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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.

Be Inspired

West Music Website

Bonnie Rideout

Fiddlers Seán Heely and Bonnie Rideout Concert Finale

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

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

Trombone Shorty At Age 13 – 2nd Line

Koko Taylor

NBC Talking Blues Interview with Koko Taylor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Child Prodigy

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Billie Holiday – “Strange Fruit” Live 1959

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History of Mariachi Music

Emma He

9 Year Old Flautist Plays the Flight of the Bumblebee

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Online tool for Performing, Composing, and Sharing Music

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Drag-and-Drop Tool for Rhythms and Beats

Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Violin), Adrian Anantawan

Aaron Copland

Copland Conducts Appalachian Spring

John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana, and Etta James

The Blues Boogie Jam

Michael J. Miles

Chicago Trilogy

Linsey Pollack

Linsey Pollak and the Carrot Clarinet

Pink Trombone site

Speech Synthesis Tool

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein on Ode to Joy

Queen at Live Aid

Queen – We Are The Champions

Eric Whitacre Virtual Choir 6

Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir 6: Sing Gently

Itzhak Perman plays Mendelssohn..

Famous Violinist Itzhak Perlman plays Mendelssohn Violin Concerto finale

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

Otis Redding

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

Mariachi Singers

Delgado Guitars/La Tradicion Music

Sirena Huang violinist

Sirena Huang – An 11 Year Old’s Magical Violin

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Virtual Musical Instruments

Kevin Olusola

Cellist Kevin Olusola plays “Stay with Me”

Flutes

A Brief History of the Flute

El son de la Negra - Mariachi

El Son de la Negra, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán

Thomas J. Wible flutist

Flautist Thomas J. Wible plays The Great Train Race

Louie Armstrong on trumpet-jazz

Jazz Education Network

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band

Folk Alley Sessions

Django Reinhardt - Stephane Grappelli

Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli – Minor Swing

Yo-Yo Ma's ‘Songs of Comfort’ project

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s ‘Songs of Comfort’

Janoska Ensemble – Carmen Fantasie

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Kanneh-Mason Family: 7 Musical Brothers & Sisters

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

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Listen to and Analyze Music

13 Must-Have Chrome Apps for Music Teachers

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

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

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Sujari Britt at TEDx

Elton John

Elton John – Rocket Man

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Gustavo Dudamel & Beethoven 5 – 1st movement

Steve Martin on banjo

Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers – Clawhammer Medley

Ember Trio

Ember Trio: Violin and Cello

Improvise and Notate Music with BeatLab

JW Pepper Sheet Music

J.W. Pepper Online Store for Sheet Music

Serge Prokofiev Peter and Wolf

Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Resources

Randy Sabien

Randy Sabien and the Fiddlehead Band

Chicago Jazz Institute

Jazz Institute of Chicago

Beat and Loops

Drum Machine

Beatboxer Jonathon Lopez and Cellist Man Wai Che

Beatbox Champion Meets Juilliard Bassist

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

Stuff Smith

Stuff Smith – Tain’t No Use

2CELLOS – Hallelujah [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

Richard Mata - Mariachi Tedx

Richard Mata: Mariachi, my identity and passion Tedx Talk

Muddy Waters

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

Ghostbusters – woodwind arrangement

John Williams conducts Vienna Philharmonic

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

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Jazz in America

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Guitar History: How the Guitar has Evolved

Music and the brain

Playing an Instrument Benefits your Brain

Snare Technique

Snare Technique

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Online Tools for Creating Music

Maestro Jose Antonio Abreu

José Antonio Abreu: The El Sistema Music Revolution

Less Common Instruments

Learn How to Read Music with Fun Interactive Sports Games

Elmore James

Elmore James

Mariachi tradition

The Mariachi Tradition

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

“Sweet Home Chicago”

Natalie MacMaster

Fiddler Natalie MacMaster Plays the Volcanic Jig

Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn

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

Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington

Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington

Alma Deutscher

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

Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton – Corrine, Corrina

Adrian Anantawan: Violin’s human emotion

Flight of the Bumblebee – Canadian Brass

Naturally 7 BeatBox

Naturally 7: A Full-Band Beatbox

Amélie Brodeur

Amélie Brodeur and Flute Basics

Vic Firth

Rhythms, Percussion and Informational Videos

Mariachi Vargas

Mariachi Vargas – El Cascabel

WBEZ Mariachi Article Photo

Chicago Mariachi Project

Erika Gray Paganini La Campanella

Black Violin

Black Violin

Elvis Presley Millioon dollar Quartet

The Million Dollar Quartet

Lift Every Voice and Sing – Kings Return

Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson Plays the C Jam Blues

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Classics 4 Kids

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Why are piano keys black and white?

