Music Resources

Here is a great resource for music learning! https://seatup.com/blog/music-notes-a-guide-to-music-for-kids/

This link includes several categories for music learning including, music history, styles of music, different instruments, and other fun games. I’ve also included some of my favorite links in the sections below. A huge shout out to Marissa for discovering and sharing this site with us! Thank you to Ms. Price and her students for sharing the joy and discovery of music with us!

Music Composition

Here are some fun websites to make your own music!

• Music Lab Songmaker: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/
• Beepbox: https://www.beepbox.co
• Music Lab Experiments: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments
• Try playing your own music on a digital drum https://www.virtualdrumming.com/drums/online-virtual-games/online-virtual-games-drums.html
• https://www.classicsforkids.com/games/rhythm_master.php

Styles of Music

Music comes in many different styles. Can you hear the differences?

• This is a great video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uxF9CsxW88 
• This has a video example with each section https://takelessons.com/blog/vocal-exercises-by-genre-z02

Music-Related Videos

Check out these cool music-related videos!

• “Second Suite in F – Gustav Holst”   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thzSUYG-7J0

This is the same guy playing 21 different instruments! Over the course of 18 months, he learned all 21 instruments and played the entire HOLST Second Suite in F, by himself. This is amazing!

• “#VoicesFromHome: Dapper Dans Share Disney Magic” https://youtu.be/XvPRv0zVacs

Are you missing Disneyland? The Dapper Dans usually sing on Main Street in Disneyland but since they can’t, they sang a version of  “When You Wish Upon a Star” from their homes. Absolutely beautiful!

• “Star Wars Medley on Boomwhackers!” https://youtu.be/zcAliLg14Ks

Boomwhackers are just what they sound like: they are tubes of plastic that make a boom-like sound when you whack them. Enjoy!

• “Pink Panther, Ghostbusters, and Wavin’ Flag on Boomwhackers!”    https://youtu.be/cG0jprCQ6Ak
• “Old Town Road on Boomwhackers!” https://youtu.be/Rb_3IAz-ano
• “Disney Medley on Plastic Bottles” https://youtu.be/T0C5PnCID10
• “Disney Medley on Plastic Bottles 2.0”  https://youtu.be/17Lb-5HWLSA

Music Theory

What exactly is music and how does it work? Find out in the videos below!

• Here is a series of lessons to learn the basics  https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/music/music-basics2/notes-rhythm/v/lesson-1-note-values-duration-and-time-signatures
• Overview of music terms https://www.ducksters.com/musicforkids/music_notes.php
• Another series of lessons. Watch one, or many! https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-music-theory-definition-terms-history.html
• This is so fun! https://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/music-note-values/

Instrument Families

Here are a few videos with an overview of all the different types of instruments:

• Instrument Demonstration for Beginning Band  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCTeSjpDsIs
• Introduction to the instruments of the orchestra  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr-l2m8twX0
• Orchestra Instrument Families  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvJDEHlisGM
• https://www.factmonster.com/culture-entertainment/music/families-musical-instruments
• https://www.naxos.com/education/enjoy2_instruments.asp

Enjoy!