Resources for Research

• Brain Resources
• Music and the Brain
• Video and Audio Files on Music and the Brain
• The Mozart Effect
• Music and Literacy
• Music and Math
• Music Organizations
• Journals, Articles, Books
• Kid's Sites
• Emotional Intelligence
• Emotions and the Brain
• MENC Site Index - http://menc.org/siteindex.html 
• Songs for Teaching  - This is one of the best sites for finding articles for your research.

Brain Resources

• Secret Life of the Brain - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/index.html  
• Mind Institute - http://www.mindinst.org/index.php 
• The Slice of Life - http://medlib.med.utah.edu/kw/sol/sss/ 
• Brain Waves Center - http://www.brainwaves.com/memory.html 
• The Brain Place - http://www.brainplace.com/bp/brainsystem/default.asp 
• Pet and Brain Function - http://laxmi.nuc.ucla.edu:8000/lpp/clinpetneuro/function.html#Function 

• Tutorial - PET Brain Imaging - GREAT - http://laxmi.nuc.ucla.edu:8000/lpp/clinpetneuro/function.html  - 

• Let's PLay PET Menu - http://laxmi.nuc.ucla.edu:8000/lpp/lpphome.html

• Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging - http://coglab.psy.cmu.edu/  - 

• Brain Imaging - http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/ 
• Mental Health Brain Imaging - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/hotsci/hotsci.htm  
• The Learning Web - http://www.thelearningweb.net 
• Meet your Amazing Brain - http://www.thelearningweb.net/chapter03/page113.html 
• Brains.org - http://www.brains.org/articles.htm 
• Better Brains for Babies - http://www.fcs.uga.edu/outreach/coopex/bbb/needtoknow/ch1/1_1.htm 
• Brain Illustrations - http://www.driesen.com/images.htm 
• Human Anatomy Online - http://www.innerbody.com/ 

Music and the Brain

• Musicality from Birth to Five - http://music-research.org/Publications/V01N1_musicality.html 
• Research on Music Teaching and Learning During Elementary School Years - http://music-research.org/Publications/V01N1_research.html 
• Music and the Brain - http://www.epub.org.br/cm/n15/mente/musica.html
• Music and the Brain - http://www.brainplace.com/bp/music/default.asp 
• Music and the Brain - http://www.epub.org.br/cm/n15/mente/
• Music and Literacy Articles - http://www.menc.org/networks/genmus/litarticles.html 
• Brain Songs - http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/songs.html 

• UTSA Brain Scans - http://imr.utsa.edu/research.htm 

• Institute for Music Research - UTSA - http://imr.utsa.edu/ 

• Imaging Music - http://www.mos.org/cst/article/49/2.html 

• Music Training and the Brain - http://apu.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainBriefings/music_training_and_brain.htm 

• Music Making and the Brain - http://www.minstrelsmusic.ca/Musicbrain.htm

• Music and Science Information Archive - http://www.musica.uci.edu/ 

• Musical Intelligence Neural Development - the MIND Institute - http://www.mindinst.org/index.php  

• Mind Institute Research - http://www.mindinst.org/MIND3/indexresearchers.html 

• Music and the Brain - http://www.educationthroughmusic.com/brainarticles.htm  

• Scans Uncover Music of the Mind - BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/870054.stm 

• Music and Learning - UK - http://www.ufa.org.uk/music.htm 

• American Music Conference Research - Brain and Music - http://www.amc-music.com/musicmaking/thebrain.htm 

• The Brain Place - http://www.brainplace.com/bp/music/default.asp 

• Music Making and the Brain - http://amc-music.com/musicmaking/brain/rauscher.htm 

• Richards Institute - Education Through Music - http://www.educationthroughmusic.com 

• Suzuki Research  - http://parenting-baby.com/Parenting-Baby-Music-Research/index1.html 

Songs for Teaching Website - http://www.songsforteaching.com/

• Research on Using Music to Promote Learning - http://www.songsforteaching.com/References.html
• Interactive Strategies for Using Music in the Academic Curriculum - Michelle Lazar, MT-BC
• Musical Arts Make Sense! - Eric Jensen on research supporting the use of music in the classroom.
• Implementing Music in the Classroom - Eric Jensen discusses guidelines for the practical use of music.
• Questions Frequently Asked by Parents & Teachers - Jackie Silberg on Teaching Music and Using Music to Teach      
• The Music, Movement, and Learning Connection - Hap Palmer in the Young Children - NAEYC Journal           
• Song as a Tool for Content Area Learning - More on why music promotes effective learning.
• Promoting Literacy Through Music - Laura Woodall and Brenda Ziembroski on using music for reading instruction.
• Books About Using Music as a Tool for Teaching - Excellent references for teachers and parents.
• Chris Boyd Brewer, M.A. on Using Background Music in the Classroom
  • Music to Create a Welcome Atmosphere
  • Music to Enhance Learning and Memory
• Some Words About Young Children, Teachers, and Songs - Sharon MacDonald on selecting songs that educate, as well as entertain.         
• Using Music in the Adult ESL Classroom - Kristin Lems, National-Louis University
• Action Songs that Call for Movement - MP3s - http://www.songsforteaching.com/Movement.html 
• Classroom Management - http://www.songsforteaching.com/Transitions.html 

