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This is a free website that has music theory lessons as well as exercises. It covers the basics of music and more. Teachers are able to customize exercises and have students print out a progress report

This is a free website that has music theory lessons as well as exercises. It covers the basics of music and more. Teachers are able to customize exercises and have students print out a progress report

This site provides lessons and exercises in music theory for students. The lessons are not interactive, but the exercises are with quizes.

This site provides lessons and exercises in music theory for students. The lessons are not interactive, but the exercises are with quizes.

This is a great website to further music theory knowledge. This site helps students with ear training and music reading. There are many games, lessons, and activities to improve one's musical knowledge.

Musicthory.net is a free resource for music theory students. You can select from lessons, notation and aural exercises, and much more.

The purpose of this site is to provide a program that teaches music theory. This program has lessons and exercises to facilitate the learning of music theory and ear training.

The purpose of this site is to provide a program that teaches music theory. This program has lessons and exercises to facilitate the learning of music theory and ear training.

Musictheory.net contains free online music content. Students and teachers can explore the fundamentals of music through animated lessons. You can also create custom exercises to improve your musical recognition and use interactive tools to calculate notes, intervals, and chords for specific keys.

This website has numerous music theory resources and lessons.

A great site to direct any music student to!  I used it a lot when I was struggling in Aural Skills in college, so great for any age.

This is a fantastic resource that I have been using for many years. There are many options for lessons among the music elements, which are customizable for different levels of difficulty. My favorite to use this site for is identifying pitches. I can customize the lesson to only include specific pitches and ranges, and even with sharps and flats.

This is one of the most useful music education resources I have ever found. I use it with all of my students, from beginners all the way to AP Music Theory. The webpage is completely downloadable and can be accessed offline.

Learn Music theory online or on your mobile device. 

This website assists all musicians of levels from middle school and beyond with understanding basic to advanced music theory. There are lessons, tutorials, and exercises for ear training, intervals, and chords.

This website assists all musicians of levels from middle school and beyond with understanding basic to advanced music theory. There are lessons, tutorials, and exercises for ear training, intervals, and chords.

A free website with music theory lessons and exercises. From the very basic (note identification) to more advanced topics (chord structure, modes, 7th chords), this would work well for students in grades 5 and up.

This is a music theory site that emphasizes beginning music fundamentals. This site is available for download in a free offline edition.

This music theory website contains both exercises and lessons that are very useful to teachers and students. The website includes a wide variety of categories including but not limited to key signatures, scales, note identification, and rhythms. This would be very useful if ever teaching a high school theory course or even for an instructor to brush up on their own music theory skills.

Teachers can assign ready made lessons in music theory.  Easy to use and comprehensive covering note identification to ear training. 

This interactive site offers lessons in different musical concepts and exercises to build knowledge. All exercises are customizable to fit different skill levels and work with interactive white boards. A list of tools features handy applications like an interval finder and a metronome. Users who enjoy the site can purchase the app, Tenuto, for their smart phones and tables.

Purpose of this resource: MusicTheory.net is a website that contains many lessons on music theory as well as drills for practicing each concept. Musical Content: This website covers basic music notation elements (staff, bar lines, ledger lines etc.), key signatures, major/minor scales, intervals, note identification and interval identification (with note names, moveable do solfege, fixed do solfege, or piano keyboard), Chord building, and chord progressions. Other information: This website is great as a supplement to basic music theory lessons. It also has great possibility for reinforcing and practicing concepts. Each exercise is graded and can be submitted to instructors electronically. Teachers can also make custom exercises. There is a paid app available for iOS devices

This is a great resource to learn and practice ear training. You can easily practice various aspects of ear training and adjust the difficulty or the specific things you are working on. It is also fairly easy to track your progress and see what still needs work.

A fantastic free online interactive software that offers lessons, exercises and ear training. It is a great tool for assessment as it offers immediate feedback in every exercise with a built-in timer.

This website offers lessons and exercises on numerous topics such as keyboard notes, reading the music staff, and even ear training exercises intervals and chords. Each exercise is also customizable to make it as easy or difficult as you see fit.

This website offers lessons and exercises on numerous topics such as keyboard notes, reading the music staff, and even ear training exercises intervals and chords. Each exercise is also customizable to make it as easy or difficult as you see fit.

The best site for free Music Theory training exercises. Note reading and aural skills.

This is a website that offers free lessons, exercises, and tools for music theory. This could be used by any music student to reinforce theory concepts taught in the classroom or the private studio. 

Musictheory.net is an amazing resource for providing teachers and students with lessons, quizzes as well as assessments in all aspects of music theory. The program online allows teachers to set up practice sessions, tutorials, as well as assessment on basic and advanced theory concepts. Students are able to access the online program from home or through tablet/laptop at school. 

musictheory.net offers a wonderful music theory training exercises. It offers free lessons, exercises, and tools for learners of any age to partake of. The site also offers two mobile (paid) apps that allow users to take their learning with them. Great for anyone, especially those involved with music theory or aural skills training.

musictheory.net offers a wonderful music theory training exercises. It offers free lessons, exercises, and tools for learners of any age to partake of. The site also offers two mobile (paid) apps that allow users to take their learning with them. Great for anyone, especially those involved with music theory or aural skills training.

