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This website from PBS gives students (K-5) an opportunity to play games associated with different types of music.  Art and music are combined in some instances to appeal to this age group.  Non-traditional composition is also covered in these games in particular genres of music.

This is a fun and interactive way for pre-school or lower elementary aged kids to learn about music. They can explore many timbres of sound with familiar characters. I use this with my own children and it's a hit!

This website has a wide selection of music games for the young musician. Games are flash-based and are in a variety of musical genres. Many games require the user to compose in a specific style. Would work well on Chromebooks or computer lab.

The user picks a style of music to compose within. Then short instrumental and vocal loops are available to add to the accompaniment. The graphics are a bit outdated looking, and some of the loops are lame, but the Blues one is fun.

List of several sites for children to listen to and compose music on their own over the summer. I listed a few of these individually, this is a complete list. If you find one you love add it to our playlist.

This website is an experiment in sound production. The different sounds are made to look like organisms swimming around. The composer creates music with their ear, not notation.

This article presents ways teachers can integrate technology into the music classroom. It suggests software and pedagogy with examples in current settings. It includes music experiences such as composing that lead to creative thinking and teaching.

The home of IKS: this website includes overviews of Zoltan Kodaly's life and work as a composer, ethnomusicologist, and music educator. Members can receive publications and newsletters and connect to Kodaly music educators around the world.

This Wiki discusses works for smaller bands. In addition to the specific information on pieces, there is also information on composers of young band works.

Short audio web programs about composers and music history. Useful for asking students to listen at home, and then answer questions for homework. Suitable for younger students (age 10 and younger)

Sibelius is the world's best- selling music notation software, offering sophisticated, yet easy- to- use tools that are proven and trusted by composers, arrangers, publishers, educators, and students alike.

Guess the song title and composers that inspired these short performances.

This is the kids' section of the New York Philharmonic. It has very informative pages about instruments and composers. It also has games for composition, and musical puzzles. You do need to download shockwave to view the content, but it's worth it.

This website is great for elementary students to reinforce the instruments and instrument families found in the orchestra. Students can listen to the sound of each instrument and watch short videos. There are great games and assessments for students to use, I highly recommend the Orchestration Station.

Get your scores here! You can find just about any score here and they will ship it out the same day. Also available are downloadable digital copies of scores. It is easy to search the site and I really like that there are sound files to hear examples of pieces you are considering purchasing.

This is the best site to find scores and performance ideas. The site allows you to search by composer or title, and you may also purchase scores one at a time to try them out and see if you want to purchase large numbers later after trying them out.

J.W. Pepper is a site where you can order most published sheet music, books, and more. 

NY Philharmonic Kids is an interactive website. There are a variety of games, and interactive tabs on music, instruments of the orchestra, and composers.

This is a great website that has a ton of information. It includes interactive games, sections about each orchestral instrument, a composer's workshop and many other fun activities.

This website is clearly geared toward younger students. A website like this is probably most useful in a general music setting. The website provides activities to learn about many music concepts that are relevant to younger students.

Provided by Holy Names University in conjunction with their Kodály Center, "American Folk Song Collection" is a valuable resource for music teachers, parents, choral conductors and composers.Exploring the collection of repertoire allows a music teacher of any grade level the opportunity to obtain musical scores, lyrics, song analyses and background information. All applicable to constructing curriculum, selecting repertoire for a performance ensemble or building a personal database of favorite songs. Recordings provided by the Library of Congress and other resources and short films on the history and work of Zoltán Kodály, make this a strong resource for instructional planning and classroom implementation.

HNU is a site in which students, teachers, parents could utilize to find songs, lyrics, scores, song analysis, background information, and deeper insight into the works and methodologies of Zoltan Kodaly.

Subscribers to the Sight Reading Factory will never again run out of sight reading material to practice. Every time the user clicks 'Generate Sight Reading', a brand new piece of music is composed. This allows the user to generate virtually infinite amounts of unique sight reading exercises for piano, guitar, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

Meeting of practice goals more important than just measuring time spent

Music Delta comes with an ever growing collection of courses. Whether you want to learn about the music of Mozart or the different styles of jazz, there is courses for you. The courses contain articles, interactive applications, music examples and quizzes from the large content that is Music Delta. The students can take the courses the teacher has pinned to the class course list. The teacher can track the student's progress and score.

This podcast has discussions about all things related to band. Topics range from tips on specific instruments, how to choose music, and interviews with composers and teachers. It is geared more toward the Texas band director experience, but is still a great resource for all band directors.

Podcast website as well as different resources found in website all related to band.

This is Google's free experimental sequencer, created in 2018. There is very little verbal information - it is intuitive, simple and easy, and could be used with very young students. It also could be used by someone who doesn't read English.

This is another great, simple, web-based music sequencer that can be used to allow students to experiment with composition without needing to know anything about reading music or writing music notation. There is a large amount of sounds available and the sounds are of high quality. It is very simple to use and students can start composing right away using this site.

A website created by the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and designed for instructors. It offers lesson plans at no charge for 5th - 8th - 11th grade. Lessons examine jazz styles, performers, and composers. The website provides instructors with video and audio media, handouts and quizzes for students, and assessments.

Developed by The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, Jazz in America provides jazz educators with many great resources, including lesson plans, curriculum ideas, and audio samples.

The purpose of Jazz in America is to educate middle and high school students on the history of Jazz, help students think creatively, and to develop an appreciation of jazz music. The musical content includes lesson plans, a timeline, glossary, important musicians, style sheets, and audio recordings to use in instruction.