Recommended resources

The Wunderkind Little Amadeus Web site at little-amadeus.com has interactive games, opportunities to try out musical instruments, and links to other resources. Children can experiment with adding and subtracting instruments within an orchestra, moving musicians in a band forwards or backwards to create different sounds, and editing their own videos.

 

Libraries offer a broad range of musical CDs to sample and enjoy for free. This is a good way to listen to some of Mozart's music and try out different genres of music.

The Web site for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)) offers the opportunity to find music and

 

lyrics to classic children's songs at http://kids.niehs.nih.gov 

You can also play "Guess this tune" at  http://kids.niehs.nih.gov

 

At this site, you can listen online to a broad range of Mozart's music (requires subscription). The site also includes a Mozart biography and list of works. 

 

The San Francisco Symphony's Web site lets children look and listen to different instruments, hear different tempos, and learn the basics of musical notation all in a kid-friendly design and environment. 

 

Most public radio stations stream classical music live. Check out your local public radio station or www.wgbh.org/classical Click on "All-Classical WGBH" to listen to classical music streamed live. 

NAXOS of America 
This Web site from World's leading classical music label NAXOS has extensive information about a wide range classical music, composers, music terminology and classical concerts. You can also order or download music through this site.