallery of Art
Baltimore Museum of Art Online Resources
Instructables Amazing site of “projects” and classes that students can take and learn a new skill or hobby
The Kennedy Center: ARTSEDGE: The National Arts and Education Network: Supports the placement of the arts at the center of the curriculum and advocates creative use of technology to enhance the K-12 educational experience. Go to the lesson page at the top.
Annenberg Learner - Connecting the arts in the classroom
MUSIC
" Incredibox Click, drag, and create your own beatbox mix, then share your creation with the world.
The Music Interactive A variety of performance and practice apps available for download.
NYOPhilKids Explore instruments, compositions, composers and more with a backstage pass to the New York Philharmonic.
San Francisco Symphony Discover, listen, compose, and create – even conduct your own symphony orchestra!
DSO KIds Learn the building blocks of music, watch educational videos, build your own instrument, and more alongside the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
Generative Music Sites on Submarine Channel Create fun, innovative, compositions on these five generative music sites.
Field Recordings with NPR Intimate, behind the scenes interviews with artists and musicians from a variety of genres.
Audiotool Free, downloadable tool to create, edit and produce music – right in your browser.
Listen to Wikipedia This is the most soothing thing I’ve listened to in a long time. Every time someone makes an edit to a wikipedia entry, this website creates a corresponding tone. The deeper the note, the more extensive the edit.
Every Noise at Once From the website, because I can’t really explain: “This is an ongoing attempt at an algorithmically-generated, readability-adjusted scatter-plot of the musical genre-space, based on data tracked and analyzed for 1537 genres by Spotify. The calibration is fuzzy, but in general down is more organic, up is more mechanical and electric; left is denser and more atmospheric, right is spikier and bouncier.” Click anywhere to hear what each genre sounds like.
Music and Theater Arts Through MIT OCW MIT’s free courses for music and theater arts. Courses include playwright workshops, costume design, script analysis, and more.
StageMilk An online clearinghouse for actor education and information.
Drama Games for Kids Fun, creative drama games to break the ice and build acting/improve skills.
Footlight Parade A series of radio productions featuring musical theater.
Marilyn Bianchi Kids’ Playwriting Festival Have a play to share with the world? Submit it here. Open for submissions through March, 2018.
Shakespeare Uncovered Celebrity hosts discuss and analyze iconic Shakespeare plays.
The Secret Life of Costumes Read the history of costume design, learn how to design your own, and find resources for affordable costuming options.
The Battle of the Greek Tragedies – TedEd A TedEd lesson on the origins of modern theater – the tragedies of Ancient Greece.
Free resources from TheatreFolk Monologues, activities, lessons, and resources, all 100% free.
Drama Resources In-depth articles, tips and tricks, videos, and course offerings for the aspiring actor.
Photography and Videography
Udemy This online course platform has a variety of photography courses for children. Linked above is Photography for Kids: Project-Based Beginner Photography.
Click it Up a Notch Photography activities for kids, ages three to 10.
National Geographic Photography View exquisite photography, improve your own photography with tips from professionals, and enter National Geographic’s photography contest.
Online Portfolio Hosting Options A review of six online hosting options for digital photography.
45 Photoshop Editing Tutorials Photoshop is powerful, but it helps to know what you’re doing. Vandelay Design has curated 45 editing tutorials for photoshop. Some material more suitable for older teens.
Photography Contests for Kids Four reputable photography contests for young photographers.
Mini Movie Makers A phenomenal free resource from the Casey brothers. Everything you ever wanted to know about making a movie, from casting to final production and everything in between.
Youth Filmmaking Programs A collection of youth filmmaking programs and camps across the United States.
10 Tips for Kids Who Want to be Filmmakers A quick, informational video from Indy Mogul.
Filmora’s Wondershare Video editing software specifically for kids. You can download a free trial before purchasing."
Credits to: 100 Resources for Gifted Kids October 23, 2017
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