General Links

• http://artsedge.kennedycenter.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curriculum_units.cfm?curriculum_unit_id=21
  Cinderella lesson plan with strong ESL connections and activities.
• http://www.broderbund.com
  An excellent online encyclopedia available on a trial and subscription basis. Also offers encyclopedia software.
• http://www.karadar.it/Dictionary/rossini.html
  Biographical information as well as info and midi files of Rossini's works.
• http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0510a.html
  An online assortment of Cinderella stories from various cultures in English translation.
• http://www.shens.com/
  An excellent online resource to find books on the Cinderella stories from around the world.
• http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/costhistpage.htm
  A costumer website with illustrations of European dress through the ages.
• http://www.marquise.de/en/index.html
  A website comprised of paintings illustrating European fashion over several centuries.
• http://www.musicals101.com
  
• A history of musical theater with additional links.

• http://www.teachopera.net
  Education materials for K-12 teachers and teaching artists using opera in their classroom curricula.
• http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/education/lesson8_overview.html
  A lesson plan for more advanced students on creating opera.
• http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/opera/index.html
  Another fresh and interesting lesson plan on creating a class opera.

• http://www.shens.com/cgi-bin/mas/category.cgi?category=400
  A comprehensive listing of common and more obscure versions of Cinderella around the world.
• http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0510a.html
  Full texts of numerous variations of Cinderella from different cultures.
• http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/cinder/cinintr.htm
  "The Cinderella Bibliography" includes sources from all across the web on the fairy tale and its many versions.
• http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/cinderella.html
  More listings of Cinderella stories as well as more resources.
• http://ja.freewebsitehosting.com/
  Information on the original 1957 production, including musical clips and photos.
• http://www.rnh.com/index1.html
  An official site for Rodgers and Hammerstein full of information about the composers and their work.
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129672/
  The original Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, from 1957.
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057950/
  Another version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella from 1965.
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128996/
  The most recent version which starred Brandy.

• http://www.musica.uci.edu
  A website composed of articles discussing the relationship between music and various parts of the brain. A great resource of raw material on the scientific impact of music
• http://www.playmusic.org
  This site allows users to go back stage to learn about the orchestra.
• http://www.creatingmusic.com
  Morton Subotnick's on-line creating music site.
• http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/orchestra.html
  Discover the wonders of modern symphony orchestra with their guide to the instruments and layout of the orchestra.
• http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/musicroom.asp
  An interactive instrument encyclopedia, music room, games, and coloring pages.
• http://www.clevelandpops.com/popskidz.htm
  Click on the pictures to hear the sounds!
• http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/glossary/glossary.html
  Online glossary.
• http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/
  The Instrument Encyclopedia.

• http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/home.html
  New York State Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment website.
• http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/curriculum/currkey2.htm
  Connecticut State Department of Education curriculum guidelines and standards pages.
• http://www.state.nj.us/njded/cccs/index.html
  New Jersey Department of Education-New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards' page.
• http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org
  Excellent teacher's curriculum resource for arts based lesson plans.
• http://www.nycopera.com
  New York City Opera's online lesson plans and resources from Opera is Elementary.
• http://www.menc.org
  National Music Educators website with standards, resources and curriculum.