Musictheory.net is a great resource, not just specifically for music theory students, but for all students of music. The "lessons" section is great for introducing new concepts of theory, and the "exercises" section is a fun way to quiz and practice these concepts.

This is a free online interactive resource that is an alternative to traditional paper and pencil of learning music theory. I recommend for late elementary on up.

The apps that coincide with this website are fantastic. Give them a look!

This a wonderful resource for all types of music classes!

The Musictheory.net website is a comprehensive platform focused on teaching music theory. The purpose of the website is to teach or reinforce music theory concepts at all levels of experience. There are numerous free lessons available that cover many aspects of music theory. There are also numerous customizable exercises to help reinforce the concepts learned in the lessons. Teachers can utilize this website at all levels of performing arts. I have found success with using the note name identification exercise as I can choose exactly what notes the students are practicing.

An excellent app for any musician wanting to sharpen their theory skills. Users have a wide range of theoretical topics to study, with lessons and assessment built in.

Interactive music theory website with virtual lessons and activities. Lessons include: reading notes on various staffs, the musical alphabet, chords, and more. There is a free mobile app available, and lessons are well sequenced.

Offers Music Theory Lessons over a wide variety of Topics and Exercises for Students. Lessons may be completed individually by students or as a class at an IWB (Interactive WhiteBoard). Additional tools are provided, as well as the ability to complete exercises online or offline.

This website is a great resource for a high amount of theory information. A great feature is the separation of lessons (learning) then exercises to quiz you. The customization for exercises is perfect to test something specific or a wider range.

This is a free website that offers lessons, exercises, and tools for music theory. The site is geared towards an older student and can be self pace

This website has good music theory exercises and videos. Students uses the lessons and practice on the exercises. Has other products available for a price.

This website provides numerous resources for learning, studying, and practicing music theory. Users can explore the lessons section to learn about various topics in music theory. Users can also practice various elements of both written and aural theory. This website focuses specifically on music theory.

This is a wonderful, free music theory website for a general music, band, choral, or music theory class. This website gives sample lessons and has exercises that students can take. There are also available apps to make it easy on-the-go.

The purpose of this site is to provide free online content and resources for music theory lessons. Students can access theory lessons with assessment in every aspect of music theory for the beginner to advanced student.

This website is an interactive resource for students to use to learn basic note reading, theory, and ear training. This could be used in a music technology class or general music class with access to devices. In a performance ensemble setting, this could be used as a warm up for the whole class with the aid of an interactive whiteboard or projector. 

Free music theory lessons

This resource is focused on teaching elements of music theory through slideshow presentations and exercises. This could be used to supplement instruction, be used in stations in a music classroom, or as an enrichment tool for gifted music students.

Online music theory site that helps to learn and practice various theory topics from beginner to advanced levels. Downloadable app for mobile devices is also available for a small nominal fee.

This is a great website that provides theory lessons and exercises for all levels and abilities. It also allows students to print and submit progress reports to track progress.

This website is really great for students who need to get practice mastering their notes names and familiarizing themselves with the music staff. There is a variety of different levels and concepts to help differentiate learning.

Various exercises in aural and written theory. Help train students to perfect harmonic and melodic theory and ear training.

Great free additional resource when working on note value, rhythm and meter, scales, key signatures, intervals, chords, ear training, and more.

This website is an incredible resource for all things music theory. With a wide range of lessons, exercises, and tools, this website is a must for any music teacher. The resources available on this website are perfect for music lessons in and outside of the classroom.

Musictheory.net is a free online music theory resource. There are lessons on: The basics, rhythm and meter, scales and key signatures, intervals, chords and chord progressions. These same lessons, as well as fretboard and ear training exercises, can be translated into exercises and also assignments that can be turned in and verified by a code checker. Beyond that there is also a set of tools that includes note, interval, scale and chord analysis calculators as well as a staff paper template and tempo tapper. More extensive options can be purchased.

MusicTheory.net is one of the best site for music theory lessons and exercises. This is very helpful for not only students of all ages, but also for the teacher to brush up on their theory.

This resource is a useful tool for teaching music theory. Interactive lessons on Music Basics, Rhythm and Meter, Scales and Key Signatures, Intervals, Chords, and More. Interactive Exercises to help with Staff Identification, Staff Construction, Keyboard Identification, Fretboard Identification, Ear Training. Website is free, apps cost money.

MusicTheory.net offers students opportunities to practice and hone music theory skills from anywhere. Includes basic and advanced concepts.

This website provides theory lessons ranging from beginner to advance. The lessons cover a wide range of material including: note names, note/rest values, accidentals, intervals, scale patterns and other music terminology. There are also exercises that can be completed by students. The exercises consist of various note name and ear training problems. Every exercise can be customized by the user to be at the beginner level or more advanced level. The website also keeps record of the user's score within as each exercise is completed.

Musictheory.net is a great resource, not just specifically for music theory students, but for all students of music. The "lessons" section is great for introducing new concepts of theory, and the "exercises" section is a fun way to quiz and practice these concepts. The site contains lessons and exercises regarding notes, intervals, triads and 7th chords, scales, key signatures, guitar tablature, and other subjects. I have found it to be very useful for extra practice for my AP Music Theory students.

