Online Music Resources.

Aural Training

● Creating Music Block Game–create a 3-note pattern and then listen to a ​ variety of patterns to choose the one you created ● Creating Music Comparing Game–listen to two melodies and determine ​ if they are the same or different ● Creating Music Block Game with Rhythm–list the block game above only ​ with an 8-note melodic and rhythmic pattern ● Creating Music About Pitch–listen to classical music excerpts ​ demonstrating rising and lowering pitch ● 12 Steps–Select the sound heard to help Alice (in Wonderland) up the ​ stairs ● Orchestra Game–listen and identify the instrument played ​ ● BBC Seaside Activity—match sounds with descriptions ​ ● BBC Mood Music—listen to music selections and match with a mood ​ ● BBC Instrument Matchup—match sounds with instrument ​ ● BBC Quiz—review of aural rhythm, style, and instrument recognition ​ ● Carnegie Hall Listening Adventures: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” –Interactive Listening Map ​ ● Classics for Kids Rhythm—imitate rhythms played on the space bar ​ ● Funschool Kazounds—musical memory game ​ ● Funschool Music Match ‘em—match the instrument with the sound ​ ● Arts Alive Guess the Instrument—multiple choice choose instrument ​ played ● PBS Caillou Stars—musical memory game ​ ● PBS Toopy and Binoo Planets—musical memory game ​ ● PBS Toopy and Binoo Shells—match pitches ​ ● PBS Toopy and Binoo Bubbles—musical memory game ​ ● DJ Games Music Matching–imitate melodies played on a solfege ladder ​ ● Sousa Palooza–an interactive music map of a famous Sousa march ​ turned into an asteroid-like game ● Note Pair–aural concentration game ​ ● Theta Music Trainer–many aural training games for everything from ​ scales, intervals, chord progressions, rhythms, and more ● Music Memory–aural solfege training ​ ● Music Teacher Games–many games for staff, piano key, rhythm, and ​ aural recognition ● Melody Mayhem 1–recognize a melody ​ ● Storm Chasers–recognize melodic direction ​ ● Good Ear–ear training exercises for intervals, chords, scales, cadences ​ and more ● Echo Time with Annie–aural concentration game ​

Composers

● Quia Composer Fun Concentration–match composer with a famous ​ work ● Quia Composer Fun Word Search–find composers in this word search ​ and learn which which famous works they wrote ● Quia Composer Fun Matching–match composers with a famous work ​ ● Quia Composer Fun Flash Cards–Flip the flashcards to memorize ​ composers and their famous works ● Fun Brain Word Scramble–given a clue, unscramble the word to name ​ the composer ● Fun Brain Composers Stay Afloat–play hangman to name the composer ​ ● DSO Kids Time Machine–place composers in the appropriate time period ● DSO Kids Beethoven’s Baseball–multiple choice questions about ​

composers ● Sphinx Kids Composer Gallery–learn about composers by birthday, ​ country, style or name ● Carnegie Hall: A History of African American Music—timeline with ​ listening examples of notable composers/performers and a short history ● Classics for Kids Composer Time Machine—learn about composers of ​ each time period and listen to their compositions ● Arts Alive Name the Composer—multiple choice composer quiz ​ ● Online Piano Game–listen and name the note on the treble staff ​ ● Poisson Rouge Piano–compose a melody on a piano keyboard, see it ​ placed on the staff and listen to it played ● Hansel and Gretel: Design Your Own Opera–customize this musical ​ experience to learn about opera in the process ● Rhythms in the House–find objects to play rhythms on in the house with ​ the idea that “music is everywhere”

Composition

● Global Groovin’–create a world-music mix with drag and drop ​ instruments, beats, and sounds ● BBC Cave Sounds—create a cave-sound mix with drag and drop ​ sounds ● Classics for Kids Compose Your Very Own Music—compose 4 ​ measures of music in 4/4 time ● Arts Alive Compose Music—compose a 9 note melody ​ ● PBS Martha Speaks Make the Band—choose the instruments, vocalists, ​ rhythm and tempo for the band to play ● PBS Shock’s Beatbox—create a beat box composition ​ ● SFS Kids Composerizer—drag and drop measures in the order you ​ choose to compose a piece ● Do Le Me–play and record your own melody on this tone ladder (note: ​ the syllable “le” is used in place of “re” and “si” in place of “ti” which can be confusing for those trained in traditional solfege) ● Online Piano Machine–play a melody on an octave keyboard, record it, ​ and see it written on a staff ● Boomthang–play and record your own mix ​ ● Science on Music–compose music in a virtual kitchen, learn about ​ accoustics, and create a remix ● PBS Cyberchase Pattern Player–create visual and melodic musical ​ patterns

