This is a music theory learning website from the Sibelius Academy school in Finland. It includes a special focus on jazz theory and has audio and visual support to support the text.
Michele Weir's vocal improvisation blog includes several videos about scat singing. This particular video brings math into the discussion of jazz song form. There are many more instructional videos on her website, as well as other resources for aspiring jazz singers.
This site offers subscription and free access to music theory and ear training exercises. If you subscribe you can check your students' scores, organize assessments, and create assignments online. Students can access the site through any mobile device. You can access the exercises for free - areas covered include sight-reading, theory, and ear training for intervals and chords.
This site provides an immersive experience for students to get the feeling of what it's like to play in an orchestra. You can view live performances from different camera angles, as if you are playing in the orchestra. They also include functions that allow you to switch views and explore facts about the different instruments and orchestral sections. This would provide a great visual support for active listening group activities in the classroom; the sound and video quality is excellent. This would also be tremendously helpful for students of conducting.
These resources are categorized by grade level and include activities involved rhythm, song, patterns, expression, form, creativity and active listening. This is a well-developed hub of resources and ideas.
This platform is perfect for musician websites. I've been using this for years, to design sites for music artists. You can sell your tracks and keep 100% of the profits, and their features are sleek and easy to set up. Also, Bandzoogle has excellent customer support.
This is a terrific collection of music listening activities compiled by a music teacher. These would be great for elementary and middle school students - a fun collection of ideas is here!
This is a wonderful free book to support creative musicians. This page discusses active listening strategies. It outlines elements to listen for: sounds, harmony, melody, rhythm, and form.
This is an online space where you can hear what you type, played by a variety of sounds. This program is fun to experiment with and one can create a variety of patterns, and share as well.
Soundation is a fully functioning cloud-based DAW, similar to Soundtrap. The look is darker and more professional, and the effects processing is more sophisticated. This could be a good option for college-level recording and collaboration, whereas Soundtrap's colorful look and simplicity would be more appropriate for middle- and high-school use.
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 the hub for the Learn Jazz Standards podcasts and YouTube videos. This is a great resource for learning jazz theory, ear training and approaches to improvisation.