Music Websites

Instrument care, repair, and maintenance:

http://www.sharmusic.com/Pages/How-To/Instrument-Care-and-Maintenance/

"Symphony for kids" websites:

http://www.tucsonsymphony.org/kids/

http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp

http://www.dsokids.com/

http://www.nashvillesymphony.org/nsokids/

http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml?

http://austinsymphonykids.org/conduct.html

For Everybody:

http://www.classicsforkids.com

http://www.playmusic.org

Instrument-Specific:

Violin:

http://www.violinonline.com

-scales, exercises, history, lessons, etc.

http://www.beginnerviolintips.com

http://www.violinlab.com

Viola:

http://www.violaonline.com

-scales, exercises, history, lessons, etc.

Viola Note Reading: http://courses.wcupa.edu/frichmon/usetech/musicalflashcards/acnotes.html

http://americanviolasociety.org/the-avs/welcome

Cello:

http://www.celloonline.com

-scales, exercises, history, lessons, etc.

http://www.celloprofessor.com/Beginning-Cello.html

Bass:

http://www.stringbassonline.com

-scales, exercises, history, lessons, etc.

How to Read Music:

http://datadragon.com/education/reading/

http://www.musictheory.net/

-Practice reading notes, rests, note values, scales, intervals. Lessons, exercises,

Composers:

http://www.classical.net/music/composer/

Music Printing History:

http://www.musicprintinghistory.org/

Listen to Music:

http://kbaq.org/

http://www.classicsforkids.com/music/

Look up "classical", "symphony", "Beethoven", "Mozart", "Brahms", "violin Classics", or anything like that on any online radio player, such as Pandora: http://www.pandora.com

Watch Performances:

On "YouTube":

http://www.youtube.com/user/symphony?blend=1&ob=4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqiro1kdRlw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18SJYcWCmWo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw0Ua7TRi6c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7QmoTDRFSU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1dBg__wsuo

viola concerto:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMpzPMkrALM

cello concerto:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVKb3DwPFA8

bass concerto:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt-bNf6h0tI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2FGE8h8YSw

On You Tube, here are some search ideas:

violin

viola

cello

symphony

string quartet

beethoven

bach

mozart

brahms

Various strings-related topics:

http://blog.sharmusic.com/