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Contents of this article:
 Introduction
Before you start
Karaoke Jukebox
Song Lyrics
Internet Radio
Music Games
Vocabulary Quiz
Other places to visit |
Text (adapted from a previous study page) by Geoff Taylor, CALL Co-ordinator, St Clare's, Oxford, 6 August 2004. Minor update on 29 September, 2004.
 Introduction
Lots of music is now legally available on the Internet. You can:
- listen for free to a wide range of music programmes, for example, radio programmes from the BBC
- buy normal CDs from online stores, for example, the Amazon.co.uk Music Store
- buy pre-digitised music from online music stores, such as the Apple iTunes Music Store
Before we start the tour, we'd better check that you have what you need to enjoy the tour.
Before you start the music tour
What you need
Hardware:
- A computer with a sound card
- Speakers or headphones
Network:
- A good (fast) Internet connection, broadband if possible
Software you may need:
So now, let's start the tour!
Stop 1: Geoff's Karaoke Jukebox
What is it?
- Listen to the music, and see the words scroll by.
- Sing along if you want!
What can I do?
- To enjoy a choice of Karaoke songs, visit Geoff's Karaoke Jukebox. Choose a song you like.
Stop 2: Song Lyrics
What is it?
- The lyrics of a song are the words, the text. The lyrics of many songs can be found on the Internet.
What can I do?
- Search for song lyrics (words) using a search engine, for example, the GetLyrical.com Song Search Engine:
- For example, do a search on the song title "Yesterday". Then click a song title to see the words of the song.
- If you can't find a song at getlyrical.com, try Google.com. Put in the name of the song and the key word "lyrics".
Stop 3: Internet Radio
What is it?
- You can listen to the radio across the Internet, using for example, Real Player, Windows Media Player or QuickTime software. (These players can play "streamed" media such as audio and video. "Streamed" means you don't have to download the whole file before listening. Instead, you listen as the data comes to you across the network).
- It isn't really radio, but it seems like it.
What can I do?
 Listen to an Internet radio programme! Try the BBC Radio pages, which are an incredible online resource. Listen 'live' (to hear what's playing on the radio at the moment) or listen to 'archives' (recordings) of the weekly shows. You can listen by station, by genre or kind of music, or by programme. For example, choose from:
- BBC Music Listen page
- Radio 1
Dance, Urban, Rock & Alt, Pop
- Radio 2
Classic Rock/Pop, Folk, Country, Blues, Soul, Reggae, Easy Listening
- Radio 3
Classical music, Jazz, World, Experimental
- 1Xtra
New Black Music, Urban
- Radio 6
Classic Rock/Pop, Rock & Alt, Soul, Reggae
Stop 4: Music Games
What is it?
- There are some fun interative music games on the World Wide Web. For example, there are games where you can create your own music, or 'play' unusual instruments. They normally require Flash or Shockwave.
What can I do?
Stop 5: Vocabulary Quiz
What is it?
- Quiz about musical instruments
What can I do?
End of tour: Other places to visit
Here are some other musical places online that you might like to visit:
That's the end of the tour! Hope you had fun! Bye!
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