Visual & Performing Arts Music Games and Websites for Kids

Music Games and Websites for Kids

These 40 free music websites provide games, lessons and activities for kids and teens to play with music, and to learn about composers, musicians, instruments and musical periods.  Many of the music appreciation sites include lesson plans for teachers and ideas for parents.

 
 
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Accidental Scientist Music

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Author/Host of Website

Exploratorium
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: What is music? Is birdsong music? How about the tap-tap-tap of a hammer, or the wail of a creaking door? Is playing a garbage can different than...
 
 
Artopia Music

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Author/Host of Website

ETV Commission
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle (6-8)
In the Music Studio, take a quick tour of the history of music, meet a well-known musician, listen to musican performances, and be a music critic. Practice your...
 
 
At the Piano with Alan Gampel

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Author/Host of Website

Joy2Learn Foundation
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: The Joy2Learn Music Program focuses on internationally renowned pianist Alan Gampel and his exciting performances of the Chopin "Minute Waltz", Gershwin "Prelude", Debussy "Poisson D'Or", Rimsky-Korsakov "Flight...
 
 
Blues Journey

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Author/Host of Website

ArtsEdge/The Kennedy Center
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: Journey with us as we trace the blues from its early beginnings in southern American fields to its global impact on music today. Through informative interviews and...
 
 
ccMixter

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Author/Host of Website

Eric Ohara/Creative Commons
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way...
 
 
Classical Net

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Author/Host of Website

classical.net
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site has content for Parents
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
Classical Net has detailed information on the repetoire of classical Western Art music from the medieval period to modern. Biographies of key composers during each of these periods...
 
 
Classics for Kids

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Author/Host of Website

Cincinnati Public Radio, Inc/classicsforkids.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site has content for Parents
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary (K-5)
Classics for Kids contains a wealth of music, musical games, lessons, and activities on composers and musicians from Baroque composers of the 1600s, such as Purcell, to Modern composers,...
 
 
Essentials of Music

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Author/Host of Website

Sony Music Entertainment
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: Whether you're a casual listener or a serious music student, here's the site for basic information about classical music. Created in cooperation with W.W. Norton &...
 
 
From the Top at Carnegie Hall

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Author/Host of Website

WGBH Boston
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: America's most extraordinary young musicians aged 8 to 18 will be showcased this spring on PBS when From the Top at Carnegie Hall, returns for its second...
 
 
Funky Remixes

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Author/Host of Website

funkyremixes.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: Welcome to funkyremixes.com.Listen up... artists like the Beastie Boys, Chuck D, David Byrne, Paul Westerberg and many others are mixing up the copyright laws of music....
 
 
GarageBand

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Author/Host of Website

Apple Inc.
Type of Educational Content

Software
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
GarageBand is free software on the Macintosh operating system that help you learn the basics of piano and guitar. You can also use it to record, mix and...
 
 
ibeat.org

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Author/Host of Website

ibeat.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: Press play! Open Music!Contemporary music production pack consisting of 16bit wave files available as shots, loops and instrumentals. All available under Creative Commons. Navigate instrumentals by...
 
 
Instruments in the Orchestra

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Author/Host of Website

League of American Orchestras/playmusic.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary and Middle (K-8)
This interactive site invites the learner to click on a section of the orchestra to learn about its musical instruments, such as woodwinds or strings.  The student then has a...
 
 
Interactive Music Projects

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Author/Host of Website

Glencoe Online Learning Center
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
Pick from several music projects to analyze a variety of music, listen to podcasts, and explore musical careers. Types of music and rhythms presented for the projects include...
 
 
Jazz 101

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Author/Host of Website

Jazz Online
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Welcome to Jazz 101. Jazz Online's simple introduction to the world of jazz is designed to help you easily navigate your way through the music’s rich...
 
 
 
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