Interactives and Simulations
 Fun With Music 
Get an inside look at the orchestra at this fun site from the San Francisco Symphony. You can learn about the instruments in an orchestra. In the Music Lab you can learn about tempo, rhythm, pitch, and harmony. Once you've mastered the basics, try your hand at the Composerizer and compose your own music or try the Performalator and play your own music! For your listening pleasure, tune in to the radio and listen to some great classical music.
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The Boston Symphony Orchestra's Online Conservatory
Learn more about the music and composers at this site that features audio samples, video, interactive lessons, and more.
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Making Tracks
The web site for this BBC radio show for kids and teens explores how music is made and features live and archived broadcasts and an interactive studio where you can compose music.
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Creating Music
Try your hand at composing and playing with music at this interactive site for kids.
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NY Philharmonic Kidzone
Can you tell the difference between a violin and a viola? You can learn about the instruments in an orchestra, explore the music and lives of famous composers, play some music games or try you hand at composing your own music at this site from the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
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 Jazz Kids
Are you a cool cat? This site from PBS lets you try your hand at jazz improvisation, you can also learn about some of the great artists in jazz and follow the history of jazz with an interactive timeline. Note: You will need to install the Beatnik plug in to use some features of the site.
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DSO Kids
See what all of the instruments in the orchestra sound like, learn about orchestra seating through different time periods, play games like Beethoven Baseball and Composer's Keyboard, learn how to make your own instrument, or listen to some great music at this site from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra!
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