Free Online Resources for Music Education
Educators, did you know that there are various online music education tools available to your students? With a simple website click, students can unlock a variety of experimental sound production tools to further their musical potential.
Chrome Music Lab
This online tool provides simplified classroom tools for students to explore a multitude of musical education opportunities such as creating your own rhythm, songs, and instrumental experimentations with chords, strings, and arpeggios.
This online tool is perfectly suitable for students in their initial exposures to music education. Through colorful and easy-to-use digital interactions, students can explore their creativity while also connecting the tools to the science, math, and art education sectors. Teachers have also integrated Chrome Music Lab in the classroom environment to coincide with live percussion and dancing.
Website: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com
Little Kids Rock Jam Zone
Little Kids Rock Jam Zone offers lessons for students to learn songs on specific instruments of their choice: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Horns, Ukulele, and Modern Band. Through video lessons and printable song charts, students can practice alongside the music professionals. Under the Teacher Zone tab, there are teaching resources to help your students succeed. Here you will find printable instrument songbooks, a teacher manual, and workshop presentations.
Website: https://jamzone.littlekidsrock.org/teachers/
Music and the Brain
This tool offers a music curriculum specific to keyboard instruction for those in Kindergarten - 12 grade. As COVID has shifted many things to happen remotely, there are now 12 online song lessons offered for students to learn at home. The website also includes a circular rhythm tool called Groove Pizza which utilizes math concepts like shapes and patterns to explore grooves.
Website: https://www.matb-at-home.org
musictheory.net
This site offers music theory tools and calculators for students to practice on the website or via the Tenuto and Theory Lessons mobile apps. The lessons specialize with keyboards and string instruments and provide the tools for keyboard identification, fretboard identification, and ear training.
Website: https://www.musictheory.net
Music Map
Music Map acts as an interactive map for students and teachers to explore the genealogy of music genres. Students can tap on specific genres to learn more about their historical background and cultural significance. Teachers can provide this resource alongside song lessons to present students a dynamic and broader understanding of musical beginnings and genre qualities.
Website: https://musicmap.info
There are also numerous mobile apps students can download if they choose to further their music education outside of the classroom:
Groovepad
Yousician
Source: “Our Favorite Free Websites for Music Learning,” Save The Music Foundation