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    Dudley Shoals Elementary

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    Matthew Brotherton, Music

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    • Music Websites

      Please visit the links below to enjoy music at home! 

      The websites include games for note reading, composition, and facts about the orchestra and composers!

      Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - Go on a musical safari and collect the instruments of the orchestra: http://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org/

      Tonematrix - Fun music composition and mixing program: http://tonematrix.audiotool.com/

      Pitch Perfect - Great website that combines baseball and music: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/perfectpitch/perfect_pitch.html

      Classics for Kids - A fun website to learn about classical music: www.classicsforkids.com

      Dallas Symphony for Kids - Fun games, activities and information about the symphony: http://www.dsokids.com

      Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Kids - Includes online activities and a tour of the concert hall: http://www.bsokids.org

      San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Kid's Site - Teaches the instruments of the orchestra, the basics of reading music, and has an online radio to listen to some classical music's greatest hits: http://www.sfskids.org

    • Local Performing Ensembles

      Want to see a musical performance outside of school? Don't know where to go or who to see? Check out these websites for the Hickory/Charlotte area's premiere vocal and instrumental ensembles.  If you attend a musical performance outside of school, let Mr. Brotherton know!

      South Caldwell High School Band: https://www.schsspartanband.org/

      South Caldwell High School Choir: https://www.caldwellschools.com/domain/3589

      Western Piedmont Symphony (Hickory): https://wpsymphony.org/

      Piedmont Percussion Program: https://piedmontpercussionprogram.org/

      Appalachian State University Hayes School of Music: https://music.appstate.edu/academics/ensembles

      Charlotte Symphony Orchestra: https://www.charlottesymphony.org/

       

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