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Located in Milbank, SD

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EAR TRAINING LINKS:
Big Ears- Interval ear training ( http://www.ossmann.com/bigears/ )
Musical Interval Tutor- drill ear training ( http://www.musicalintervalstutor.info/ )
Online Music Drill- drill ear training, rhythm, notes, intervals, scales, key signatures, chords ( http://www.teoria.com/exercises/index.htm )
 
GUITAR LINKS:
Change Acoustic String:  (http://guitar.about.com/od/beginners/ss/acoustic_string.htm)
Change Electric String:  (http://guitar.about.com/od/beginners/ss/change_strings.htm)
How to Read Tab: (http://guitar.about.com/od/tabchordslyrics/ss/read_guitar_tab_2.htm)
Ultimate Guitar:  Find tab on about anything. (www.ultimateguitartab.com ) 
Free Guitar Lessons:  Has lots of videos on playing guitar. (http://www.justinguitar.com/ ) 
 
LEARNING LINKS:
Multiple Intellegences: have several books in the lending library. (http://web.cortland.edu/andersmd/learning/MI%20Theory.htm)  
Howard Gardner & MI:  Well written overview of Multiple Intellegences  (http://www.infed.org/thinkers/gardner.htm)  
Brain Gym: Ways to build Right brain/Left brain connections through exercises (http://esl.about.com/od/englishlessonplans/a/braingym.htm)  
Brain Gym Video Clips: You will have to scroll down a bit. (http://video.google.com/videosearch?client=firefoxa&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=Brain+Gym&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=QK9pSrJXnaW2B9Ot6bcL&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=8# ) 
  
MUSIC THEORY LINKS:
Music Dictionary: look up any musical term, symbol or composer (http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/ ) 
Music Tech Teacher  (http://www.musictechteacher.com/musicquizzes.htm)  lots of music games and quizzes
Online Music Theory Flash Cards http://www.musicards.net/)  Drill note names, piano key names, guitar note names, key signatures, intervals, triads
Note Trainer (http://www.musictheory.net/trainers/html/id82_en.html ) Drill reading individual notes on the staff
Online Music Drill  (http://www.teoria.com/exercises/index.htm ) drill ear training, rhythm, notes, intervals, scales, key signatures, chords
Interactive Music Notes ( http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/ ) has music theory, history, styles, intruments, games
Music Theory.com  (http://www.emusictheory.com/practice.htm ) Drill note names, piano keys, guitar frets, intervals, scales, chords
Speedy Note Names  (http://www.emusictheory.com/practice/speedNoteNames.html ) how fast can you name the notes on the staff
Just For Kids  (http://pianoeducation.org/pnokids.html ) a music learning playground for kids to explore
Music Reading Tutorial  (http://www.teoria.com/tutorials/reading/index.htm)  all aspects of music reading in a tutorial form
Music Theory  (http://www.musictheoryblog.blogspot.com/ ) all aspects of music theory
 
PARENTING LINKS:
Love and Logic:  (http://www.loveandlogic.com/ ) Go to Articles and Video Clips.  I have several books in the lending library.
Being A Successful Suzuki Parent: (http://sfrack.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/thesecret-to-being-a-successful-suzuki-parent/ )  A teacher/parent’s view.
Suzuki Parents Blog:   (http://suzukimommy.blogspot.com/2007/10/new-blog-forsuzuki-parents.html )   Covers lots of subjects in the day to day life of Suzuki
parenting.
Suzuki Parent Resources:  (http://www.suzukipiano.on.ca/parents.html  )Some downloads and reading resources. I have many of the books listed.
Parenting Squad:  (http://parentingsquad.com/nine-reasons-to-enroll-your-child-insuzuki-talent-education)
Authentic Parenting:  (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creativedevelopment/200812/authentic-parenting ) A nice article on parenting today.
 
PIANO LINKS:
Piano Proficiency:   (http://www.northern.edu/wieland/piano/pno_prof.htm)  for students interested in majoring or minoring in music in college.
Mayron Cole Piano:  (http://www.mcpiano.com/ ) My favorite reading method.
 
PIANO TIPS:
Practice Spot.com ( http://www.practicespot.com/home.php ) Ideas for practicing plus lots of music worksheets and games
Practice Tips for Different Ages  (http://fun.familyeducation.com/musicalinstruments/music-fun/35127.html)
Top Ten Practice Ideas  (http://www.palousesuzuki.com/www/practice.html )A Suzuki Teacher’s practice ideas.
 
Suggested Practice Tips
(http://pianoeducation.org/pnotchld.html#Practice%20Techniques)
 
SUZUKI PHILOSOPHY LINKS:
Suzuki Philosophy ( http://www.suzukipianolessons.net/suzuki.html ) I agree with everything on this page & feel it is well written.
Australia Suzuki Assoc. (http://www.suzukimusic.org.au/phil.htm)  This page hits all the highlights.
Wikipedia Definition  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_method ) Basic & accurate.
Suzuki Style Education  (http://theheartstring.org/suzuki_philosophy.htm ) Well done.
British Suzuki Method
(http://www.britishsuzuki.org.uk/rpmServer/generatorSystem/asp/rpmServer_GoGe
nerate.asp?intSiteID=15&intPageID=5&intNavbarOpen_Level1_ID=3 ) 
Also click on the Philosophy and History.
 
VOCAL LINKS:
South Dakota Honor Choir Info   (http://sd-acda.sdsmt.edu/SHChoir/default.htm)
Minnesota All-State Info   (http://www.mmea.org/allstatefaq.htm)
Musicals.net  (http://musicals.net/)  get what’s new on Broadway, synopsis of musicals.
Musicals 101 ( http://www.musicals101.com/ ) bills itself as the cyber encyclopedia of musical theatre, TV and film. It has great information on the history of musicals and is a very entertaining site.
Word Translations   (http://www.wordreference.com/ ) translate individual words of foreign languages
Anatomy and Physiology of Voice Production (http://www.voiceproblem.org/anatomy/index.asp)  learn the medical side of singing