Video and Audio Files

• What Makes Music So Important? PBS Episode with Video Interviews - http://www.pbs.org/kcet/closertotruth/explore/show_07.html with Transcript Available - http://www.pbs.org/kcet/closertotruth/transcripts/307_music.pdf (Cross-Cultural Implications - Aesthetics) Video Interview

• Gray Matters: Music and the Brain (Public Radio International)

  • Gray Matters - http://www.mega.nu:8080/ampp/danamusic.html 

  • Interviews and Transcripts - http://www.dana.org/books/archives/radiotv_archiveindex.cfm (Real Audio Interviews)

The Mozart Effect

• What is the Mozart Effect? Don Campbell - http://www.mozarteffect.com/learn/read.html 
• The Mozart Effect Website - http://www.mozarteffect.com/ 
• Articles on the Mozart Effect - http://www.mindinst.org/MIND3/indexresearchers.html 
• More on Mozart Effect - http://parenting-baby.com/Parenting-Baby-Music-Research/Music-Research.html 
• Gordon Shaw and the Mind Institute - http://www.mindinst.org/MIND2/research.html 
• More from the Mind Institute - http://www.mindinstitute.net/MIND3/mozart/mozart.php 
• The Mozart Effect - Shaw - http://skepdic.com/mozart.html 
• Mozart Effect - BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/mozarteffect.shtml 
• Student Article - http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/music.html#mem 
• EdWeek - http://www.edweek.org/ew/vol-17/30music2.h17 
• Mozart Heals - http://www.mozart-heals.com/ 

Music and Literacy

• Music and Literacy - MENC - http://www.menc.org/networks/genmus/litarticles.html  
• Zoo-phonics Research Page - http://www.zoo-phonics.com/Research.html 
• Music and literacy and numeracy - http://www.child-reading-tips.com/music-and-literacy-and-numeracy.htm  
• Phonics Research Report - http://www.helpme2learn.com/research.html 
• Music and language mechanisms - http://www.menc.org/information/advocate/brain.html
• Pentatonic Music Collection - http://www.pentatonika.com/ - A great source of songs and literacy activities for teachers!
• Music and the Brain Research Articles - http://www.educationthroughmusic.com/brainarticles.htm 
• Music and Language (ESL) - http://www.dtae.org/Adultlit/Connections/music.html 

Music and Math

• Musical Intelligence Neural Development - the MIND Institute - http://www.mindinst.org/index.php  
• Math and Music from the MIND Institute - http://www.mindinstitute.net/MIND3/mst/index.php 
• Mozart Math - http://www.mozartmath.com/ 
• Music and Math a la Mozart - http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/content/explorations/0,,NAV2-95_SEP1237,00.shtml 
• Math and Music - http://www.math.niu.edu/~rusin/papers/uses-math/music/ 
• Math Archives- Art and Music - http://archives.math.utk.edu/topics/artMusic.html 
• Music and Math from Riverdeep - http://www.riverdeep.net/current/1999/10/100299.music_math.jhtml 

Music Organizations

• MENC National Association of Music Educators - http://www.menc.org/
• American Music Conference Research - http://www.amc-music.org/research.htm 
• Music Education Resource Base - Canada - http://www.merb.org/ 
• IFMR - http://music-research.org/ 
• Ethos - http://www.ethos-inc.com/

• MENC National Standards - http://www.menc.org/publication/books/prek12st.html 

• Music Education Online - http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/ 

• International Society for Music Education - http://www.isme.org/ 

• Music Education at DataDragon - http://datadragon.com/education/ 

• Yahoo - http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/Education/

• K-12 Resources for Music Educators - http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html

• Music Education Madness - http://www.musiceducationmadness.com/ 

• New Zealand Society for Music Education - http://www.nzsme.org.nz/ 

• Indiana - Worldwide Internet Resources - http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/mused.html

• Music Hotlist - http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/music.html 

• TIME Database - Technology in Music Education - http://www.auburn.edu/time/ 

• Coalition for Music Education - British Columbia - http://www.bcmusiccoalition.org/ 

• California Association for Music Education - http://www.calmusiced.com/ 

Journals, Articles, Books

• The Music Staff Articles - http://www.musicstaff.com/lounge/ideas.asp 
• ASCD
  • The Brain and Learning - Education Topics
  • Connecting Brain Research with Dimensions of Learning - 2001
  • The Brains Behind the Brain - 1998
  • Art for the Brain's Sake - 1998
  • ASCD Books to Browse - http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/books/list.html (Entire Chapters Available Online)

• Harvard Gazette - http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/03.22/04-music.html 

• Wikipedia - Free online encyclopedia - http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music

