Essentials of Music Six major periods in music are outlined:  the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century Popular Songs in American History Listen to the songs and read the lyrics of many songs that were popular during various periods in American history. Steel Drum Bang on the virtual steel drum and hear all the notes, or listen to some recorded steel drum music. K-12 Resources for Music Teachers Resources are collected in categories for band, orchestra, and choral music teachers, and there are links for classroom music teachers. Young Composers This site highlights composers who are not only alive today, but who are kids.  Listen to all styles of music by teens. Indian Musical Instruments At this site you can hear and learn about many string, wind, percussion, and other components of Indian sound. Kids, Percussion, and Stomp Visit this website to see and hear audio from the show "Stomp" and learn more about the science of rhythm. Jazz Kids Explore the lives of many great jazz musicians.  If you feel like tapping your feet, the Repeat the Beat  section will let you listen to a musical instrument. Hop Pop Town Preschoolers can click on objects and animals to experiment with noises, sounds, and instruments.  Record your own tune and play it back online. Big Ears Online Ear Training This page offers a drill so you can see how well you do at hearing whether the interval between two notes is a perfect fifth or a minor third or something completely different. National Anthems of the World Choose the country, and then hear the anthem and read the lyrics.  Take the anthem quiz and see if you can guess the name of the country by hearing its anthem.