Cumberland Valley School District
6746 Carlisle Pike,
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone:(717) 697-8261

Activities
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DSO for Kids
This site has lots of activities for students. It is sponsored by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Some activities include and instrument encyclopedia, ideas on how to make your own instruments, composer biographies, games and much, much more!
Carnegie Hall Listening Adventures
This site has 3 musical learning games for students to play. One of the games is based on Dvorak's 9th Symphont "From the New World" and another is based on Britten's "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra".
US Marine Band Kids' Corner
Join "The President's Own" The United States Marine Band and their most famous leader, John Philip Sousa, for a tour of the White House. This site will introduce you to Sousa, also known as "The March King", and some of his most famous pieces. Enjoy learning more about the White House and its history, printing coloring pages, hearing lots of music and more! (Not recommended for dial-up users.)
 
Composers
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Composer Biographies
This site has short biographies of many of the composers that we study in class.
Simple Composer Biographies
This site has biographies for many famous composers that are written on a simple, kid-friendly level.
 
Instruments
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Instruments of the Orchestra
Use this site to explore the instruments in the orchestra. You can see pictures of them, read about them and hear musical examples of their sounds.
 
Star Spangled Banner
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Smithsonian Museum of American History
This site lets you see and explore the flag that was flown at Ft. McHenry and inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner.
Lyrics
Do you know ALL the words to our National Anthem? Did you know there is more than one verse? Check out this site to see the entire poem written by F. Scott Key.
Francis Scott Key Biography
This is a great place to learn about the author of the Star Spangled Banner.
 
Music Education Organizations
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The National Association for Music Education
This site is the home of the National Association for Music Educators and contains information about music education, advocacy, music news and much, much more.
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association
This is the home site of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association.
Cumberland Valley Music Department
This is our district's music department home page.