I Want To Find Music Online I Can Play For Fun

www.8notes.com

www.noteflight.com/community    (notice the search bar at the top)

Christmas songs 

***If you are having trouble accessing this, just use a private / incognito window.***

Star Wars songs

Video game music

Mr. Wentzel's page

https://capotastomusic.com/  (click on your instrument in the black bar at the top of the page, then click on stuff like "Easy" in the black bar at the top of the page)

Fun Stuff to Enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4kqAGHdAW2yxzhAQgcrOBw

    "Lyon Bros" Youtube channel

Why We Take Music

"How Playing An Instrument Benefits Your Brain"

  One of the best explanations I have ever seen of what learning to play a musical instrument does to your brain, and why it is such an important part of your education.  To dig deeper into this, you can also watch this talk by Dr. Sarah Jayne Blakemore that explains how the brain develops during our teenage years.  Of course, you only get these benefits if you practice your instrument every day.  So go practice!  Now!  Go!  Why are you still reading?  Go practice!

  Another article to this point:  https://musicadvisor.com/top-benefits-taking-music-lessons-young-adults

Apps and Software

www.BandmateTuner.com  This tuner is fantastic for all instruments! 

Metronome: Tempo Lite by Frozen Ape for iOS

Metronome: Tempo Lite by Frozen Ape for Android

    This is the best metronome app for mobile devices out there, in my opinion.  This is the free version.  I use the $3.99 version, but the free one is all you really need.

www.finalemusic.com/products/finale-notepad

    Finale Notepad.  This is the free version of the software I use to write all of the music you see on my website.  The free version does not have all of the features that the full $600 version has, of course, but it has a lot.  I highly recommend it, if you are interested in writing your own music.  And I would be happy to help you learn how to use it.

www.noteflight.com

  Check this out. It is an online music writing program. But then you can search for music that other people have written, including pop songs (search for something like "Set Fire To The Rain"). And you can change the music so it fits your instrument. I just learned about this, so I don't know how to use it yet, but you guys can mess around with it and probably figure it out.