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Annotated Bibliography and Critical Evaluation

Grade level: 5th grade
Concept: Music Notation

1. Title of the Resource: Britannica: Musical Notation

Audience: Parents, Teachers, students
Topic: Music Notation
Author: Ian D. Bent
URL: http://www.britannica.com/art/musical-notation
APA Citation: Bent, I. D. Music Notation. Retrieved April 1, 2016, from
http://www.britannica.com/art/musical-notation.
The Britannica Musical Notation website is intended to give viewers a deeper
understanding of music notation of the 20th century and before. The author Ian Bent, is a
honorary professor in the history of music theory at the University of Cambridge and
Emeritus professor of music at Columbia University. The website has nonrelated ads but
the actual article is very informative. Bent gives a clear description on what music
notation was back in the day around the time of 1700 AD, then he shows how music
notation has evolved and become what it is in todays music world. He gives great visual
aids to help give a better understanding of what old notation looked like and how and
why is transformed into what we use in todays music. Overall, this website is a great for
accurate information that goes deep into details.
2. Title of the Resource: How to Read Music Made Easy
Audience: Parents, Teachers, students
Topic: Music Notation
Author: Sara Mullet
URL: http://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/how-to-read-music-made-easy/
APA Citation: Mullet, S. (2014). How to Read Music Made Easy. Retrieved April 01,
2016, from http://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/how-to-read-music-made-easy/.
The How to Read Music Made Easy website is much easier to read and
understand than the Britannica website above. Instead of getting into the rich detailed
history of the different music notations, it goes into the basics of music notation.
Which is perfect for a 5th grade music class. The information on the website is
accurate and covers all basic aspects of music notation. The only negatives of the
websites are the ads in the right hand side, but you can hardly find websites without
these distractions. With that said it covers mostly everything a 5th grade music class
will go over. There is not a lot of information about the author but Mullet plays
several instruments

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3. Title of the Resource: Method Behind Music

Audience: Parents, Teachers, students
Topic: Music Notation
Author: unknown
URL: https://method-behind-the-music.com/theory/notation
APA Citation: Musical Notation. Retrieved April 1, 2016, from https://methodbehind-the-music.com/theory/notation.
The Method Behind the Music website has so much great information over music
notation. Not only does it explain the lines and spaces on a staff and how they relate
to notes, but they also go over all they symbols in music. It talks about the3 clef, staff,
notes, accidentals, articulation, measures, ledger lines, note durations, dotted notes,
rest, ties, slurs, dynamics, key signatures, time signatures, and even more. The only
negative is that the author is unknown so the accountability drops but after going over
the information it would be a shame to not use this website.
4. Title of the Resource: Charts of Musical Symbols
Audience: Parents, Teachers, students
Topic: Music Notation/symbols
Author: unknown
URL: http://www.dolmetsch.com/musicalsymbols.htm
APA Citation: Dolmetsch Online Chart of Musical Symbols. Retrieved April 1,
2016, from http://www.dolmetsch.com/musicalsymbols.htm.
This website goes over the musical symbols that are in the notation. Not
only do they list all the symbols but go into detail which each symbol is. The
main reason I would use this in a class room is that they have a pdf copy that
allows easy printing of symbol charts you could pass out to your students. The
negatives of this website is that the author is unknown as many in the Dolmetsch
organization helped with the information. With that said I think it is a great
resource for teachers who like using charts and visual aids to help student
learning.
5. Title of the Resource: How to Read Sheet Music
Audience: Parents, Teachers, students
Topic: Music Notation
Author: Roma Felible
URL: http://www.musicnotes.com/blog/2014/04/11/how-to-read-sheet-music/
APA Citation: Felible, R. (2014). How to Read Sheet Music: Step-by-Step
Instructions. Retrieved April 01, 2016, from
http://www.musicnotes.com/blog/2014/04/11/how-to-read-sheet-music/
This website talks about music notation but really focuses on the fundamentals of
learning note names and lengths. If I was using this resource for my classroom I
would use this resource to help struggling students as it is the only one that explains

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in many different ways. It also has many outside resources you could look at along
with music examples and worksheets. These Worksheets could be printed off for
students to have extra help. It also breaks down reading notes step by step. Each step
goes into great detail and would be really helpful for struggling students. The only
negatives would be that it is a blog and the author is not well known.