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This is a wonderful site from the University of Salford in the UK. Listen to soundscapes which have been recorded all over the world. Navigate on the map to find a place of interest, listen to the recording and read the information about the location. Upload your own soundscapes using the site or download the iPhone and iPad app at https://itunes.apple.com/app/i-say/id516927213. It's a useful geography resource and should get your students thinking about the sounds around them. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

I don't really give details about the sites I'm listing here because they're all very similar - the music and sounds here are royalty-free and it's just an easy matter of searching and downloading them. Of course, credit should be given to the source when they're used in online projects. I've also tried avoiding sites that have obvious content not appropriate for classroom use, but something might have slipped by me. I also don't believe that any of the sites here require any software download or registration. Here are my choices for The Best Places To Get Royalty-Free Music & Sound Effects:

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Soungle is a free site that allows users to easily find and search sound effects and musical instruments samples along our huge online library. Every sound downloaded from our database is completely free.

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A great site for finding sound clips for to play and download. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

Find and share free sound effects and loops

Sound effects and music for free - but your work must be creative commons and you must share it!

Sound effects and music for free - you must creative commons license it.

A superb sound and beat virtual synthesiser. Click the number buttons to choose your sounds. Use the full screen version at http://www.buttonbeats.com/images/Vmeter.swf http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

Trying to calm you class down? Good luck! Try this calming soundscape tool for cooling down activities and quiet times. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

This musical site gives you a virtual synthesiser to create wonderful tunes and sound effects on. It's easy to use and versatile. You can play the middle octave with your computer keyboard or plot the music along a timeline for greater accuracy. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

Search over 10,000 downloadable sound clips to use in your presentations, animations or podcasts. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

An interesting music maker. Adjust the strings and change the notes and choose between three instrument sounds. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

This is a nicely designed musical resource from the San Francisco Symphony. Explore music, instruments, how music is composed and more. The radio area has a good selection of classical tracks to listen to with your class. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

"Two child-friendly music Apple apps. A sound sampler which record sounds and play them back to make interesting 'music', the other is drum machine. Supply your own earplugs!"

This site transforms your computer into a music mixer and your students can make music mixes on the web and practise their DJ skills. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

A great simple music search engine that streams free music from Grooveshark up an uncluttered page. Search by title, artist or album. You can get the widget to embed and then stream music from your own site. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

Yes, this study was funded by Booktrack (a 2011 study), however, I find that the information is fascinating. By setting sound tracks of different mood music, this study showed: *Virtually all subjects performed moderately to significantly better on information retention tests. * Subjects reported a strong correlation with interacting with the enhanced platform and an ability to focus. There are other results on this, but I find this fascinating and find this a very interesting point to consider as ebooks evolve. Will ebook authors attach music to different pages? Will reading become more cinematic and theatrical? All kinds of interesting thoughts here.

This is a fun musical resource. Place your dots on the window and see the rings expand and interact to make music. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

A simple drum sequencer for making percussion sounds. Save files to your computer to re-use later. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

Find and share music scores online. Search a huge bank of sheet music uploaded from the community. Found via https://twitter.com/eslweb http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

A great site to find children's songs and music. Each month a new song is added with an archive going back to 2001. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

Build your own soundscapes, explore and contribute to a map of sounds, and learn what makes up a soundscape. Combines the work of naturalist and musicians.