Dudley Shoals Elementary

Music Websites

Please visit the links below to enjoy music at home! 

The websites include games for note reading, composition, and facts about the orchestra and composers!

Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - Go on a musical safari and collect the instruments of the orchestra.

Tonematrix - Click to create your own music with this fun music composition and mixing program using a grid design.

Pitch Perfect - Great game that combines baseball and instrument trivia.

Whack-A-Note - Do you know where notes are located on the staff? See how many you can get correct before the timer runs out.

Digital Music Bookshelf - Read all about the fantastic world of music here. 

Classics for Kids - A fun website to learn about classical music.

Dallas Symphony for Kids - Fun games, activities and information about the symphony.

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Kid's Site - Teaches the instruments of the orchestra, the basics of reading music, and has an online radio to listen to some classical music's greatest hits.

Local Performing Ensembles

Want to see a musical performance outside of school? Don't know where to go or who to see? Check out these websites for the Hickory/Charlotte area's premiere vocal and instrumental ensembles.  If you attend a musical performance outside of school, let Mr. Brotherton know!

South Caldwell High School Band: https://www.schsspartanband.org/

South Caldwell High School Choir: https://www.caldwellschools.com/domain/3589

Western Piedmont Symphony (Hickory): https://wpsymphony.org/

Piedmont Percussion Program: https://piedmontpercussionprogram.org/

Appalachian State University Hayes School of Music: https://music.appstate.edu/academics/ensembles

Charlotte Symphony Orchestra: https://www.charlottesymphony.org/