Sampulator
http://sampulator.com/
A fun music website where you can play and record music using the keyboard on your computer, Chromebook, etc. Layer on different sounds including voice, keyboard, guitar, and percussion.
Incredibox
https://www.incredibox.com/demo/
Best used on the computer. (There is an app, but it's a paid app.). This is a musical beatbox game where you can create your own music by choosing different loops. Choose from 7 different musical styles, record, and share your mix!
From the Top
https://www.fromthetop.org/
From the Top celebrates the stories of young classically-trained musicians. There are videos, audio, events, scholarships, and more on this website.
Groove Pizza
https://apps.musedlab.org/groovepizza/?museid=BJsS-pKBI&
This website helps you create music using shapes, angles, and patterns. Play around with it and see what it does!
Whack-A-Note
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/interactives/steprightup/whackanote/
(This game requires flash, so it won't work on all smart devices.) This game involves reading notes on the staff, and clicking them as fast as you can.
The Wide World of Music
(https://www.aaastateofplay.com/the-wide-world-of-music-a-guide-to-100-musical-instruments-interactive/)
This interactive website is a guide to 100 musical instruments. It gives you information on the different instruments and lets you hear the sound they make!
Johann Sebastian Bach
(https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-johann-sebastian-bach)
March 21 was Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday. To celebrate, Google created a fun interactive Google Doodle all about harmony. Click on the link to create a melody, then harmonize it!
Jake Shimabukuro
(http://www.jakeshimabukuro.com)
On November 7, 2018, the 3rd and 5th graders took a field trip to see an amazing ukulele player. His website has ukulele videos, information about him, and more.
Classics For Kids Podcast
(http://www.classicsforkids.com)
This is a weekly podcast by NPR. It will introduce you to musicians you may or may not have heard of before. There are also music games and activities that you can play on their site.
Bobby McFerrin Songs
(http://bobbymcferrin.com/dont-worry-be-happy-song)
Click here to create your own version of "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
(http://www.a2so.com)
This is Ann Arbor's professional orchestra. They present family concerts as well as full concert series.
Noteflight
(http://www.noteflight.com)
This online music writing application lets you create, view, print, and hear music notation with professional quality on your web browser. It is FREE for individual use. You can even print out your final version.
Interactive Recorder Fingerings
(https://www.dolmetsch.com/cfingerchart.htm)
Did you forget the fingerings for a note on your recorder? Would you like to know fingerings for new notes? Then this website is the place to go!
Flying Instruments from the Nutcracker
(http://www.musicgames.net/livegames/flyinginstruments/flyinginstruments1.htm)
Play this game with sound clips from the Nutcracker. See if you can match the instrument sounds. Each level gets a little harder.
PBS Jazz Kids
(http://pbskids.org/chuck/index.html#/jazz)
Play games, compose, and and learn about music,
Naming Notes on the Staff
(http://www.musictheory.net/trainers/html/id82_en.html
Do you want to practice note reading? Test your skills by clicking on the names of these notes. Remember the lines from the bottom up are: EGBDF and the spaces from the bottom up spell FACE.
New York Philharmonic KidZone
(http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml)
At this site, you can play games, learn about composers, instruments, compose music, and more!
Virtual Xylophone
(http://www.apples4theteacher.com/xylo-old.html)
Make up, record, and play back music using the Virtual Xylophone!
Chrome Music Lab
(https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com)
For "Music in Our Schools Month" Google Chrome created this website. It is a collection of experiments/games/activities that let anyone, at any age, explore how music works.
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
(http://www.a2so.com)
This is Ann Arbor's professional orchestra. They present family concerts as well as full concert series.
Noteflight
(http://www.noteflight.com)
This online music writing application lets you create, view, print, and hear music notation with professional quality on your web browser. It is FREE for individual use. You can even print out your final version.
Interactive Recorder Fingerings
(http://www.hants.gov.uk/hrs/finger/cfinger.html)
Did you forget the fingerings for a note on your recorder? Would you like to know fingerings for new notes? Are you trying to figure out a song on your own? Then this website is the place to go!
Flying Instruments from the Nutcracker
(http://www.musicgames.net/livegames/flyinginstruments/flyinginstruments1.htm)
Play this game with sound clips from the Nutcracker. See if you can match the instrument sounds. Each level gets a little harder.
PBS Jazz Kids
(http://pbskids.org/chuck/index.html#/jazz)
Play games, compose, and and learn about music,
Naming Notes on the Staff
(http://www.musictheory.net/trainers/html/id82_en.html
Do you want to practice note reading? Test your skills by clicking on the names of these notes. Remember the lines from the bottom up are: EGBDF and the spaces from the bottom up spell FACE.
New York Philharmonic KidZone
(http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml)
At this site, you can play games, learn about composers, instruments, compose music, and more!
Orchestra Game from the Magic Flute
(http://www.musicgames.net/livegames/orchestra/orchestra2.htm)
See how well you know the sound of musical instruments. Click on the correct sounds, and at the end you will hear all the instruments play together.
http://sampulator.com/
A fun music website where you can play and record music using the keyboard on your computer, Chromebook, etc. Layer on different sounds including voice, keyboard, guitar, and percussion.
