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Musical Canvas, Google Arts & Culture
An interactive AI-powered tool where students draw shapes, lines, and patterns that transform into musical phrases, textures, and soundscapes,...
Instrument Playground, Google Arts & Culture
An interactive tool that lets students generate, play, and compose music using instrument sounds from around the world powered by Google AI.
Carnegie Hall: Write Your Own Song
A five-part video course detailing the process of songwriting, from inspiration and idea generation to final composition.
MuseScore
Free, open-source software for creating, playing, and printing sheet music. A robust tool for composition and arranging.
Carnegie Hall: Perelman American Roots Curriculum
Explores the legacy and cultural context of African American Spirituals, linking music to history and social studies.
Musictheory.net
Offers comprehensive, free, online lessons and customizable exercises covering fundamental music theory topics.
Kennedy Center Featured Resources: Jazz & Blues
A collection of classroom lessons, masterclasses, and videos featuring jazz artists like Dr. Billy Taylor, which explore the history, improvisation,...
Carnegie Hall: Discover the World of the Orchestra
A robust collection of teaching videos and lesson plans introducing students to the instruments and sections of an orchestra.
Kennedy Center Lessons & Activities
Offers standards-aligned lesson plans, including those that integrate music with other subjects like science and math.
Classics for Kids
A weekly podcast and website that introduces children to composers and classical music pieces in an age-appropriate way.
PBS Kids Music
Features educational videos and simple interactive games using characters to introduce basic music concepts like rhythm, instruments, and musical...
Carnegie Hall Kids
A fun, kid-friendly website featuring games, quizzes, and videos designed to build musical curiosity and knowledge of basic concepts.
Artrageous with Nate: Building Creativity
"What do Apple, Kate Spade, Dyson vacuum cleaners, DaVinci, and Burton snowboards have in common? They combine STEM with incredible amounts of...
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Elementary Music Lesson Ideas
From the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, this website is a great place to find lesson plans and resources for teaching music in the elementary classroom....
Listen & Learn With the Dallas Symphony
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is a repository of videos and audio clips for teaching students about culture and music. Each video introduces the...
Flat for Education with Microsoft Teams
Flat for Education is a powerful yet easy-to-use, cloud-based music notation platform that helps you engage your students. This resource...
Flat for Education with Canvas LMS
Flat for Education is a powerful yet easy-to-use, cloud-based music notation platform that helps you engage your students. This resource...
Flat for Education with Google Classroom
Flat for Education is a powerful yet easy-to-use, cloud-based music notation platform that helps you engage your students. This resource...
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