 November
2004
AMG All Music Guide
Monster informative site about music.
Grade Level: Pre-K-12
http://www.allmusic.com
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CONTENT:
“The All Music Web site was created in 1995 as a place for music
fans to indulge their passion.” It is a comprehensive music
reference site that includes biographies, album and song reviews,
style descriptions, and composition descriptions of all genres and
styles of music. Registration (free) is required for some of the features.
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SITE DESIGN:
The AMG All Music Guide covers a huge amount of information and is
relatively easy to navigate. Visitors can explore by genre, mood,
theme, country, or instrument by following the links in the left sidebar.
The search box at the top of the page allows users to search by name,
album, song, or classical work and there are links to special features
on the main page. First time users may want to begin by perusing the
Site Guide. Windows Media Player is required for listening to the
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REVIEW:
Music lovers everywhere will delight in the AMG All Music Guide.
It provides reviews of thousands of music recordings that are organized
by popular genre, such as blues, folk, gospel, and rock or by classical
genre, such as band music, chamber music, concerto, symphony, etc.
The search box at the top of the page allows users to search by
name, album, song, or classical work. For instance, a simple search
for Mozart returned a long list of compositions. Clicking on any
one of the titles displays a composition description, a link to
biographical information for the composer, parts/movement, and a
list of performances. Registered users can listen to the performance
samples. The Editor’s Choice lists the AMG editors’
top picks for the last three months. |
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