• Informationsphere - http://www.informationsphere.com/

• The Harvard Brain, Newsletters

• Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

• MIT Press, Neuroscience

• Society for Neuroscience

• Neuroscience Resources for Kids

• Mind/Brain Resources, A Research Aid

• Brain Waves

• Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives

• The Field Trip Factory

• 3B Scientific Online

• Brains.org - http://www.brains.org/articles.htm 

• Music and the Brain: Processing and Responding - http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro99/web1/Sancar.html 

• Exploring the Musical Brain - http://cogweb.ucla.edu/ep/Music_Leutwyler_01.html 

• Best Mind, Brain, Artificial Intelligence and Psychology  - http://www.worldbestwebsites.com/mind.htm 

• Music on the Brain - Harvard Gazette - http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/03.22/04-music.html 

• How your Brain Listens to Music - Harvard Gazette - http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1997/11.13/HowYourBrainLis.html 

Kid's Sites

• Neuroscience for Kids - http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html 
• Kids Science News Network - http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/ 
• My Body - Kid's Health - http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/mybody.html 
• The Senses - http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chsense.html 
• Sound Effects Game - http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/flash/sounds.html 
• Brainy Games - http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/flash/fgames.html 
• The Five Senses - http://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/senses/welcome.html 
• Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World - Howard Hughes Medical Center - http://www.hhmi.org/senses/ 

• Brain Pop - 5 Senses - http://www.brainpop.com/health/senses/

• 5 Senses - http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/humanbody/

Emotional Intelligence

• Edutopia  - http://www.glef.org/index.html Click on Emotional Intelligence (Daniel Goleman Interview Video)

• EQ.org - http://www.eq.org/ 

• EQ Toolbox - http://www.eqtoolbox.org/ 

• Definition and History of Emotional Intelligence - http://eqi.org/history.htm 

• Life Sounds Articles on Emotional Intelligence and Music - http://www.musicandlearning.com/resources.cfm 

• EQ International - http://eqi.org/

• Emotional Intelligence Test Online - http://www.queendom.com/tests/iq/emotional_iq_r2_access.html 

• Emotional Intelligence IQ - http://emotionaliq.com/ 

• All About EQ from 6 Seconds Emotional Intelligence Network - http://www.6seconds.org/ 

• EQ Today Emotional Intelligence Toolbox  - http://www.eqtoday.com/archive/jpcs98activity.html 

• Emotional Intelligence - What the Newest Research Says - http://www.thelearningweb.net/emotional-intelligence.html 

• Teacher Net UK - http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/library/emotionalintelligence/ 

• The Healing Effect of Sound and Music - http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/library/emotionalintelligence/ 

• Promotional Intelligence - http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/06/28/emotional/

• Consortium for Research on EQ in Organizations

• Emotional Intelligence at Work - Training Programs

• Emotional Intelligence in Schools

• Emotions & Emotional Intelligence

• AmoebaWeb Psychology Resources
  

The Brain and Emotions 

• The Brain and Emotion - http://www.news.wisc.edu/packages/emotion/ 
• Exploring the Musical Brain - http://cogweb.ucla.edu/ep/Music_Leutwyler_01.html 
• Intensely pleasurable responses to music correlate with activity in brain regions implicated in reward and emotion - Montreal Neurological Center - http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/98/20/11818 
• Neurobiology and Behavior 1999 Bryn Mawr - http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/ 
• Serendip - Bryn Mawr - http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/ 
• The Sound of Music - http://www.new-mind.com/SoundMusic/sound_of_music.htm 
• Tune your Brain - http://www.tuneyourbrain.com/ 
• Music and Science Information Computer Archive MUSICA- http://www.musica.uci.edu/ 
• International Foundation for Music Research - IFMR - http://www.music-research.org/ 
• The Limbic Center - Center for Emotions - http://www.epub.org.br/cm/n05/mente/limbic_i.htm 
• The Limbic System - http://thalamus.wustl.edu/course/limbic.html Medial Temporal Lobe
• The Limbic System - http://www.driesen.com/brain_view_-_7.htm 
• Somatic Sensory Cortex - http://www.driesen.com/brain_view_-_4.htm 
• Brain Illustrations - http://www.driesen.com/images.htm 
• The Limbic System - MindBrain.com - http://mind-brain.com/limbic.php 
• MindBrain.com Music http://mind-brain.com/music.php 
• Music and the Brain - Science Friday - http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2003/May/hour2_050903.html 
• Music Training and the Brain - http://www.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainBriefings/music_training_and_brain.htm 
• Brain Songs - http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/songs.html 
• Articles on Academic Achievement and Music - http://www.menc.org/publication/articles/academic/academic.htm 
• Music and the Mind - http://www.menc.org/publication/articles/academic/dickins.htm 
• The Cerebral Cortex - Neuroscience Lecture - http://www.clarkson.edu/~rcarlson/PY458Syllabus/Summaries/Cerebral%20Cortex.html