This website can be a great resource for teaching and studying music theory. There are lessons on rhythm, meter, chords, and notes, among others. There are also exercises and tools to apply what you have learned through the lessons. The lessons, exercises, and tools from the website are free, and there are also a couple of premium apps, which can be used offline.

Like many similar resources, this site offers both free and paid-for options. It functions in the could, so there is no need to download anything to a computer, though these is an mobile app available too. The site offers both lessons and exercises. The lessons take students through basic music theory concepts while the exercises practice these concepts. The exercises are completely customizable as can be sent to students as customized.

This website is a fantastic tool for teaching basic or advanced music theory - it offers interactive and visually-engaging lessons that are simple for students of many levels to understand. There are also a number of exercises and tools that can be used to develop students understanding as well as assess students in a simple way. It can be used to help teach concepts and provide examples that solidify the concepts taught.

This free resource has a variety of self-paced music theory lessons with coordinating graphics, exercises that are customizable, and tools including a keyboard and matrix calculator. The site also has paid apps that can be used on any iOS device.

This website is full of helpful music theory exercises to help students identify chords, scales, intervals, and more. There is also an aural section. This is a great tool to use with theory students or student working on ear training.

I plan on using this resource with my middle school concert band students.

A fantastic website that offers basic and advanced music theory lessons. This site is a great resource for both secondary and college students.

Musictheory.net is a great resource to use if you have a student who is taking private instrumental lessons with you. I use it with my students who are beginning piano to practice reading notes on the staff. I can set the range of the staff on their iPad or computer in advance and ask them to practice reading notes on the treble or bass clef. This resource is great for creating independent musicians.

The purpose of this website is to deliver direct instruction regarding music theory and ear training concepts.  Music theory concepts range from basic (staff, note values) to advanced (undergraduate level analysis).  

This site contains a bunch of music theory lessons, tools, and exercises all for free!

Musictheory.net is an excellent free resource available for music teachers to use in their classes. Students can practice simple to advanced theory on the site. There are lessons that teach the basics of music theory with exercises students can complete for practice. It features many tools that teachers and students can use for extra help as well.

This website provides music theory training for students and teachers. The website has lessons, Exercises, and tools to build music theory skills

The site has several basic music theory lessons available and exercises for extra practice. There are several tools available that can be used in class. There are two apps that associate with the website available for download on a mobile device.

MusicThoery.net is an amazing tool to use for various Music Theory related concepts. Students can practice everything from scales, key signatures, and more. Educators can also create custom quizzes for their students to practice. It is an excellent free activity and study tool for your students!

The online metronome is great when your handheld metronome dies. This metronome can be used in a classroom, during private instructions and at home. The metronome has a range of 40 bpm to 208 bpm with present intervals. Tempo descriptors (Largo through Prestissimo) are provided for the piece that do not provide the exact beats per minute. A4 at 440Hz is also provided.

A simple website for a simple deal but everyone should have access to a metronome! Simply plug in a speaker system and the whole band is hearing the metronome, no excuses now! 

The online metronome is useful for both student and teachers. Many students use the excuse of not having a metronome as their reason for not practicing with one. Online Metronome allows you to access a few metronome anywhere that internet is accessible. Teachers may use this in their classroom and students may use this to practice at home.

The online metronome is useful for both student and teachers. Many students use the excuse of not having a metronome as their reason for not practicing with one. Online Metronome allows you to access a few metronome anywhere that internet is accessible. Teachers may use this in their classroom and students may use this to practice at home.

Free metronome to guide students to so they always have access to one when they practice.

Metronome Online is a fantastic free resource found on the web. It is ideal for quick and easy music practice. It is easily accessible if the user has an internet connection, and can be a perfect work around to not having an actual metronome. The online metronome is easy to use, is reliable, and is a valuable tool for all practicing needs!

This free online metronome proves handy for in-class rehearsals and other applications, in classrooms with students of all ages. User can easily set the tempo using the dial and the steady beat will continue until stopped. It also features tempo markings on the dial for ease of use. I use this at least once a week in my classroom.

A free metronome online for any student or professional to use. A great free tool for practicing and improving rhythmic accuracy.

The purpose of this site is to allow music students to practice with a metronome. This site could also be played over a loud system in the classroom, so that an ensemble could play along to the beat and keep a steady tempo. I like how the tempos are labeled with bpm as well as their tempo names.

Metronome Online does not only provide students or individuals with a steady beat to practice with. It also has accompanying articles that explain how to use the metronome, the difference between the tempo markings and how to practice with it.

This is a great free online resource for all music students. It's a great alternative to having to purchase a metronome or a phone app.

One can use this site when in need of a metronome. The one provided has tempo markings that increase by 4 BPM for each level. Along with the numerical designations, Italian tempo markings as well as their spectrum are provided.

This website is an easy-to-use online metronome. It is a great resource for students to use during practice time at home. There is also a tuner that students can use for practice as well.

This website is an easy-to-use online metronome. It is a great resource for students to use during practice time at home. There is also a tuner that students can use for practice as well.

An online metronome for all of your practicing needs! This free alternative to purchasing a metronome can be used by students anywhere they have internet access. Additionally, students can learn tempo terminology and the matching range.

