http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 16:27:45 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 16:27:45 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=296222 A site to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc. Anyone may view or contribute http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76323 This online music encyclopedia lets you search through approximately 30,000 melodies and tunes to help you determine the name of the song that's stuck in your head. You can whistle or sing into your computer's microphone, search by keyword, or enter the Parsons Code, a rough description of the melodic contour, to "name that tune.״The collection of melodies can be extended or altered by anybody. Melodies can be stored with sheet music samples and MIDI files in addition to the melodic contour and textual information such as title, composer, and lyrics. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=285207 This site includes free lesson plans, music video's, instructions for teaching music, free online lessons and much more. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=285221 the website has made the complete musical texts of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's musical compositions accessible to the public, for personal study and for educational and classroom use -- FREE of charge! The search mechanism allows users to easily find, study, and print any of Mozart's works as PDF files. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75827 Excellent website for elementary music educators and music education students interested in finding ideas for the elementary music classroom. Great links, too! There are audio links with this site as well. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80985 This online hymnal contains texts and MIDI files of tunes used in much of the English-speaking world, with particular emphasis on the Anglican tradition; 52 Anglican hymnals from the past 140 years have been indexed; includes nearly 7,000 distinct texts and over eighteen thousand text/tune combinations; six hymnals are currently available. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=243055 A free service providing teaching tips and informative articles for music educators of all levels.  Includes articles for Band, Choir, Elementary Education Music Specialists, Keyboard, Orchestra, and Music Theory & Composition.  Many articles include audio and/or video demonstrations.  TSMP is produced by the School of Music faculty at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=549731 Cyberkidz is an educational platform for boys and girls in the age of 4 till 12 years. By playing the educational games, children will practice subjects they learn in elementary school (Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades 1-5). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=574547 A fine collection of mostly professional articles by Emma Lieuman providing information on piano technique, methodology, musical means of expression, music training/student-teacher relation psychology. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83888 Description of "Scott Joplin Programmed by Jim Ritchie״, which is a 2 CD package with sound recordings, MIDI files, transcriptions to staves, and a brief composer biography/music commentary.