The Essentials of Music - This site has
biographies of classical composers, information on the different eras of classical music, and
a dictionary of music terms.
The San Francisco Symphony Kids' Site -
Visit the Music Lab to learn about how music is written. There is also a section on the instruments of the
orchestra.
The New York City Ballet - Look for the Ballet is for Kids part of
the site where you may find the Ballet Alphabet.
The British Harpsichord Society - The harpsichord looks like a
piano but it works differently and has a neat sound all of its own. This site tells how the harpsichord works
and you can hear what it sounds like.
The Violin - Information about the history, manufacturing,
and the science of the violin. This is a ThinkQuest site.
The State Hermitage Museum - in St. Petersburg, Russia. Once this
was the palace of the Russian rulers. Now it has an incredible collection of art. See if you can find the Faberge Easter eggs.
Asia Art - A good place to see the beautiful art of China, Japan, and other Asian Countries.
The Louvre Museum - Famous French art museum. Home of the Mona Lisa -
see if you can find her.
The Renaissance Connection - Much great art was produced during the Italian
Renaissance. You can see great paintings and become a patron of the arts at this site from the Allentown Museum.
The Virtual Diego Rivera Museum - Mexican artist of the
twentieth Century. This museum has a nice display of his paintings and a biography.
American Art
America has produced a lot of great artists. Take a look at some of the different ways these men and
women portrayed America.
Exploring Themes in American Art - A good introduction
to American Art by the subject of the picture. You may also find short biographies of American artists here.
Gilbert Stuart - One of America's first artists. He painted many
portraits of famous Americans during the time of the Revolutionary War and beginning of the US.
Thomas Eakins - Eakins was born in Philadelphia, PA, and taught at
the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He is considered to be one of the best American artists.
Mary Cassatt - Cassatt was born in Pittsburgh, and grew up in
Philadelphia. She spent most of her adult life in France. She painted wonderful pictures of women and children.
Childe Hassam - Visit an exhibit of this great American
impressionistic painter at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Eight - These were 8 artists who pictured the country
during the early years of the 20th century.
The Ashcan School - This was group of artists who painted life in
the cities.
Edward Hopper - Hopper painted the life of people in cities.