This online metronome has many additional features, including articles on a variety of music-related topics and the option to create a personal account. Through a personal account, the user can track their practice time, create tasks for completion, and set goals.

This website provides free online metronomes for students to use in their individual practice. Students can set the online metronome to different speeds, time signatures, etc. - just like they would a real metronome.

This is an online metronome that my students can access for at home practice. It works just like a real metronome.

This website is a game designed to introduce instruments to students (K-5) in a fun and interactive way.  Benjamin Britten's composition "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" is used as the basis for this adventure.

Interactive program for my students to learn about the set up and instruments of the orchestra!

Interactive program for my students to learn about the set up and instruments of the orchestra!

This site is a great way to introduce the instruments of the orchestra.  It can be used individually to play the games or with the whole class to introduce instruments.  

This is a great website to pair with the piece, "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" by Benjamin Britten. This interactive game describes all of the instruments in detail, offering relative outside information about each instrument. Students can play along either in a group setting or at home.

A great resource for general music classes. Great guide to the orchestra for kids.

This website is fantastic for students as individuals or as a full class activity! Step by step it takes them on a safari to learn about each instrument of the orchestra using Benjamin Britten's "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra". It is kid-friendly and would be great for students in 2nd and 3rd grade. It tests their listening skills using games deciphering things like notes in a sequence, or high and low.

Incredible multimedia, interactive version of Benjamin Britten's famous work. Produced by The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall. Students log in or free play a safari adventure to save an orchestra. Instrument families are explored in detail with listening examples in a leveled gaming experience. Interdisciplinary connections to safari excursion, story telling, sound properties, animals and travel. Teachers can create an account to track student progress and/or assessment. Works well with an IWB.

I found this site while discovering music technology for Module 5. This is a great interactive game for elementary age children who are or have studied instruments, instrument families, and the orchestra. It teaches the player new information, assesses their understanding of that information, and has opportunities for further study.

This is an interactive way to explore and discover instruments of the orchestra. Students will locate and learn about instruments on a "safari type" adventure. This is great for younger students.

I use this composition to discuss instruments and instrument families with 3rd grade. Unfortunately, I haven't found something to really engage the students. I think this website might actually intrigue students into learning about the instrument.s 

I use this composition to discuss instruments and instrument families with 3rd grade. Unfortunately, I haven't found something to really engage the students. I think this website might actually intrigue students into learning about the instrument.s 

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra allows students to learn all about the different instruments in the orchestra, as well as listening examples of classical pieces of music. The games provide a brief lesson, and then students can participate through interactive games. I find this site very informative and the kids love the story line that goes along with the game sequence. Great resource in preparation for our annual Young People's Concert at the Bob Carr in Orlando.

Great site for teaching and learning about the instruments of the orchestra. It also has games students can interact with as a group or by themselves.

This page is a collection of Computer games and quizzes geared towards instrument identification, music theory, keyboard note identification, and music history. There are also games associated with music technology, scales, and music careers. These games could aid in refreshing the memory of older students, and help reinforce taught material to younger students. Karen Garrett (the creator of the page and games) also provides links to the programs in which she designed the games for future game creators.

This page is a collection of Computer games and quizzes geared towards instrument identification, music theory, keyboard note identification, and music history. There are also games associated with music technology, scales, and music careers. These games could aid in refreshing the memory of older students, and help reinforce taught material to younger students. Karen Garrett (the creator of the page and games) also provides links to the programs in which she designed the games for future game creators.

This is a great website for games and quizzes that can be used as a class or individually. There are also lesson and teacher resources available on the site

This website has great interactive games that students can play to support learning done in the classroom. This can also be a great website to leave for subs if there is access to a computer lab

This website provides a number of resources for music educators in the k-12 platform. The sight includes workshops, games and quizzes easily accessible to music educators.

This site provides quizzes, games, worksheets, and music theory content related activities.

This website is a great resource for teachers to review by means of games. It helps to engage the students while at the same time allowing them to learn basic musical concepts and elements.

This website is a compilation of music activities, games, puzzles, worksheets, and quizzes. It is a resource designed to make music learning more interesting for students in an interactive way. Some content includes note-naming, instrument identification, basic music theory, piano methods, rhythm formation, and music history. Most activities on this website are for students at the elementary and middle school levels.

The Music Tech Teacher website is a collection of lesson plans, worksheets, interactive games and activities. These resources help promote instrument identification, note reading, rhythm reading, scales and piano skills. It is a great place to motivate student learning and understanding using fun games and activities.

Music Tech Teacher has elementary and middle school level quizzes reviewing a variety of musical concepts, lessons, and student worksheets that are printable for teachers.

This website incorporates a ton of games, quizzes, and worksheets for students to utilize when learning about different concepts. The website has activities related to interval, chords, triads, music technology, composers, instruments families, and piano. The games allow for students to work together as a team while the worksheets and word scrambles serve as great resources for students to complete when they are an early finisher.

A web-based sight-reading tool that general exercises that can be customized to meet the needs of your band program. You can create opportunities for individual sight-reading as well full ensemble. The assessment tool can track the progress and report the practice sessions. Teacher subscription is $34.99 per year and students can receive access for as low as $2 per year.

