Performance Arts Reviews

Performance Arts Web Site Reviews

Subject: Music & Performance Arts     ID: 1832
Title: 2003 Songwriting Competition
Description: Many students like the idea of becoming a songwriter but find it difficult to know where to begin. This web site provides an excellent Reference Guide for Beginning Songwriters listing the resources that your find most useful in your journey. There is also a follow-on guide entitled (not surprisingly), a Reference Guide for Professional Songwriters.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for all year levels   On the web

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Subject: Music & Performance Arts     ID: 1833
Title: A Jazz Improvisation Primer  
Description: This is the online version of an excellent text, “A Jazz Improvisation Primer”.  You'll find information on almost every topic relating to jazz improvisation, from jazz history through to music theory and practical advice on playing in a group.  The document is freely available to be downloaded at no cost and is recommended to any teacher who has a jazz group in their school. 
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 5-10  On the web

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Subject: Music & Performance Arts     ID: 1834
Title: An Actors Guide to Backstage Etiquette
Description: This is an excellent essay on recommended backstage etiquette. Every aspiring actor should be given a copy of this by their director!
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 7-12   On the web

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Subject: Music & Performance Arts     ID: 1835
Title: Andre Kostelanetz
Description: Andre Kostelanetz was associated with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra for over 40 years and he was inspirational in bringing classical music back into vogue across a wide range of audiences. His dynamic conducting style and his passion for his music is well expressed by this site. Make sure they have a good speaker system to go with this web site.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 8-12   On the web

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Subject: Music & Performance Arts     ID: 1836
Title: Applied & Interactive Theatre Guide
Description: The escalating use of theatre within education highlights the skill set that this art form develops within students and its increasing relevance in 21st-century society. The capacity to perform and present information orally has become one of the most important skills for students to acquire. This web site provides a wide range of applied interactive techniques for purposes other than just arts and entertainment. A must see site for all performance arts teachers.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for all year levels   On the web

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Subject: Music & Performance Arts     ID: 1837
Title: Art Education Curriculum Guides
Description: You can find here an excellent collection of curriculum guides that provide background information, content, curriculum ideas, scope and sequence profiles, and much more. There are guides here dealing with drama, music, dance and visual arts.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for all year levels  On the web

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Subject: Music & Performance Arts     ID: 1838
Title: Arts Alive
Description: This is an excellently produced website that deals with all aspects of the performing arts. The resources produced here are directed towards educators and students. Visitors will find famous composers, music, videos, publications and a very handy music di
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year all levels  On the web

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Subject: Music & Performance Arts     ID: 1839
Title: Baby Boomer Bus Songs
Description: If you recognise some, or even worse, all of these songs then it is time for some reflection! Songs such as “On Top of Spaghetti”, “Oogie Gooie”, “There Goes Teacher”, Tra La La Boom Di-Ay” “100 Bottles of Beer” and many others feature here.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for all year levels  On the web

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Subject: Music & Performance Arts     ID: 1840
Title: Balanced Assessment in Mathematics
Description: This programme has been running since 1993 and assists educators in developing innovative mathematics assessment tasks and helping teachers use them in the classroom. At this web site teachers can access a library of over 300 assessment tasks for all year levels and these may be used in your classroom at no cost.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 7-12   On the web

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Subject: Music & Performance Arts     ID: 1841
Title: Beat Greets
Description: Students can send free music “cards” to each other from this web site using a variety of music styles from classic rock through to country, jazz, hip-hop and almost every other genre you can imagine.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 5-10   On the web

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