<p> Free downloaded music for my classes</p><p>Richard Powers</p><p>When I reconstruct or teach dances, I collect music from many eras. I usually don't compose and record the music. Someone else therefore owns the rights to some of the music that I use.</p><p>I want you to have the music for my dances, but in a legal and ethical manner. That means that I don't want to profit from selling CD compilations of others' music. And giving it away for free (file sharing) is no more legal.</p><p>There is a legal and ethical solution, that passes on royalties to the copyright owners.</p><p>When a video is posted on YouTube, it's automatically screened for copyrighted music. The copyright owners then have two options: order a take-down notice, or make money from ad revenue. They usually choose the second option.</p><p>I've uploaded all of the copyrighted dance music on YouTube, as videos. Any copyrighted music that I post on YouTube has been pre-approved by the copyright owners, who then earn money from the banner ads. You get it for free!</p><p>Turning a YouTube video into an audio mp3 or wma on one site</p><p>Go to this site http://convert2mp3.net/en/index.php, copy the YouTube URL (from the bottom of this page), paste it into the blank panel and follow the directions to download it as music. Done!</p><p>If you want a more detailed explanation, here are step-by-step details.</p><p>1) Choose your preferred audio format, from mp3 to wma, from the menu that says .mp3 :</p><p>2) Copy a YouTube URL from the bottom of this page; paste it into that top long blank panel.</p><p>3) Click on the orange "convert" button (see above). Note: everything is on that one top line. 2 4) Wait for a few seconds! Do not click the large DOWNLOAD or PLAY NOW panels that pop up below. Those are ads for buying downloading software.</p><p>5) This panel (below) will come up to name the file. It might look like this at first:</p><p>Click on the lower panel (name) and several options will come up, including the full name, Borrowdale Exchange. Click on that. </p><p>To type in your own names, or artist, click on "edit."</p><p>6) Hit</p><p>7) Hit</p><p>That's it! It will go quicker with each song.</p><p>In case you're wondering, ignore these on the right side of the page:</p><p>Those buttons are ads for buying downloading software.</p><p>Here are the YouTube URLs for this weekend's music Instead of clicking on these URLs, highlight and copy them. Then paste them into the convert2mp3 site.</p><p>The Lambeth Walk https://youtu.be/_lcNfRV5j2w Dream Waltz Mixer https://youtu.be/oE4GMAm4E7k 't Smidge Belgian Mixer https://youtu.be/cIKnngkw2mo Chaos Mixer https://youtu.be/zotC-zybJlI Waverly Two-Step https://youtu.be/z2PeMOOAFF4</p><p>I'm giving you Romany Polka as a separate downloaded mp3.</p>