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.
Lesson Plans
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.
Cinderella Information
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.
Music Education
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.
State Learning Standards and Organization Sites
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.
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