Musical Instruments

● Flying Instruments—a Tetris-like game with three levels–matching by ​ instrument family, by instrument, and by sound ● Orchestra Game–listen and identify the instrument played ​ ● Fun Brain Musical Instruments Word Scramble–given a clue, ​ unscramble the word to reveal the instrument ● Fun Brain Instruments Stay Afloat–play hangman to name the ​ instrument ● Quia Instrument Quiz–a 21 question quiz on the orchestra instrument ​ families ● Quia Rags to Riches–like “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” with ​ questions limited to the orchestral instruments. ● Sphinx Kids Instruments Gallery—learn about the 4 orchestral string ​ instruments, their history, and their instrument parts ● Sphinx Kids Instrument Storage Room—learn about the different ​ instruments in the orchestra, how they sound, their history, and their instrument parts ● Sphinx Kids Concert Stage—listen to performances and view personal ​ interviews of famous instrumentalists ● Sphinx Kids Practice Room—select a student to hear them describe and ​ play his/her string instrument ● SFS Kids Instrument of the Orchestra—learn about the instruments of ​ the orchestra, where they are located on stage, what family they belong too, and what they sound like ● BBC Instrument Match Up—match sounds with instrument ​ ● Carnegie Hall’s Listening Adventures: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra—learn about the different instruments and families ​ ● Funschool Music Match ‘em—match the instrument with the sound ​ ● Melody Street—watch cartoon videos about instruments, play games, ​ listen to the instruments and more ● NSO Kids—listen to instrumentalists, learn where they are located on ​ stage, and understand the affect of acoustics ● Arts Alive Guess the Instrument—multiple choice choose instrument ​ played ● Arts Alive Instrument Lab—learn about the instruments and instrument ​ families, view virtual instruments from all directions, and listen to the instruments being played ● PBS Arthur’s Global Gizmo—global instrument matching and ​ information ● PBS Word World Band—recognize the instruments being played and ​ learn to spell them ● Virtual Drum Set–use number keys to play a virtual drum set ​ ● Instruments Pair Game–instrument concentration ​ ● Quia Battleship–play battleship and answer multiple choice questions ​ about instruments at the same time ● Animated Science Orchestra–fill in the blank instrument quiz ​ ● BBC Conduct a Classical Music Store–Bring the instruments in based ​ on a score cue ● Ocean Treasure Hunt–instrument sound and image recognition ​ ● Leo and the Musical Family–match instruments to family ​ ● www.moosiko.com practice tool for students to help them learn chords, transitions, and ​ play song

Notation

● Funbrain The Piano Player–staff and piano keys recognition ​ ● SFS Kids Performalator—play simple melodies via color coded music ​ ● Musicards Note Names—treble clef flash cards ​ ● Musicards Intervals—treble and bass clef interval flash cards ​ ● Musicards Triads—treble clef triad flash cards for chord and inversion ​

recognition ● Classics for Kids Note Names—name sets of treble clef notes ​ ● Music Match–match the note on the piano keys with the note on the staff ​ ● Online Piano Game–listen and name the note on the treble staff ​ ● Musical Notes–treble clef and piano key recognition ​ ● Music Teacher Games–many games for staff, piano key, rhythm, and ​ aural recognition ● Page Turner Treble Staff Spaces–recognize staff spaces ​ ● Naming Intervals: Steps and Skips–recognize steps and skips ​ ● Whack-a-Note–like whack-a-mole only with staff notes ​ ● Music Press Distress–collect the notes for the desired value ​ ● Eek! Shark!–treble and bass clef staff recognition ​

Symbols and Vocabulary

● Quia Musical Elements Matching–match musical elements and their ​ definitions ● Quia Musical Elements Flash Cards— Flip the flashcards to memorize ​ musical elements and their definitions ● Quia Music Vocabulary Flash Cards–Flip the flashcards to memorize ​ music vocabulary and their definition ● Quia Music Vocabulary Matching–match vocabulary and definitions ​ ● Quia Music Vocabulary Concentration–match vocabulary and definitions ​ ● Quia Vocabulary Word Search–find vocabulary in a word search ​ ● SFS Kids What’s Tempo?–select a tempo marking and listen to how it ​ changes the speed of the music ● SFS Kids What’s that Symbol? — select a symbol and listen to how it ​ changes the way the music is played ● Musicards Key Signatures—key signature flash cards ​ ● DSO Kids Music Match–match the music symbols ​ ● Music Darts 1–recognize music symbols ​ ● Leo’s Barnyard Baton–understand tempo and dynamics while ​ pretending to conduct

Variety

These websites could not be limited to one particular musical focus but have several online music education games covering a wide variety of musical instruments and elements. ● SFS Kids

● The New York Philharmonic Kids Zone ● PBS Kids Music Games ● Music Theory.Net—lessons, tools, and customizable exercises for note, ​ key, interval, choral, and keyboard note recognition both on the staff and aurally ● Quia Music Review—Jeopardy-like game to review music elements, ​ notation, instruments, rhythm and more ● Quia Shared Music Games—full list of over 200 Quia shared music ​ games ● Creative Kids Education Foundation Projects–learn about opera, ​ composers, musical styles and more ● PBS Jazz Kids–learn about jazz music, musical elements and ​ improvisation ● eMusic Theory Practice–exercises to practice note names, piano keys, ​ string instrument fingerings, rhythms, intervals, chords, scales, and more ● Music Tech Teacher–over 130 elementary quizzes, puzzles, and games ​ on music notes, rhythms, instruments, composers, and more ● PedaPlus Interactive Games–note, key signature, scale and interval ​ recognition ● Teoria–Music theory and aural training tutorials and exercises ​