Resources
Jack Stanfill: http://imet.csus.edu/imet2/stanfillj/
Classical music:http://www.classical.net/
Eric Jensen: http://www.thebrainstore.com
and http://www.learningbrain.com
Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library
& Renaissance Culture, Music From
Gregorian Chant to Opera's Origins, http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/vatican/music.html
http://www.arts.usf.edu/music/rpme/effects.htm
Math and Jazz, http://www.louisianamusic.org/NOJCC/musicmath.htm
Holst, The
Planets, midi file music download,
http://www.aquarianage.org/lore/holst.html
Waterford Institute, Rusty and Rosy Videos, http://waterford.org/institute/werp.html
Search for songs and lyrics, http://www.mudcat.org/
Project Zero research projects, http://pzweb.harvard.edu/Research/Research.htm
Arts Propel (Harvard), from Teaching and Learning, http://www.teachingandlearning.org/profdvlp/tools/artsprop.html
ArtsEdge - National Arts and Information Network, http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
Music with the Brain in Mind, Jensen, 2000, http://www.thebrainstore.com
Teaching with the Brain in Mind, Jensen, ASCD, 1998, http://www.ascd.org
The Unschooled Mind, How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach, Gardner, 1991, Basic Books
Multiple Intelligences, The Theory in Practice, Gardner, 1993, Basic Books
The Disciplined Mind, Gardner, 2000, Penguin
Elementary Teacher's Guide to Multiple Intelligences, Offutt, 1997, Good Apple
Best Practice, New Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's Schools, Zanelman, Daniels, Hyde, 1998, Heinemann
Weaving in the Arts, Widening the Learning Circle, Blecher, Jaffee, 1998, Heinemann
Aesthetics and Education, Parsons, Blocker, 1993, University of Illinois Press
The Arts and Academic Achievement, What the Evidence Shows, Fall/Winter 2000, University of IllinoisPress
Cognition and Curriculum Reconsidered, Eisner. 1994, Teachers College Press
Now We'll Make the Rafters Ring: Classic and Contemporary Rounds for Everyone, Finckle,ed. 1993, A Cappella
Inside Music: How to Understand, Listen to, and Enjoy Good Music, Haas, 1984, Doubleday
Kids Make Music! Clapping and Tapping From Bach to Rock!, Hart, Avery, and Paul Mantell, 1993, Williamson
The Book of Rhythms, Hughes, 1995, Oxford University Press
Mind Matters: Teaching for Thinking, Kirby, Dan, and Carol Kuykendall, 1991, Boynton/Cook.
Anyone interested in developing workshop environments for students must read this book. It helps teachers see how they might create the worlds of the archaeologist, inventor, naturalist, or creative artist within the classroom.
Storytelling with Music, Puppets, and Arts for Libraries and Classrooms, Painter, 1994, The Shoe String Press
Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora with music of Miles Davis
books by Byrd Baylor with music by Carlos Nakai
Charlie Parker Played Bebop by Chris Raschka with "Night in Tunisia" performed by Charles Parker
Dawn by Uri Shulevitz with "Sunrise" from Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite
Dreamkeepers by Langston Hughs with Coltrane Plays the Blues with John Coltrane
Listen to the Rain by Bill Martin, Jr. with "Cloudburst" from Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite
Mama Don't Allow by Thatcher Hurd with "Hush" with Bobby McFerrin and Yo Yo Ma
Miranda and Brother Wind by Patricia McKissack with "Cakewalk" by Scott Joplin
Rondo in C by Paul Fleischman with "Rondo in C" by Ludwig von Beethoven
Treemonisha by Angela
Shelf Medearis with excerpts from the cast recordings of the opera Treemonisha
Water Music by Jane Yolen with "Water Music" by George Frideric Handel
What a Wonderful World by George Weiss with "What a Wonderful World".
Music That Evokes Strong Images (see also Program Music)
These pieces work well for interpretation through drawing, writing, or movement
The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg
A Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky
Toccata and Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach
Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens
Shrovetide Fair and Petroushka from Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky
Flight of the Bumblebee by Modest Mussorgsky
Music About Environment and Setting
Concert for the Earth and Canyon by Paul Winter
An American in Paris by George Gershwin
Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland
Le Mer by Claude Debussy
Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky
Grand Canyon Suite by Ferde Grofe
Rodeo by Aaron Copeland
Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber
Canon in D by Pachelbel
Adagietto from Symphony No. 110 by Gustav Mahler
Air on a G String by Johann Sebastian Bach