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 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 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.
Claude Monet - This is a good site to look at the art of the French painter, Claude
Monet. You may learn about his life and where he lived, and look at many of his paintings.
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.
The American Art Timeline - A great way to look at
the history of American art. From the Phillips Collection.
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.
