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Kids and Teens Arts Music
This category lists music-related web sites appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. All sites are either educational, reference oriented, or informational in nature.

Sites listed in the main Music category each cover a variety of musical topics, such as instrument types, theory, history and styles. If you're looking for web sites that are more focused on one particular aspect of music, please check the appropriate sub-categories.

Submit only sites appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. Sites that are primarily designed to sell products or services will not be listed in any branch of Kids and Teens.

Please remember that no site is guaranteed placement in the Kids and Teens section of the Open Directory. Any site that contains content inappropriate for children, is still under construction, low on content, submitted to multiple inappropriate categories, using multiple URLs for multiple submissions, or consisting primarily of affiliate links to products will be deleted.

Please be sure to read the category description before submitting to make sure you are submitting to the most appropriate category.

Examinations

This category is for sites providing information about music examinations open to external candidates including children and teenagers. Examples include practical, performance and music theory examinations.
Please only submit sites offering information about music examinations open to external candidates including children and teenagers to this category.

History

Music history is the study of how music has evolved over time. Sites in this category cover the roots and origins of music, for example music from prehistoric times, including early songs accented by hand-clapping, the evolution of rhythmic, percussive instruments from stones, and the finding of thirty-thousand-year-old bone flutes in archaeological sites. With the onset of the Renaissance in 1465, the rules of music changed significantly, and the history of music from this time onwards is traced in categories about styles, instruments and composers.

Sites are appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. All sites are either educational, reference oriented, or informational in nature.

For your site to be listed in this category, it must contain historical information about how music has evolved over time from its roots in pre-historic forms and instruments up to c. 1465 and the emergence of distinct styles in the Renaissance.

Sites that divide music from the Renaissance onwards by genre in order to trace threads through music history should submit to Kids_and_Teens/Arts/Music/Styles

Sites that provide information about composers from the Renaissance onwards should submit to Kids_and_Teens/Arts/Music/Composers

Sites that provide historical information in order to trace the development of repertoire or playing techniques of an instrument or group of instruments from the Renaissance onwards should submit to Kids_and_Teens/Arts/Music/Instruments

Please only submit sites that are appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. Sites that are primarily designed to sell products or services will not be listed in any branch of Kids and Teens.

Please remember that no site is guaranteed placement in the Kids and Teens section of the Open Directory. Any site that contains content inappropriate for children, is still under construction, low on content, submitted to multiple inappropriate categories, using multiple URLs for multiple submissions, or consisting primarily of affiliate links to products will be deleted.

Instruments

Sites listed here provide information about musical instruments. Listed sites may be about different types of musical instruments or about a specific instrument.

Websites included in this category are either educational, reference oriented, or informational in nature.

Examples of suitable topics include: the history and invention of an instrument; repertoire and compositions written for a specific instrument; the proper care of a type of instrument; physical description of an instrument including size, material composition, sound properties and appearance; playing tips, tuning, fingering and instrument-specific technique; and the process used in crafting or manufacturing an instrument.

For a site to be listed in this category, it must contain information about musical instruments.

Please only submit sites that are appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. Sites that are primarily designed to sell products or services will not be listed in any branch of Kids and Teens.

No site is guaranteed placement in the Open Directory.

Any site that contains content inappropriate for children, is still under construction, low on content, submitted to multiple inappropriate categories, using multiple URLs for multiple submissions, or consisting primarily of affiliate links to products will be deleted.

Lyrics

Sites in this category will offer the words to various types of songs, such as folk music, rock and pop, lullabyes, country, spirituals, and campfire songs.

Sites are appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. All sites are either educational, reference oriented, or informational in nature.

For your site to be listed in this category, it must contain the words to songs, or be related to musical lyrics.

Please only submit sites that are appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. Sites that are primarily designed to sell products or services will not be listed in any branch of Kids and Teens.

Please remember that no site is guaranteed placement in the Kids and Teens section of the Open Directory. Any site that contains content inappropriate for children, is still under construction, low on content, submitted to multiple inappropriate categories, using multiple URLs for multiple submissions, or consisting primarily of affiliate links to products will be deleted.

Musicians

This category is for sites about people who make music. It includes a subcategory for composers.
If the subject of the website has a subcategory in this category, please submit to that subcategory.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens: Sites which provide adult oriented content; Commercial websites (e.g. online stores); Websites made up of affiliate links; Websites aimed at parents about children; Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

No website is guaranteed to be listed in Kids and Teens.

Websites about bands and artists performing popular music should submit to the following category: Kids_and_Teens/Entertainment/Bands_and_Artists.

