Want to learn how to play guitar? How about Ukulele? Drums? Electric Bass? Brush up on your freestyling skills? Little Kids Rock is an incredible resource to learn how to play modern songs in a way that will leave a smile on your face!
Beat Lab Create your own personal beat, and then freestyle rap, sing, or dance it out! (Ages 5+)
Feeling hooked on classical music? Check out Classics for Kids, where you can compose rhythms, melodies, and learn about famous composers. (Ages 5+)
Build your own orchestra with by listening to the sounds and matching them to the correct instruments. This is a great way to learn about the sounds of the orchestra, and one of Ms. Schorr's favorite operas The Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart! (Ages 5+)
Art Games and Music Games for kids has a whole variety of music games, from matching instruments to hearing the different sounds of a rock band! (Ages 5+)
Carnegie Hall's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra website features a musical adventure game with Uncle Ollie and his niece Violet. Go to the Local Game page to play the game right away, or I recommend that you go to the Log In page and save your place as you go. (Ages 5+)
The Little Einsteins site has some fun interactive music games for very young children. Check out the Orchestra Ocean Treasure Hunt to search for the instruments, or play an Echo Game that is accessible for young children. (Ages 3-7)
On the Creating Music website, kids can explore, create, and manipulate music. Young kids will enjoy this game where they can compare two phrases of music to see if they are same or different. (Ages 5+)
If you play recorder or want to learn, this Recorder Fingering Chart is fun. Click on the note and hear the pitch and see the fingering. (Ages 5+)
On the gameroom section of the New York Philharmonic's Kidzone website, there are TONS of great music games for kids. Instrument Frenzy is a little tricky at first, but once you get the hang of it you can have lots of fun learning about the different instruments of the orchestra. Or head on over to the Percussion Showdown, where you can try to beat Polly the Cowgirl using drums to match her rhythms. (Ages 5+)
Head to the San Francisco Symphony's Fun with Music website to check out the Music Mountain or the Conductor pages to try to make your own music. Or, get to know the instruments of the orchestra a little bit better in this instrument matching game. (Ages 6+)
Artopia is a great interactive website that will allow you to dig into the orchestra, while getting to know some of the instruments and composers through short videos. Work as a music producer in the Re-Mix Studio! (Ages 6+)
On the Music Tech Teacher's site, there are TONS of music games to play, from simple to challenging. Rhythm Billionaire is modeled after a famous TV show. One of my favorite's is Music Family Invaders Quiz- Space Invaders with a twist! (Ages 7+)
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra site has a pretty simple card matching music symbol game, or check out the Time Machine game where you help the composer land in the right era, or try your hand vs. one of the greatest composers ever in Beethoven's Baseball! (Ages 7+)
Check out this cool website about the National Anthem of the US from the Smithsonian. (Ages 8+)
Classical Kids has a page of Music Games for reviewing note names and composers. (Ages 8+)
Parrot Phrases is an awesome listening game! See if you can challenge yourself and guess which solfege syllables you hear! (Ages 9+)
This Note Canvas tool on the Sound Junction site is a cool way to write your own music. (Ages 10+)