Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School

  Arts and Music Links

Updated  2-22-05

A Brush With Wildlife    http://www.wildlifeart.org/Rungius/

How do you use balance, contrast, movement, and proportion to compose a powerful work of art? This marvelous
website is both a tutorial with animated examples and an interactive tool. You can select a background, select subjects,
position and resize them within your composition, create a final draft; then submit it for Critique.

A Pintura, Art Detective http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/index.html
Learn about color, composition, style, and subject of famous artists as you read and solve a mystery to identify a painting.

AOL School Arts Index    http://school.aol.com/middleschool/subjects/arts/index.adp
Lots of free resources and games, divided by category such as sculpture, dance, painting and drawing.

Art Adventures http://www.sanford-artedventures.com
A beautiful site with tutorials where you can create art, study art, play art games, and get resources and plans for teaching art.

The Art of Being Kuna    http://www.conexus.si.edu/kuna/
Beautiful examples of mola applique work, how to make one, and more.

Artcyclopedia  http://www.artcyclopedia.com
A search engine for art information.

Arts in the Classroom:  Education Links http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cep/clt/edsites/arts_sites.html
A great list of sites including art museums, photography, dance, and other fine arts links from the Center for Learning Technology at NCSU

Artsedge: For Students http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/4stu.html
Wonderful resource page with links to arts topics on the Internet.  The pages are organized by category:  cultures, people, themes, times and seasons.

Artsednet  http://www.artsednet.getty.edu
Great resource for teachers.  Lesson plans and curriculum sorted by grade and alphabet.  Also find image galleries and exhibitions.

Art Resources  http://www.artresources.com
Current news, information, and photographs for serious art enthusiasts.

Artsonia     www.artsonia.com
Calling itself "the largest art museum in the world,"  its mission is to unleash the creative potential of young artists throughout the world, and empower them with a voice. There is an online art gallery where students can display their work electronically for audiences worldwide.  Wxhibits are searchable by school name or zip code.  There are also art contests and weekly awards for students and teachers.

Blue Web'n Arts Links http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/fr_Arts.html
A super list of arts links.  They are rated with stars.  All pages have won awards.

Ceremonial Music Files http://www2.acc.af.mil/music/ceremonial/tunelist.html
Downloadable military music for all occasions. Includes 42 additional Sousa marches.

Crayola Creativity Central     http://www.crayola.com
This free multimedia site presents art resources that are applicable to every curriculum area from pre-K through high school.  Craft and project ideas, lesson plans, games, quizzes, a calendar, and an online gallery are features of the page.  The site has search engines to help you locate ideas for specific topics.

Drawing in One-Point Perspective http://www.olejarz.com/arted/perspective/
Step-by-step instructions for drawing in one-point.

Jazz Roots  http://www.jass.com
This site provides information about jazz musicians, history of jazz, and links to jazz sites.

K-12 Resources for Music Education Teachers http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html
A hotlist of links for band, chorus, and music teachers.

Mola     http://art-smart.ci.manchester.ct.us/ar_mola.html
Learn all about the beautiful cloth art created by Kuna women from islands off the coast of Panama.  Originally designed as panels for blouses, the mola is now a popular framable fiber art.  This site has information about the art and the people.

Mola Art of the Kuna Indians     http://www.thorup.com/mola.html
Another fine site devoted to the beautiful fiber artists of the Kuna people near Panama.

Music Education Online   www.childrensmusicworkshop.com
A comprehensive collection of music-related resources on the Web.  Organized by topics that include brass, string, percussion, and woodwind instruments; orchestras, bands, and classical music; and vocal music.

National Association for Music Education (MENC)Links      http://www.menc.org/connect/links.html

Women and Geometry:  An Archive of American Patchwork Quilt Designs  http://womensearlyart.net/quilts/
Lots of patchwork quilt block designs.
 

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