The Sight Reading Factory link is one of the best sight-reading websites I have come across to date.  Within the free demo, I was able to access sight reading exercises for a number of band, instrumental, and vocal practice lessons.  In my personal exploration of the demo, I first looked into locating sight reading exercises for piano.  I was able to edit the time signature and key signature before seeing the practice exercises.  This feature is GREAT for people who are learning to play/count in different meters or using accidentals in their piano playing.  The same can be said for people learning to utilize solfedge in their singing, utilize new fingerings in their instrumental playing, or simply challenge themselves.  The website offers multiple difficulty levels, making the use of this website in a secondary music school setting ideal.  Sight reading exercises and study are some of the major contributors to my development as a musician and educator.  Since the exercises are generated on command, the site provides unlimited sight reading exercises to its users, making its longevity a strong selling-point.  

Sight Reading Factory is a cloud-based program allowing students daily practice with newly generated exercises each time. Check out the demo; free trials are available for up to 20 exercises generated.

Sight Reading Factory provides unlimited number of exercises for sight reading/singing to students. This program provides exercises based on instrumentation and other needs/skill levels to accommodate all levels. It also works as a great assessment tool by tracking what and how the student sight reads in real time.

SightReadingFactory.com makes practicing the important skill of sight reading quick, easy, effective and fun! This cloud-based service allows you to customize and generate unlimited sight reading examples instantly, on-demand for students of all ages and abilities.

Sight Reading Factory is a great resource for all musicians looking to better their sigh treading ability. It develops a random sight reading exercise for all instruments and is something that can be worked on at an individual level or through a school subscription. Quick set-up and easy to use!

This site offers customize-able sight-reading examples that are composed in real time in a variety of combinations. It may be used by the music teacher in whole group setting in the classroom, or student accounts may be purchased for use with at-home practice and assessment. The annual fee is reasonable.

This is the best sightreading website I have encountered. A student is able to customize the exercises to his/her level of ability and it will create random sightreading excerpts. It is certainly a tool I always suggest to my students to invest in.

This is the best sightreading website I have encountered. A student is able to customize the exercises to his/her level of ability and it will create random sightreading excerpts. It is certainly a tool I always suggest to my students to invest in.

Sight Reading Factory offers teachers and students opportunities to practice sight reading using complete customization of exercises: time signatures, key signatures, difficulty level and more.

Sight Reading Factory is a comprehensive online sight reading tool which provides on-demand computer-generated music examples which are customizable by instrument, playing level, length, key, and time signature. The service provides pre-programmed levels or can be fully customized by the user. Sight Reading Factory covers all major instruments (including voices and piano) and ensembles. Rhythm-only examples are also available. Once configured, the service provides unlimited, computer-generated sight reading examples based on the settings. Although randomly generated, the algorithm delivers rather authentic, musical selections. The user has two choices for participation: timed review period or free play. Settings can also be adjusted to toggle metronome click and cursor, as well as making measures disappear before or after playing.

Unlimited sight reading exercises for every instrument and ensemble. Music teachers can customize exercises for the skill level of their students and print each exercise if needed.

Sight Reading Factory is a great technology music-education tool. The site offers a short free trial, but the annual fee is very inexpensive. The technical support is great, and can problem solve quickly. Build sight-reading skills with the entire class, or create individual sight-reading assignments for students. Educators can generate custom sight-reading examples by easy selection of criteria. This site is worth the money and can be beneficial for student achievement in learning to read and sing musical notation.

Sight Reading Factory is an excellent application and website that generates customizable sight reading exercise for a variety of instruments or using solfege. You can customize the exact rhythms or pitches you would like and the program generates unlimited, yet musical, sight reading examples.

I use this game with my students to help with note names.  This makes naming notes a game and competitive.  It also includes the alto clef and while many worksheets leave out the alto clef.

Music Racer is a music game students can use make learning note names, fingerings, and music terms fun! Students can pick the instrument they play or choose another instrument if learning and secondary instrument.

Online game that helps students practice note identification, drill basic music terms and fingerings. One of the great features is that it can be set for a wide variety of instruments - each using appropriate clef.

This is a website aimed at younger students where they can test their knowledge of instrument fingerings and techniques through a game. It is especially helpful for entry level instruments, such as beginning band and recorder classes.

This is a website aimed at younger students where they can test their knowledge of instrument fingerings and techniques through a game. It is especially helpful for entry level instruments, such as beginning band and recorder classes.

Purpose of this resource: This website can be used for practicing note identification, fingering recognition and music terminology. Students are given a score for each of their practice sessions (races) and results are posted on a worldwide leader board. Musical Content: This website generates quizzes on note names and fingerings based on instrument. There is also a quiz dedicated to identifying the meaning of musical terminology. Other information: This resource has instrument selections for band and orchestra instruments, piano and recorder. Vocalists and other instrumentalists should select the instrument that is closest to theirs.

Music Racer is a website that uses games to help reinforce music reading concepts. The purpose of the website is to reinforce musical terms, note names, and fingerings through the use of speed based games. There are multiple levels of difficulty and students can choose their instrument to personalize their game. The games are not customizable and students with at least a half year of experience would benefit most from this website. There is a top 50 leader board for each level of the different games that is based on the speed in which the game is completed. Teachers can use this website as a fun way to continue to reinforce fundamental music reading concepts.