Incredibox
https://www.incredibox.com/demo/
Best used on the computer. (There is an app, but it's a paid app.). This is a musical beatbox game where you can create your own music by choosing different loops. Choose from 7 different musical styles, record, and share your mix!
From the Top
https://www.fromthetop.org/
From the Top celebrates the stories of young classically-trained musicians. There are videos, audio, events, scholarships, and more on this website.
Groove Pizza
https://apps.musedlab.org/groovepizza/?museid=BJsS-pKBI&
This website helps you create music using shapes, angles, and patterns. Play around with it and see what it does!
Whack-A-Note
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/interactives/steprightup/whackanote/
(This game requires flash, so it won't work on all smart devices.) This game involves reading notes on the staff, and clicking them as fast as you can.
The Wide World of Music
(https://www.aaastateofplay.com/the-wide-world-of-music-a-guide-to-100-musical-instruments-interactive/)
This interactive website is a guide to 100 musical instruments. It gives you information on the different instruments and lets you hear the sound they make!
Johann Sebastian Bach
(https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-johann-sebastian-bach)
March 21 was Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday. To celebrate, Google created a fun interactive Google Doodle all about harmony. Click on the link to create a melody, then harmonize it!
Jake Shimabukuro
(http://www.jakeshimabukuro.com)
On November 7, 2018, the 3rd and 5th graders took a field trip to see an amazing ukulele player. His website has ukulele videos, information about him, and more.
Classics For Kids Podcast
(http://www.classicsforkids.com)
This is a weekly podcast by NPR. It will introduce you to musicians you may or may not have heard of before. There are also music games and activities that you can play on their site.
Bobby McFerrin Songs
(http://bobbymcferrin.com/dont-worry-be-happy-song)
Click here to create your own version of "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
(http://www.a2so.com)
This is Ann Arbor's professional orchestra. They present family concerts as well as full concert series.
Noteflight
(http://www.noteflight.com)
This online music writing application lets you create, view, print, and hear music notation with professional quality on your web browser. It is FREE for individual use. You can even print out your final version.
Interactive Recorder Fingerings
(https://www.dolmetsch.com/cfingerchart.htm)
Did you forget the fingerings for a note on your recorder? Would you like to know fingerings for new notes? Then this website is the place to go!
Flying Instruments from the Nutcracker
(http://www.musicgames.net/livegames/flyinginstruments/flyinginstruments1.htm)
Play this game with sound clips from the Nutcracker. See if you can match the instrument sounds. Each level gets a little harder.
PBS Jazz Kids
(http://pbskids.org/chuck/index.html#/jazz)
Play games, compose, and and learn about music,
Naming Notes on the Staff
(http://www.musictheory.net/trainers/html/id82_en.html
Do you want to practice note reading? Test your skills by clicking on the names of these notes. Remember the lines from the bottom up are: EGBDF and the spaces from the bottom up spell FACE.
New York Philharmonic KidZone
(http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml)
At this site, you can play games, learn about composers, instruments, compose music, and more!
Virtual Xylophone
(http://www.apples4theteacher.com/xylo-old.html)
Make up, record, and play back music using the Virtual Xylophone!
Chrome Music Lab
(https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com)
For "Music in Our Schools Month" Google Chrome created this website. It is a collection of experiments/games/activities that let anyone, at any age, explore how music works.
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
(http://www.a2so.com)
This is Ann Arbor's professional orchestra. They present family concerts as well as full concert series.
Noteflight
(http://www.noteflight.com)
This online music writing application lets you create, view, print, and hear music notation with professional quality on your web browser. It is FREE for individual use. You can even print out your final version.
Interactive Recorder Fingerings
(http://www.hants.gov.uk/hrs/finger/cfinger.html)
Did you forget the fingerings for a note on your recorder? Would you like to know fingerings for new notes? Are you trying to figure out a song on your own? Then this website is the place to go!
Flying Instruments from the Nutcracker
(http://www.musicgames.net/livegames/flyinginstruments/flyinginstruments1.htm)
Play this game with sound clips from the Nutcracker. See if you can match the instrument sounds. Each level gets a little harder.
PBS Jazz Kids
(http://pbskids.org/chuck/index.html#/jazz)
Play games, compose, and and learn about music,
Naming Notes on the Staff
(http://www.musictheory.net/trainers/html/id82_en.html
Do you want to practice note reading? Test your skills by clicking on the names of these notes. Remember the lines from the bottom up are: EGBDF and the spaces from the bottom up spell FACE.
New York Philharmonic KidZone
(http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml)
At this site, you can play games, learn about composers, instruments, compose music, and more!
Orchestra Game from the Magic Flute
(http://www.musicgames.net/livegames/orchestra/orchestra2.htm)
See how well you know the sound of musical instruments. Click on the correct sounds, and at the end you will hear all the instruments play together.