Fun & Educational Music Links
Links for Music Making and Learning
You can explore the following links for online music making and learning.
I will add more links in the future. Check back once in a while!
Fun Videos to Watch!
Maximus Mouse Meets The Orchestra - Super fun story!
Herbie shows the synthesizer - This is what electronic music looked like when your parents were kids!
Hoots the Owl and Wynton Marsalis - Hoots teaches Wynton a thing or two about jazz.
Sesame Street Jazz Ensemble and more Wynton! - So cute and fun!
Interactive Music Making Websites
Virtual Drum Machine - The Virtual Drum Machine is an HTML copy of the Roland TR 808.
Google Music Lab - Google has created some fun programs.
Interactive Xylo - Play this colourful Xylo!
Play Along!
Drumming With Garth - Drum along with Garth Prince!
Morning Workout - More great videos with Garth Prince!
Nursery rhyme rap - Another awesome Garth Prince creation!
Instruments of the Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra - Watch a world class orchestra perform.
Classical Music Facts For Kids - Great place to start learning about classical music.
Music Games for Rhythm and Melody
Virtual Museum Visits
Music Instrument Museum - Museum in Phoenix Arizona
Recorder
Rockin' Recorder Play-Along - You will need to count in at the beginning of the song and might be a bit tricky. If you can, get some help with it and if not, no problem there are more things to do.
Interactive Recorder Fingering Chart - Click the note to see the fingering. This is for baroque fingering recorders which is the kind we use in class and have a small upper case "B" on the back thumb-hole . If your recorder has a small "G" above the back thumb-hole these fingerings won't work.
Reading and Writing
Random Rhythm Generator - Click the rhythm to get random rhythms to read and play. You can tap them on any object that might make a nice sound or you could play the rhythms on your recorder or other instrument.
Recorder and Ukulele Music Page
Funke Mills Haven Music Page - Don't forget about our other MHV music site that has all of our class recorder and ukulele music!