This website is a great resource for K-5 music.  There are jokes, games, and information regarding famous composers, including recordings of famous pieces of music.  This can be used by a classroom of kids in a computer lab, or by a teacher for lesson planning.

This website is useful to teachers and students. It has podcasts, composer biographies, activity pages, and even lesson plan ideas. Also useful are the games for kids, which cover note names, composers, and also let students compose, too!

This website introduces children to classical composers, their music, and musical timelines. There are also composition games included at this site as well as practice in identifying notes and rhythms.

Good website for stories about classical composers told in story form where kids will listen and learn. The websites covers the majority of the known composers and often creates a series from the well known composers.

Good website for stories about classical composers told in story form where kids will listen and learn. The websites covers the majority of the known composers and often creates a series from the well known composers.

Classics for kids is a great website where you can read and learn about different composers and classical music. There are links to podcasts and listening maps for the students to actively engage in. There are also composer biographies and other great resources.

Elementary students can explore instruments, composers, and various elements of music as well as play games. 

This site is fantastic for Elementary Aged students!  There are tons of games that my students love (especially when we're reading notes), and so much information and recordings.  It's a great supplement to any lesson!

Classics for Kids is designed for children to be able to navigate and explore. It features a "Composer of the Month" with sound clips of the work of that composer along with biographies, and other interesting information. The website also includes musical games for children, a music dictionary, timelines, and information about musical instruments.The "For Grownups" section includes lesson plans along with other valuable resources.

Classics for Kids is designed for children to be able to navigate and explore. It features a "Composer of the Month" with sound clips of the work of that composer along with biographies, and other interesting information. The website also includes musical games for children, a music dictionary, timelines, and information about musical instruments.The "For Grownups" section includes lesson plans along with other valuable resources.

A website that offers various worksheets and games for the music classroom. There is also a section on composers. However, some of the text may be too advanced for K-5. 

A website that offers various worksheets and games for the music classroom. There is also a section on composers. However, some of the text may be too advanced for K-5.

This provides easy and practical shows and lessons for students and teachers. Masters of classical music: Bach, Mozart and Kodaly to name of a few are easily accessible for young age groups. 

This is an excellent website for listening to classical music, as well as, activities to accompany the music. Composer and piece information is written in kid friendly terminology.

This music resource page is a great way to have students learn about classical composers and not take up too much precious rehearsal time. Students can go on the page and select a podcast of the history of the composers being studied during a particular season. Then they can submit a short write up based on the podcast and have short discussions before rehearsal.

Something I have often struggled with is getting students to connect with classical music and composers. Classics for Kids breaks the material down to a kid-friendly level, offering games and activities to help students learn and retain the content. It also puts various pieces from classical composers in one place, making for easy access for classroom use.

Something I have often struggled with is getting students to connect with classical music and composers. Classics for Kids breaks the material down to a kid-friendly level, offering games and activities to help students learn and retain the content. It also puts various pieces from classical composers in one place, making for easy access for classroom use.

Such a great website with tons of resources for music education. There are interactive games for development of rhythm, composition, and note naming skills, as well as loads of information on composers, music professions, and music time periods.You can also access some prominent compositions for students to listen to, as well as activity sheets for your students to complete based on a composer, or genre of music.

Site is a great resource for students for composer info and musical examples. Also has a section of kids music games, as well as music dictionary and list of instruments with sound clip examples. There is also a "grownups" section that includes lesson plans, tips, and advice.

Useful and mostly free teaching materials and other resources for: school orchestra directors, private studio teachers, future string teachers and college methods classes, string players of all ages for self-study.

The finger patterns have really helped my students play in tune in a variety of keys.

Gabriel Villasurda offers a number of free resources for string education. His finger patterns are invaluable for improving intonation in a variety of keys.

StringSkills.com is a place for teachers to be able to look up different finger patterns for all four instruments. There are sheets for shifting to help the student to become fluent and relaxed while shifting and playing in different positions. There are also rhythm, one to two octave scales and sight reading. Each of these have a free download of work sheets that teacher and students can access online to work on in class or practice at home.

StringSkills.com is a place for teachers to be able to look up different finger patterns for all four instruments. There are sheets for shifting to help the student to become fluent and relaxed while shifting and playing in different positions. There are also rhythm, one to two octave scales and sight reading. Each of these have a free download of work sheets that teacher and students can access online to work on in class or practice at home.

This site provides several pieces that focus on certain musical performance skills. The resources are in the form of downloadable sheetmusic. This is a great site for honing in on one specific skill being taght at a time. Most teachers use method books in lesson, which are of course very beneficial but may not put enough emphasis on a specific musical concept. This site has music in several categoires including finger patterns, shifting, and rhythm to name a few. Some of the categories have downloadable curricula as well, making it a great guide for novice teacher or even experienced teachers looking for new materials to work with.

StringSkills.com is an excellent free resource for string teaching materials. Compiled by Gabriel Villasurda, this site contains fingering charts/suggestions, rhythmic practices (and crazy tunes to help reinforce the learning) as well as bowing techniques, scales and shifting. There are even challenge pieces to be played on one string. Definitely worthwhile for string teachers.

