The website STRINGPEDAGOGY.COM is now open to all. The videos will take you through the journey of Book One through the artist levels of playing.This website is a big help for students and parents of all levels. Go to: http://www.stringpedagogy.com
Treasures of the Louvre – a wonderful 6 part series about the great Louvre Museum in Paris which includes hundreds of years of French history connected to paintings a sculptures.
Make sure to ask you parents if you are old enough to watch this because it is filled with unclothed Roman sculptures and some scantily clothed people in the paintings.
Walk through the Musee D’Orsay in Paris, one of my all-time favorite museums.
This is a very interesting look at ancient Rome in 3 D
MUSIC VIDEOS
A documentary on Yuja Wang, an amazing young pianist.
Part 1: https://youtu.be/mtJmfJgp864
Part 2: https://youtu.be/JDiYGAtk8nE
Jascha Heifetz God’s Fiddler
Humoresque – a movie with sound track played by Isaac Stern….amazing!!!
For those studying Lalo or Spanish music give this movie a little attention for some Spanish Flair!
A castanet concerto…how musical can a few pieces of wood sound….
Daniil Trifanov plays Rachmaninov Piano Concerto #3
Perlman documentary – https://youtu.be/haxPfFi58ww
Janine Jensen Documentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6TAz9b_JNA
A Bel Canto opera: Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti (For those playing Paganini Caprices -the style)
BOOKS
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8402.Books_Every_High_School_Student_Should_Read
The Outliers/Malcolm Gladwell
Talent is Overrated/Geoff Colvin
Mindset/Carol Dweck
MUSIC (endless wonderful listening)
Beethoven Symphonies
Haydn Symphonies
Mozart Symphonies
Brahms Symphonies
Schubert Symphonies
Tchaikovsky Symphonies
Shostakovich Symphonies
Prokofiev Symphonies
Sibelius Symphonies
Chamber Music
String Quartets
Beethoven
Mozart
Haydn
Shostakovich
Bartok
Schubert
Quintets with Piano
Dvorak
Brahms
Schumann
Shostakovich
Franck
Elgar
String Quintets (viola)
Mozart
Brahms
Beethoven
String Quintets (cello)
Schubert
String Sextets
Brahms
Tchaikovsky
Orchestra Works
Stravinsky – Rite of Spring
Bartok – Concerto for Orchestra
Strauss – Tone Poems (many)
The Violin Channel https://theviolinchannel.com/
MORE Concert and Opera Streaming
All of Bach: Netherlands Bach Society
All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society. High quality recordings of the works by Johann Sebastian Bach are released every Tuesday and Thursday for music lovers worldwide, in Full HD, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society and her guest musicians. All videos are also available on Netherlands Bach Society Youtube Channel.
Bayerische Staatsoper Free Livestreams for Opera and Ballet
The STAATSOPER.TV 2019/20 season presents six free live streams. New this season is an extended video-on-demand offer: Four streams can not only be experienced live, but also as a 30-day video-on-demand on the website of the Bayerische Staatsoper. Check out their website for the season line-up.
Berlin Philharmoniker
You can search concerts by composer, piece, soloist, or conductor!
Classical Music Indy- Live Streaming
Includes two streaming channels: Local Classical (Indiana you know alongside those you have yet to encounter) and New Classical (Living composers, genre-bending works, and fresh interpretations of works you love).
My Opera Player Archive
The My Opera Player Archive, a service of Madrid’s Teatro Real , offers video on demand (VoD) of performances recorded in high definition and extra content for more in-depth understanding of the operas. The Video Library is constantly expanding, adding titles which will let you enjoy the latest productions whenever you want.
Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) Live at Home
Music Theory
www.theaterseatstore.com/blog/guide-to-music-theory (A suggestion from Kelsey from South Carolina…thank you!)
Classics for Kids
This website has podcasts about composers, games to practice reading notes and rhythms, games to learn musical terms, composition, etc.
MusicTheory.net
Lots of opportunities to practice ear training, note reading, and other theory concepts.
Aural Skills YouTube channel by James Woodward. The content here is appropriate for advanced high school students.
Students can compose music with a free Noteflight. It has a playback feature, so that they can hear what they have written.
Podcasts
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Created by Joshua Weilerstein, conductor of the Luzerne Philharmonic. Sticky Notes is a classical music podcast for everyone. Whether you are a beginner just looking to get into classical music but don’t know where to start, or a seasoned musician interested in the lives and ideas of your fellow artists, this podcast is for you. The show will feature interviews with the top artists of today, in-depth looks at specific pieces from the repertoire, and deep dives into each era of classical music, plus much more.
Circling Around (2006) is a Documentary focused on the personal journeys of the Violin Virtuosi as students, musicians and friends as they study with the String Academy at Indiana University.
What else is going on around IU in music these days? Check out the IU Jacobs Event Calendar – a listing of all student, faculty, and guest artist performances at the IU School of Music. Tune in! WFIU – Indiana University’s public radio station.