Music Colleges

This category is for sites providing information about Music College courses to help future career planning by children and teenagers. Many colleges also offer junior schools and youth community programs. Sites listed include those offering information about qualifications needed for entry, how to apply, course content and possible future career paths after obtaining a Music College qualification.
Please only submit sites offering information that is helpful to children and teenagers wanting to find out about Music College courses to this category.

Online Listening

Sites listed here offer music and sing-along songs you can listen to while online, using your browser; You don't have to download any files. For downloadable sound files, please see the appropriate sub-category.

Sites in this category will be appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. All sites are either educational, reference oriented, or informational in nature.

For your site to be listed in this category, it must contain music files that can be listened to while on the Internet, through a surfer''s web browser. If a surfer must download your files to listen to them, please submit to the Sound Files category instead.

Please only submit sites that are appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. Sites that are primarily designed to sell products or services will not be listed in any branch of Kids and Teens.

Please remember that no site is guaranteed placement in the Kids and Teens section of the Open Directory. Any site that contains content inappropriate for children, is still under construction, low on content, submitted to multiple inappropriate categories, using multiple URLs for multiple submissions, or consisting primarily of affiliate links to products will be deleted.

Organizations

Sites listed here offer information on non-profit and member-supported organizations and groups that focus on teaching children musical skills and music appreciation.

Sites in this category will be appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. All sites are either educational, reference oriented, or informational in nature.

For your site to be listed in this category, it must pertain to a non-profit or member-supported organization that focuses on children and/or teens in music.

Please only submit sites that are appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. Sites that are primarily designed to sell products or services will not be listed in any branch of Kids and Teens.

Please remember that no site is guaranteed placement in the Kids and Teens section of the Open Directory. Any site that contains content inappropriate for children, is still under construction, low on content, submitted to multiple inappropriate categories, using multiple URLs for multiple submissions, or consisting primarily of affiliate links to products will be deleted.

Piracy

Music piracy is the term coined for the illegal distribution of music, generally over the Internet. Some of the more famous software applications that have fostered such piracy include Kazaa, Gnutella (LimeWire), and Napster.
Please submit only sites dealing with music copyright issues that are either targeted at kids and teens or easy for them to understand.

Styles

Musical styles, or genres, are categories which contain music that has certain elements in common. Some genres, such as Indian music, are geographically defined; others, like Baroque music, are largely defined by chronology, or their historical context. Still others, such as Barbershop, are defined by quite precise technical requirements. Sites listed here address several different genres, or styles, of music. Sites focusing on one particular type of music are located within the appropriate sub-categories.

Sites are appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. All sites are either educational, reference oriented, or informational in nature.

For your site to be listed in this category, it must cover several different styles of music. If your site focuses on one particular style of music please submit to the appropriate sub-category.

Please only submit sites that are appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. Sites that are primarily designed to sell products or services will not be listed in any branch of Kids and Teens.

Please remember that no site is guaranteed placement in the Kids and Teens section of the Open Directory. Any site that contains content inappropriate for children, is still under construction, low on content, submitted to multiple inappropriate categories, using multiple URLs for multiple submissions, or consisting primarily of affiliate links to products will be deleted.

Theory

Sites listed here offer information and lessons on musical theory and composition. This includes sites that offer online instructions for reading and writing music, and lessons on musical notation, terms and definitions.

Sites are appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. All sites are either educational, reference oriented, or informational in nature.

For your site to be listed in this category, it must contain information on learning to read or write musical compositions, or it must address another aspect of music theory.

Please only submit sites that are appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. Sites that are primarily designed to sell products or services will not be listed in any branch of Kids and Teens.

Please remember that no site is guaranteed placement in the Kids and Teens section of the Open Directory. Any site that contains content inappropriate for children, is still under construction, low on content, submitted to multiple inappropriate categories, using multiple URLs for multiple submissions, or consisting primarily of affiliate links to products will be deleted.

Vocal

Sites listed here offer information on singing, as well as online voice lessons, techniques, tips and advice.

Sites are appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. All sites are either educational, reference oriented, or informational in nature.

For your site to be listed in this category, it must primarily contain information on singing.

Sites about the biological and physical aspects of the human voice should be submitted to Kids_and_Teens/Arts/Music/Instruments/Human_Voice

Sites about choirs or other vocal ensembles and performing groups should be submitted to Kids_and_Teens/Arts/Music/Bands_and_Ensembles

Please only submit sites that are appropriate for, and of interest to, children under the age of 18. Sites that are primarily designed to sell products or services will not be listed in any branch of Kids and Teens.

Please remember that no site is guaranteed placement in the Kids and Teens section of the Open Directory. Any site that contains content inappropriate for children, is still under construction, low on content, submitted to multiple inappropriate categories, using multiple URLs for multiple submissions, or consisting primarily of affiliate links to products will be deleted.

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