This website has free, downloadable exercises that address many string techniques. There are exercises for bowings, finger patterns, scales of varying difficulties, shifting, rhythm, and key signatures. This could be a great resource to push students from a beginner/intermediate level to being able to play advanced repertoire that involve complex rhythms, articulations and key areas. I would like to use this for upper middle school students to prepare them for high school instrumental programs. 

This site contains a variety of teaching materials for violin, viola, cello, and bass. Topics include finger patterns, scales, shifting, bowings, and rhythm.

This website is a resource full of exercises and sheet music for string instruments. There are scales, shifting exercise, and simple songs for students to download and play. There are also piano accompaniments for students to play along with for many of the pieces.

This website is a resource full of exercises and sheet music for string instruments. There are scales, shifting exercise, and simple songs for students to download and play. There are also piano accompaniments for students to play along with for many of the pieces.

Great resource for string teachers! Includes free sheet music to teach specific skills.

This is a program that can assist in students practice. For a price you can pull up, record, and have your performance assessed on one platform. Teachers can track progress as well.

A great tool for using technology in the classroom.

SmartMusic is a fantastic subscription based software that can be purchased by schools to assist with lesson book and repertoire study. I have used it with my students and our sight reading skills have been tremendously better. We have also performed better at adjudications due to the amount of sight reading exercises available.

SmartMusic, one of the top music practice, accompaniment, and assessment programs available. SmartMusic has changed the face of the performing arts in schools for a very affordable cost.

SmartMusic

Great source for training rhythmic sight-reading! Various patterns will test students' capabilities to hear complex rhythmic structures.

A fun game for students to practice rhythms independently . Different combinations of rhtyhms can be played at different tempos.

Website where students can practice reading rhythms. In one mode a rhythm is played and then the student must use the available notes to write that rhythm. In the second mode a rhythm is written and students need to select which of four audio examples sounds like what is written. This is a great resource for quick check-ins of student understanding of rhythmic notation.

This game allows the player to work on reading rhythms and rhythmic notation. There are two ways to play the game: listen to a rhythm and spell it out with provided rhythmic blocks or view a whole rhythm and choose the correct recording.

SmartMusic: music education software for educators and students. Make practicing and tracking student progress easy and fun. Smart Music is similar in features to Band in a Box. It allows teachers to create recordings for their student to practice with!

This is the website of a music teacher in Alabama. She has free music theory lessons and TONS of theory games and quizzes. This teacher made them all herself and shares how she did it. The site is directed toward elementary age students, though you could get away with middle school students too. High school teachers might want to create their own games.

This page gives a great example of how a music technology program can work. It also includes lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes, and links to completed student projects.

This website has useful information on using technology to teach music. There lessons and quizzes to use.

This is one of my favorite websites and I use it frequently at school. There are over 140 elementary music quizzes, puzzles and games. There are lessons, a piano practice interface, and worksheets all about music notes, rhythms, instruments, composers, and more. This site also incorporates the use of NoteFlight and showcases student work. There are also links and resources for music technology available on the site.

This website contains various lessons, worksheets and interactive elements for students and instructors in a general music to high school theory classroom.  It contains a large library of music worksheets for lesson plan strategies!

This website contains various lessons, worksheets and interactive elements for students and instructors in a general music to high school theory classroom.  It contains a large library of music worksheets for lesson plan strategies!

Ms. Karen Garrett has provided a website that is comprehensive, interactive and impressive for a classroom teacher.  Her lessons, worksheets and quizzes/games are excellent resources to use for beginner piano, note reading, rhythms, basic music history and music theory.  

Music Tech Teacher offers cloud based music theory lessons and quizzes for learners of all ages.

This website is chock full of activities, quizzes, worksheets, and more. A good number of the quizzes are interactive, which would be great for technology centered music classrooms. Though a good number of documents revolve around piano, there is plenty of material on the site that would be great to use with your students.

This website is chock full of activities, quizzes, worksheets, and more. A good number of the quizzes are interactive, which would be great for technology centered music classrooms. Though a good number of documents revolve around piano, there is plenty of material on the site that would be great to use with your students.

The purpose of this resource is to provide free instructional content for music teachers. The site is also used to provide music technology links, quizzes, resources and information to all music teachers interested in using technology to enhance music instruction.

Music Tech Teacher offers music based quizzes and games along with information about lessons, and band.

The Music Tech Teacher website is interested and contains several menus including class lessons, quizzes, and examples of student work. The music tech lessons look great and seem pretty comprehensive on my quick review.

Incredibox is a great website to explore musical creation and entertainment. Incredibox invites you to become the conductor of a group of human beatbox. You can share your compositions with others from all over. It's a really fun website that even students will enjoy using.

Incredibox is a neat web-based app where seven loops at a time are available for students to use at a time. They may remove and add loops at any point, and there are unlocked special content available for certain combinations. This makes it seem like a game. Students can share their compositions, but unfortunately cannot download it without paying. Regardless, this is a fun activity where all the loops sound good-no matter what the combination.

Students can arrange an acapella mix using different beat boxers and vocals. 

