Arts Quotes: Henry Mitchell
"All anybody needs to know about prizes is that Mozart never won one."
Music

Everyday Arts Challenge: Tooth Tunes
Hum your favorite song while brushing your teeth. How much can you belt out before drooling?
Music

Everyday Arts Challenge: Sound of Music
From the minute you wake up till lights out, count how many times you hear music during the course of your day. See how many different kinds of music you find.
Music

Your Brain On Music: Tearjerkers
Putting the "sad" in sad songs
Composers, Music

Your Brain On Music: Chills and Thrills: Music That Goes Bump in the Night
Creators of spooky tunes know exactly what they are doing to send shivers down the spines of listeners
Science, Music

Your Brain On Music: The Sound System Between Your Ears
The amazing sound system in the human brain helps explain why people everywhere fill their lives with music
Science, Music

Connections: Science and Music
The music you listen to? It's scientific! Learn some of the surprising ways science and music connect.
Science, Music

Connections: Language and Music
Communication isn’t just limited to language—music also does the trick. Discover some surprising features language and music have in common
Language, Music

Cuesheet: Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead
Be among the first to meet the next generation of jazz greats—this year’s graduating class of the international jazz residency Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead, a two-week program for emerging jazz musicians.
Jazz, Music

Cuesheet: Jason Moran & Bandwagon: Performance/Demo
Jason Moran, the new Artistic Advisor for Jazz at the Kennedy Center, performs with his acclaimed group The Bandwagon. In this high-energy performance and demonstration program, Moran explores improvisation, technique, and technological experimentation and guides students in what to listen for in jazz.
Jazz, Music

Cuesheet: Connections: Science + Music
In music, you can find real-life examples of concepts you might have learned in science class.
Music, Science

Cuesheet: Nnenna Freelon
Nnenna Freelon shows us what it takes to be a modern day jazz singer. In this performance/demonstration, she explores rhythm, melody, tempo, and improvisation.
Jazz, Music

Article: Know the Score
Talk to your child’s music educator; find out what to do to improve the school's music program
Education, Music

Content & Achievement Standard: Grade 5-8 Music Standard 7
Evaluating music and music performances
Education, Music

Content & Achievement Standard: Grade 5-8 Music Standard 6
Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
Education, Music

Content & Achievement Standard: Grade 5-8 Music Standard 9
Understanding music in relation to history and culture
Education, Music

Content & Achievement Standard: Grade 5-8 Music Standard 8
Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
Education, Music

Content & Achievement Standard: Grade 5-8 Music Standard 5
Reading and notating music
Education, Music

Content & Achievement Standard: Grade 5-8 Music Standard 2
Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
Education, Music

Content & Achievement Standard: Grade 5-8 Music Standard 1
Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
Education, Music

Content & Achievement Standard: Grade 5-8 Music Standard 4
Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
Education, Music

Content & Achievement Standard: Grade 5-8 Music Standard 3
Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments
Education, Music

Content & Achievement Standard: Grade 9-12 Music Standard 7
Evaluating music and music performances
Education, Music

Content & Achievement Standard: Grade 9-12 Music Standard 6
Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
Education, Music

Content & Achievement Standard: Grade 9-12 Music Standard 9
Understanding music in relation to history and culture
Education, Music