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Excellent FREE ear-training software, as part of the GNU project. While there is little/no support from the website admin anymore, it provides a smooth and easy way to: -Recognize, compare and sing intervals -Identify & sing chords and specific chord tones -Rhythmic and melodic dictation (The "basics" of Auralia and other paid ear-training software, without the pretty interface).

Canto Alegre is a cultural corporation in Colombia that promotes children music. Canto Alegre brings together children and young instrumentalist to sing and play music together. Since music is for everyone, you can download the songs for free. The songs are mostly in spanish. Teachers that work in a multicultural environment can learn and adapt the songs.

G Major Music provides numerous resources including music theory worksheets, free sheet music, and comics.

This is a resource to gather public domain sheet music and lyrics. It is good for developing your own lessons and avoiding copyright, and also for programs which may not have a lot of money for new music. There are also composer pages, although I don't think these are exactly helpful. It lacks information other than birthdays and a general sentence explaining who the composer is.

This is a free sheet music website specializing in choral sheet music. Most of the music in the database is public domain. Great resource for choir teachers.

This is a free sheet music website specializing in choral sheet music. Most of the music in the database is public domain. Great resource for choir teachers.

Brought to the internet from PBS Kids, Chuck Vanderchuck is a cartoon kid who dreams big when it comes to music. Along with his band-mate, Ramona and their dog Zepplin, the trio explore styles of music, compose songs, explore sounds, have jam sessions and allow an interactive inside look at famous musicians and composers in their locations around the globe. Builds music vocabulary, music history and overall exploration of various genres. Styles include: Salsa, Jazz, Country, Hip-Hop, Rock n' Roll, Blues, Classical, Reggae. Good with IWB. Offers teacher and parent resources. Can create a free account and log in anywhere to progress through the game-like environment of Chuck Vanderchuck.

A fun resource for students to use. The site is regularly updated with popular songs that are available for free. The interactive Recorder Karate can be used with a microphone to show what needs to be improved.

If you're looking for free downloads or shareware, this is where you'll find it. Particularly helpful is the central news reel with regular new articles and tips.

This is a website that seems to have an endless supply of resources!  There are many multicultural resources, opportunities to link up with other elementary music teachers, as well as many links to free copies of songs and lessons.

8notes musical test a fun way to track student progress on varying areas that help with music theory and ear training. These are basic free exercises that can help students increase their own skills.

The Library of Congress website has a plethora of free historical recordings. For example, I found The Liberty Bell March from 1905. You should listen to the recordings in advance to check for inappropriate language. I think it would be very valuable to have authentic historical recordings for students to listen to, which would present the opportunity to discuss the history of recording music.

Free lesson plans sorted by content. Designed for elementary music. Description includes 1) name of lesson 2) type of lesson 3) grade level

Classic Cat is a resource website that provides educators and students with access to recordings of multiple classical music works.

ClassicCat is a website featuring free use MP3's of over a hundred different composers. These mp3's are available to anyone who clicks can play the files on their computer. This is a great resource not only for instrumental and choral capabilities, but for general music classes that need material for listening or comparison.

Introducing "Blues + YOU": play-along tracks available online--free of charge--so musicians can practice with mp3 downloads in a variety of configurations! Tailored to intermediate and advanced players, this unique product will become an invaluable resource for both college and high school jazz programs. The newest recording from The U.S. Army Blues, Something Old, Something New: Yours to Borrow From the Blues has tools to use and tunes to enjoy!

Free online recording device with unlimited recording time! Great cloud-based tool for recording practice sessions. After done recording students can easily submit a link to their recording as part of their practice logs.

This is a website that gathers resources of free music technology for teachers. It's easy to use and inludes workshops, online courses, lesson plans, and websites. Happy hunting!

One of most common ways of recognizing intervals is by associating them with songs that are familiar. This website provides an excellent list of reference songs for every interval. They also include recordings of each reference song. Each excerpt illustrates the interval it is associated with. Earmaster also includes various ear training exercises for musicians at all levels. The training exercises are free to try, but do eventually cost in order to use. 

The U.S. National Gallery of Art hosts more than 25,000 images of famous and not-so-famous works of art. Nearly all of the images can be downloaded and re-used for free. NGA Images also allows you to register and create online collections of images. The collections are called lightboxes.

Hitsquad is a search hub for music software and apps. Any kind of music related software can be found here (some for free and some for a price) and it's a great place to start if you are looking for a specific type of music application.

Hitsquad is a search hub for music software and apps. Any kind of music related software can be found here (some for free and some for a price) and it's a great place to start if you are looking for a specific type of music application.

Pandora radio offers free customized radio stations that play songs relating to certain genres or artists. Listening is essential for musical development and understanding.  Students can access everything from jazz and classical, to Latin and opera.  

This page includes links to each of the individual Music Theory pages I've created in PDF form. This is a work in progress; I am writing new ones regularly and fixing errors and omissions on existing ones as I find them. If you find them useful for your theory studies, you are welcome to use them, and if you find errors or have suggestions, I invite you to contact me. Enjoy! These pages are available for free under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND license.