I love this program.  Great for the kids on a snow day, or a day we cannot get in the band room, but can use the computer room.

This is a unique website which allows the user to create rhythm loops with characters in costume representing the individual loops. It is an easy-to-use program which allows the user to create endless combinations of rhythm patterns and sound effects. Selecting the correct combination of figures will unlock bonus features. The program is fun for all ages.

This is a website for students to compose beatbox-type songs. Students can combine melodies, rhythms, sound effects and voices to compose their piece.

This is user friendly, fun, loop-based software where users can mix their favorite loops and then record and easily share their creations with others. This program is free to use on a computer and can be purchased for an iphone or ipad.

I have LOVED this website so much. I use it in class on a regular basis for a variety of uses. It is used as meaningful sub plans, rewards, and to explore creativity and composition. I also use it to discuss beatboxing and form.

This is an excellent website that produces high levels of student engagement and buy-in. It allows students to "mix" their own music using pre-created beats, rhythms, and melodies.

This is the link for our incredibox software we used in class. Make sure you save to the email stacipendry@yahoo.com so I can see your pieces. Version one will not record

The purpose of this resource is to help students with ear training for interval recognition using familiar tunes. The musical content is in the form of links to YouTube clips that demonstrate different intervals. This source is valuable for teachers because it builds on what students know (the familiar tunes) and provides immediate links for patterns of intervals both ascending and descending. It also allows you to select only the examples you want to use and print them out on their own chart. It also provides tutorials and music facts about theory and technology. Like many other software programs, it offers a free trial, making it more marketable and appealing to teachers and students alike.

This website will generate a list of intervals with related songs to learn the intervals. By picking the song of your choice, you can build a custom list to meet your students' interests. The list is printable and can be distributed to your students.

A helpful site for students who are working on learning and mastering their intervals. Provides a great list of songs that you can associate the intervals with to help remember them.

This website features free access to musical excerpts of famous songs and melodies to illustrate examples of musical intervals. Each excerpt is a link to a video on YouTube. You can create your own song chart of favorite pieces to use as an example of each interval in ascending or descending patterns. Music educators would find these examples very useful for classroom instruction. The Earmaster company also offers ear training materials for purchase including over 2000 exercises for musicians of all ability levels. Free trials are available and it is advertised that music schools and universities use these products.

Great resource for music teachers to teach intervals. It is a list of popular songs and pieces that utilize specific intervals, and includes links to the audio or youtube examples.

EarMaster organizes an ample amount of repertoire for learning specific intervals. The music examples are categorized by ascending and descending intervals of minor/major 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, perfect 4th, 5th, octaves, and tritones. The youtube examples will start immediately where the specified interval can be heard. Students can choose to memorize any examples listed to help them remember the sound of specific intervals.

This site offers a service that one wishes they had until they realize it exists. Essentially, if offers lists of songs that can be used to teach intervals. For many choirs - both middle and high school - the majority of students have not had proper ear training. A fun and effective way to do this remedially is to use familiar or easy to sing songs that students can reference to develop their ears. This site puts many song titles in one place to help facilitate that.

This website allows teachers to find songs that are associated with particular intervals. There is a free version but the paid (2.99/month) has more features. This software basically generates a chart with a list of songs for each interval and can be used as an excellent ear training activity!

This website provides browsers with a repertoire of songs that feature particular melodic intervals. Several of these songs are accompanied with links directing browsers to a YouTube recording of the corresponding song.

This website offers different musical examples for each musical interval. This instructional tool will help build students ear training skills.

This website is a simple tool that allows students to track their practice online. This website also allows teachers to comment on a students practice log. You must sign up to use the service but there is no charge involved.

This website is a free resource for students to use as a practice record.  Students are able to document practice time, assignments practiced, and any questions or comments to the teacher.  Students can print or email the practice record to their teacher.

This website is a free resource for students to use as a practice record.  Students are able to document practice time, assignments practiced, and any questions or comments to the teacher.  Students can print or email the practice record to their teacher.

Teoria is a free website that provides a variety of written and aural music theory exercises that are useful for college and high school age students. Students can customize the exercises and work through them at their own pace.

Teoria is a great music theory website. There are tutorials for theory basics and exercises for ear training. This could be very useful for older students, especially students headed off to music schools and will have to take theory exams.

This website has many references, tutorials, and exercises for ear training activities. Some uses include melodic and harmonic dictation. This would be a good resource in a general music or music theory setting. Any music student could also use this on their own time to improve their aural skills. 

A valuable music theory teaching tool. It is a free alternative that gives tutorials and lessons on intervals, ear training, chords, harmonic functions, and musical form.

Teoria.com is a comprehensive music theory website with music theory tutorials, music theory and ear training exercises, music theory reference files, and music theory articles. The student may work his or her way through the different element or just choose an area for review. The only thing lacking is an assessment area.

Theory website - ear training drills, music theory reference, tutorials

Teoria is a Music Theory Site with added benefits. It contains interactive tutorials, theory and ear training exercises, reference guides, and educational articles. This site is always under development. A person can be a member, donate, or use the many free interactive links. There is also a "What's new" section that contains interactive links, and a "Today in music history" section that gives educational information on music history. Follow @teoriaEng on Twitter.