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Free sheet music downloads for all instruments. Could be used for supplemental material.

Free music for beginning students ranging from instrumental, to voice. Solos, duets, and some ensembles.

Free sheet music for many instruments at various difficulty levels.

Adaptive technology for learners with special needs, specific to musical instruments

Pioneering work in assistive technology is transforming the lives of people who are unable to play conventional musical instruments. Pete Thomas Although many people feel nostalgic for the days of tape, the rise of digital technology has made it easy for us to record faster, more cheaply and more in tune.

Pioneering work in assistive technology is transforming the lives of people who are unable to play conventional musical instruments.

Professional organization with several grant opportunities.

A grant that provides instruments to schools in need.

Teaching kids the basics of the woodwind section.

Adaptive Use Musical Instruments (AUMI) software interface is a new musical instrument that enables people who have very limited controlled (voluntary) movement to independently engage in music making. Led by musician, composer, and humanitarian Pauline Oliveros, the Adaptive Use Musical Instruments (AUMI) project brings together the expertise of technicians at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and the community education initiatives of the Deep Listening Institute.

Good information about how to get balanced instrumentation in beginning bands

Grants for music programs of gently used instruments.

A treasure trove of interactive activities for young students to learn about instruments, composers, and music in general.

Suggestions for activities on musical topics for elementary aged students

Many children with special needs show interest in learning an instrument but are not able to benefit from traditional music lessons. Sound Starts specializes in adapting instructional methods based on the child's strengths and learning style. Available instruments: guitar, piano, voice.

Music images that can be used to add color and texture to lessons.

talks about what is going on in your brain when you play or listen to music

A free online music dictionary and reference site with over 4000 terms, designed to help you understand musical terms, symbols, composers, and instruments. Online reference materials

instrument funding

instrument funding

The Mockingbird Foundation provides funding for music education for children, through competitive grants, emergency-related grants, and tour-related grants. Grants

Educational tour of an orchestra and display of instrument technique

List of Free Music Education Activities

Having a background as a music teacher, I often get the asked what resources are available for homeschoolers to grow in their music studies. As such, today I'd like to share with you an Ultimate List of Online Music Education Games available for FREE to public and homeschoolers alike to have fun while learning more about music.

One humongous list of free online music education games organized by aural training, composers, composition, instruments, notation, symbols/vocabulary and variety.

Lesson Plans and Teacher Timesavers - A Super Resource - Teachers Love It! View Collection Puzzles Makers Too! - Instant Worksheets - Quick Puzzles and Rubrics View Makers Music Education Lesson Plans By Category Kindergarten to Second Grade Doggie, Doggie, Where's your bone? -The children will be able to learn the song through memory.

Lesson Plans and Teacher Timesavers - A Super Resource - Teachers Love It! View Collection Puzzles Makers Too! - Instant Worksheets - Quick Puzzles and Rubrics View Makers Doggie, Doggie, Where's your bone? -The children will be able to learn the song through memory. Getting to Know Instruments - Introducing the major instruments to children.

Over 200 lesson plans for music teachers!

Interactive and educational music games for children. Includes a link to the original SFSKids website with a guide to the instruments of the symphony orchestra.

Plank Road Publishing, creator of Music K-8 Magazine, offers school music teachers original children's songs, recorders, Boomwhackers, CDs, videos, instruments, and other music education resources.

Resources for teaching music theory, instruments, and other aspects of music.