Lola Betran

Lola Beltrán

Soul Music

The History of Soul Music

Flutes

Learn About the Flute Family Tree!

Piano Museum

The Piano Museum

Buddy Guy and BB King

Buddy Guy – Stay Around A Little Longer

Top Secret Drum Corps of Basal

Top Secret Drum Corps

Pablo Casals: Song of the Birds

Tree Sound Studios

Tree Sound Studios Tour

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

Read and Notate Music on Music Racer

Exchanging Mozart for Mario Brothers | Rob Landes

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Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra

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How Does Music Affect Your Brain?

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

Victor Wooten

Music as a Language

MusicPlay

Musicplay Online

Anna Ludlow

Fiddler Anna Ludlow Plays Slow Air

CSO for Kids: My Magic Breath

Chrome Music Lab

Improve, Arrange, and Compose Music

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Ray Brown Trio - Regina Carter

Ray Brown Trio

Music History

Hamilton – 70th Annual Tony Awards

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Music Games, Activities, Quizzes, Free Sheet Music

Mayra Garcia - female mariachi musicians

Women in Mariachi – TEDx

Percussion: Beyond the Human Voice

Ifetayo Ali-Landing

16-year-old Chicago Cellist Ifetayo Ali-Landing

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

Lindsey Stirling – League of Legends: Wild Rift

Karl Jenkins

Benedictus – Karl Jenkins

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

Sir James Galway

James Galway ~ Practicing Your Instrument

Kids Rock!

African Drum Lessons

African Drumming Lesson

Music History Games

Sleepy Man performance

Rachel Barton Pine

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

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

Ana Gabriel

Ana Gabriel Performance: Volver, Volver

Bach Fugue (Sonata No. 1)

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

Cloud-based Music Creation Tool

WDCB Jazz player

WDCB 90.9 FM Event Calendar

sombrero and Mariachi Music

Listen to Mariachi Music

Yo-Yo Ma plays bach

Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach

Ukulele virtuoso Taimane

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

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

The Octobass

the milky-way

Guitars and the Cosmos

Virtual Keyboard

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

Joe Venuti Lino Patruno violinist

Joe Venuti Lino Patruno – Sweet Georgia Brown

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

Read and Notate Music

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Avi Avital plays Vivaldi Mandolin Concerto

Victor Wooten – Isn’t She Lovely

Rhythm Randomizer

Rhythm Randomizer

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Elvis Presley – Hound Dog

Tracy Silverman, Electric Violin—Led Zeppelin Medley

Delgado Guitar History

History of Delgado Guitar Maker

Turtle String Quartet

Turtle Island String Quartet

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

Vincente Fernandez

Vicente Fernandez

Violinist Inmo Yang

Sounds of a Multi-Million Dollar Stradivarius Violin

Hamilton – Original Broadway Cast Recording 2017

Wintergatan – Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)

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

Blue Monk – John Clayton & Thomas Pol

Evelyn-Glennie

Evelyn Glennie improvisation on Drums

Etta James

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

The Beatles

The Beatles – I Want To Hold Your Hand

Ludwig Göransson | Scoring The Mandalorian | Disney+

BTS-Korean-vocal-Group

BTS – Bangtan Boys

Lee England Jr...

Lee England Jr. – TEDx

Careers in Music

Careers in Music

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Itzhak Perlman at 13 plays Mendelssohn

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Chuck Berry – Johnny B. Goode

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Michael Jackson – Billie Jean

Exploratoriaum

The Science of Music

Essential Elements

Essential Elements Interactive Website for Band and Orchestra

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash – I Walk the Line

Mozart Symphony no. 40

Mozart symphony no 40, first movement

Las Tres Huastecas - Mariaci Cobre

Las Tres Huastecas – Mariachi Cobre

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Music Quizzes, Tutorials, Flashcards

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

sombrero and Mariachi Music

Listen to Ranchera Mexicana Viejita Mariachis

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