General Music

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." ~Plato

Explore the links in my classroom below for a variety of topics from listening, reading, and composing music to the history of music and careers in the music industry.

Music Websites:

  • Incredibox: A musical game that helps you create a mix very easily by managing a band of beatboxers. Just drag different characters and start creating music.

  • Chrome Music Lab: A website where you can explore music.

  • Groove Pizza: Groove Pizza is a circular rhythm app for creative music making and learning! Start working with one of the "specials" pizza presets and add/remove "toppings" to adjust the groove, or click on the "Shapes" tab and drag various shapes onto the big circle to play and explore math-inspired grooves.

  • Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Play games or listen to music.

  • San Francisco Symphony Kids: Discover music, listen, play games, perform with instrument sounds, learn how to compose music.

  • Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Explore the inner workings of a Symphony Orchestra, and learn about all the instruments that talented performers make musical magic with!

  • New York Philharmonic KidZone: Play matching games, scavenger hunts, learn about instruments, meet conductors and soloists, or learn about composers.

  • Classics for Kids: Naomi Lewin brings classical music's great composers to life through music and stories. Listen to the programs, or have fun with classical music games.

  • Coding to Create Music: Follow the Scratch Tutorial to create music using code.

  • In Tune Magazine: Read articles about current musicians and artists.

  • The New York Times Music Page: Read current articles related to music.