The great Wynton Marsalis bring us jazz. He tells us about growing up in a musical family, his early struggles with practicing and his love of classical music. He discusses the trumpet and its history, and demonstrates how the trumpet is played.

In the history section he talks about the origins of jazz and its evolution. In the “Nuts and Bolts” section, Wynton discusses the blues, swing, the composition of the jazz band and the importance of improvisation. He also discusses jazz legends including Armstrong, Ellington, Davis and Coltrane.

Each section features live clips, music and a quiz game. This presentation is accompanied by an extensive glossary and a “Things to Think About” section for future exploration.

The Joy2Learn Music Program focuses on internationally renowned pianist Alan Gampel and his exciting performances of the Chopin “Minute Waltz”, Gershwin “Prelude”, Debussy “Poisson D’Or”, Rimsky-Korsakov “Flight of the Bumble-Bee”, and Stravinsky “Firebird”. Alan discusses each piece of music, presents each of the composers, performs each piece and in a special section he shows us how a piano actually works. Students can navigate to sections to hear Alan discuss his personal connection with music and to test themselves with the Quiz Game.

Download their beat, loops and breaks. All available under Creative Commons licensing. Navigate instrumentals by production music genre: Alternative, Laid Back, Hip Hop, Pop, Rock, Swing, Urban, RnB, LoFi, Electronic, Feel Good, Up beat, Groove, Alternative Pop, Acoustic, Ambient.

By Instrument: Bass, Drum Packs, Drum Loops, Orchestra, Strings, Guitar, Noise, and Piano Packs.

From site:  Physics and music have been closely related for thousands of years. The art and the science of music acoustics are presented on this site, in musician-friendly format, as is some of our research work in music science.

Navigate around our site using the headings and the images above. In most cases, there is a simple non-technical introduction, followed by more or linked to more detailed work. The ‘Basics’ section gives a simple introduction to general topics in acoustics (decibels, waves and so on).

Experiment with different instruments in the instrument lab.  Create your own music in the composition workshop.  Learn about the sounds different instruments make in the instrument storage room.  Meet some of the musicians in the Philharmonic in the musician’s lounge.  Learn about famous composers in the composers’ gallery.  Or play a variety of music games in the game room.  Teachers will find lesson plan resources on the link to the New York Philharmonic’s main website.