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Bravo wishes to acknowledge the support and generosity of the James and Madeleine McMullan Family Foundation.

The Foundation’s gift to the Bravo Waukegan Music Library will encourage Waukegan students to explore, understand and embrace the great historical and cultural diversity found in the world of music.

Lola Betran

Lola Beltrán

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Flutes

A Brief History of the Flute

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Online Tools for Creating Music

Ana Gabriel

Ana Gabriel Performance: Volver, Volver

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Listen to and Analyze Music

Vic Firth

Rhythms, Percussion and Informational Videos

Chrome Music Lab

Improve, Arrange, and Compose Music

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Virtual Musical Instruments

Turtle String Quartet

Turtle Island String Quartet

Leonard Bernstein conducting Haydn Symphony No. 88 using his face [Digital enhanced from 360p to HD]

Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Johnny Winter, Robert Cray, and Hubert Sumlin

“Sweet Home Chicago”

Percussion: Beyond the Human Voice

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Drag-and-Drop Tool for Rhythms and Beats

Ghostbusters – woodwind arrangement

Esperanza Spalding – On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Live 2016)

JW Pepper Sheet Music

J.W. Pepper Online Store for Sheet Music

Emma He

9 Year Old Flautist Plays the Flight of the Bumblebee

Music History

Evelyn-Glennie

Evelyn Glennie improvisation on Drums

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Online tool for Performing, Composing, and Sharing Music

Pablo Casals: Song of the Birds

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash – I Walk the Line

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Suite by Alan Menken [Hollywood in Vienna 2017]

Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington

Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington

It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (Studio Video)

Virtual Keyboard

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Why are piano keys black and white?

Learn How to Read Music with Fun Interactive Sports Games

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Sujari Britt at TEDx

The Octobass

Tracy Silverman, Electric Violin—Led Zeppelin Medley

Buddy Guy and BB King

Buddy Guy – Stay Around A Little Longer

CSO for Kids: My Magic Breath

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History of Mariachi Music

Wake Me Up – Avicii (violin/cello/bass cover) – Simply Three

Elvis Presley Millioon dollar Quartet

The Million Dollar Quartet

Doodle Chaos–Marbles, Magnets, and Music (Synchronized), “Waltz of the Flowers”

John Williams conducts Vienna Philharmonic

John Williams & Vienna Philharmonic – Imperial March (from “Star Wars”)

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Guitars and the Cosmos

Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn

Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn Play a “Sally in the Garden” Medley

Sweet Georgia Brown – Wynton Marsalis Quintet Featuring Mark O’Connor and Frank Vignola

Yo-Yo Ma's ‘Songs of Comfort’ project

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s ‘Songs of Comfort’

Exchanging Mozart for Mario Brothers | Rob Landes

Ember Trio

Ember Trio: Violin and Cello

West Music Website

Flutes

Learn About the Flute Family Tree!

Richard Mata - Mariachi Tedx

Richard Mata: Mariachi, my identity and passion Tedx Talk

Stuff Smith

Stuff Smith – Tain’t No Use

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Resources

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Billie Holiday – “Strange Fruit” Live 1959

Beatboxer Jonathon Lopez and Cellist Man Wai Che

Beatbox Champion Meets Juilliard Bassist

WBEZ Mariachi Article Photo

Chicago Mariachi Project

Karl Jenkins

Benedictus – Karl Jenkins

Amélie Brodeur

Amélie Brodeur and Flute Basics

Music and the brain

Playing an Instrument Benefits your Brain

Vincente Fernandez

Vicente Fernandez

Michael J. Miles

Chicago Trilogy

Sir James Galway

James Galway ~ Practicing Your Instrument

Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton – Corrine, Corrina

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Elvis Presley – Hound Dog

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein on Ode to Joy

Hamilton – Original Broadway Cast Recording 2017

El son de la Negra - Mariachi

El Son de la Negra, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán

Maestro Jose Antonio Abreu

José Antonio Abreu: The El Sistema Music Revolution

Erika Gray Paganini La Campanella

Bonnie Rideout

Fiddlers Seán Heely and Bonnie Rideout Concert Finale

Naturally 7 BeatBox

Naturally 7: A Full-Band Beatbox

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Michael Jackson – Billie Jean

Mariachi Vargas

Mariachi Vargas – El Cascabel

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7-year-old Yo-Yo Ma plays for President John F. Kennedy

Ray Brown Trio - Regina Carter

Ray Brown Trio

Elmore James

Elmore James

Bach Fugue (Sonata No. 1)

Ludwig Göransson | Scoring The Mandalorian | Disney+

Serge Prokofiev Peter and Wolf

Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

Kevin Olusola

Cellist Kevin Olusola plays “Stay with Me”

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Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra

Improvise and Notate Music with BeatLab

Beat and Loops

Drum Machine

Violinist Inmo Yang

Sounds of a Multi-Million Dollar Stradivarius Violin

Thomas J. Wible flutist

Flautist Thomas J. Wible plays The Great Train Race

Exploratoriaum

The Science of Music

John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana, and Etta James

The Blues Boogie Jam

Koko Taylor

NBC Talking Blues Interview with Koko Taylor

Blue Monk – John Clayton & Thomas Pol

Django Reinhardt - Stephane Grappelli

Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli – Minor Swing

Top Secret Drum Corps of Basal

Top Secret Drum Corps

Joe Venuti Lino Patruno violinist

Joe Venuti Lino Patruno – Sweet Georgia Brown

Etta James

Etta James and The Roots Band Play “I’d Rather Go Blind”

Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters Plays “Baby, Please Don’t Go”

Ifetayo Ali-Landing

16-year-old Chicago Cellist Ifetayo Ali-Landing

Music History Games

Victor Wooten

Music as a Language

Anna Ludlow

Fiddler Anna Ludlow Plays Slow Air

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Avi Avital plays Vivaldi Mandolin Concerto

Rhythm Randomizer

Rhythm Randomizer

Chicago Jazz Institute

Jazz Institute of Chicago

Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile

Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile And Stuart Duncan: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

Bach – Brandenburg Concertos No.3 – i: Allegro Moderato

At this time when families are educating and entertaining while sheltering in place, the Negaunee Music Institute would like to share resources from past CSO School & Family Concerts. We hope these resources will be fun and educational ways for your whole family to continue interacting with orchestral music and the CSO. Stay tuned as we continue to update with more!

CSO for Kids: Remote Learning Resources

Delgado Guitar History

History of Delgado Guitar Maker

2CELLOS – Hallelujah [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

Flash Mob – Gustav Holst – The Planets: Jupiter (Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra)

Steve Martin on banjo

Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers – Clawhammer Medley

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How Does Music Affect Your Brain?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st movement.

Lift Every Voice and Sing – Kings Return

Wintergatan – Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)

Soul Music

The History of Soul Music

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Kanneh-Mason Family: 7 Musical Brothers & Sisters

Linsey Pollack

Linsey Pollak and the Carrot Clarinet

Less Common Instruments

WDCB Jazz player

WDCB 90.9 FM Event Calendar

13 Must-Have Chrome Apps for Music Teachers

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Music Games, Activities, Quizzes, Free Sheet Music

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Music Quizzes, Tutorials, Flashcards

Alma Deutscher

Prodigy Improvises a Piano Sonata with 4 Notes Pulled From A Hat

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

sombrero and Mariachi Music

Listen to Ranchera Mexicana Viejita Mariachis

sombrero and Mariachi Music

Listen to Mariachi Music

Tree Sound Studios

Tree Sound Studios Tour

Natalie MacMaster and Family: Live at Count Basie Theater 2/26/15

Louie Armstrong on trumpet-jazz

Jazz Education Network

Victor Wooten – Isn’t She Lovely

Aaron Copland

Copland Conducts Appalachian Spring

Elton John

Elton John – Rocket Man

Piano Museum

The Piano Museum

The Beatles

The Beatles – I Want To Hold Your Hand

Queen at Live Aid

Queen – We Are The Champions

Las Tres Huastecas - Mariaci Cobre

Las Tres Huastecas – Mariachi Cobre

Kids Rock!

Itzhak Perman plays Mendelssohn..

Famous Violinist Itzhak Perlman plays Mendelssohn Violin Concerto finale

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Itzhak Perlman at 13 plays Mendelssohn

African Drum Lessons

African Drumming Lesson

Rachel Barton Pine

Rachel Barton Pine Plays Bruch’s Violin Concerto in G Minor

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Guitar History: How the Guitar has Evolved

Otis Redding

Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay

Cloud-based Music Creation Tool

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band

Folk Alley Sessions

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Chuck Berry – Johnny B. Goode

Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson Plays the C Jam Blues

Mariachi Singers

Delgado Guitars/La Tradicion Music

Eric Whitacre Virtual Choir 6

Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir 6: Sing Gently

Pink Trombone site

Speech Synthesis Tool

Yo-Yo Ma plays bach

Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach

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Classics 4 Kids

Kidz Page ree-kids-online-games-and-coloring

Read and Notate Music

Careers in Music

Careers in Music

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Gustavo Dudamel & Beethoven 5 – 1st movement

Ukulele virtuoso Taimane

Taimane – Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major on Ukulele

Mozart Symphony no. 40

Mozart symphony no 40, first movement

Randy Sabien

Randy Sabien and the Fiddlehead Band

Snare Technique

Snare Technique

Metropolis from Boney James at 96 Capitol Jazz Fest from Broadcast Center Studios

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Jazz in America

BTS-Korean-vocal-Group

BTS – Bangtan Boys

Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Violin), Adrian Anantawan

MusicPlay

Musicplay Online

Mariachi tradition

The Mariachi Tradition

Lee England Jr...

Lee England Jr. – TEDx

Sirena Huang violinist

Sirena Huang – An 11 Year Old’s Magical Violin

Adrian Anantawan: Violin’s human emotion

Bela Fleck & The Flecktones – Throwdown at the Hoedown (Live)

Trombone Shorty At Age 13 – 2nd Line

Black Violin

Black Violin

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Child Prodigy

Essential Elements

Essential Elements Interactive Website for Band and Orchestra

Sleepy Man performance

Natalie MacMaster

Fiddler Natalie MacMaster Plays the Volcanic Jig

Janoska Ensemble – Carmen Fantasie

Mayra Garcia - female mariachi musicians

Women in Mariachi – TEDx

Read and Notate Music on Music Racer

Lindsey Stirling – League of Legends: Wild Rift

Hamilton – 70th Annual Tony Awards

Flight of the Bumblebee – Canadian Brass

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