Reference

Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
This site has a youth section and is a great resource for different aspects of an orchestra.

Children’s Music Workshop
This extensive site has links on many topics: articles on music education, information about instruments regarding teaching, buying and care, links to journals and organizations and much more.

Encyclopedia of Music in Canada  

Encyclopedia of Music in Canada, with some 4000 articles on all aspects of music in Canada

ArtsEdge 

This site, from the Kennedy Center in Washington, has articles of interest to teachers of the arts, There are lesson plans, interviews with artists, online lessons for a variety of ages. There are resources for all the arts.

Music Dictionary
The dictionary has definitions for musical terms and descriptions of musical instruments. It is alphabetical, but not searchable.

Articles and sites of Interest

Hyperinstruments
This site from MIT will give you a glimpse into current research around music.