Apps
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Simply Piano helps you learn piano step by step, no previous knowledge required. It works with any piano or keyboard, and can be used on either iPhone or iPad
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Note Rush is a fun game for practicing note-reading on the music staff. It shows you one note at a time, and uses the microphone of your device to listen and tell you if you chose the right note. There are several fun themes to choose from. Highly recommended!
Available from iTunes and Google Play
Available from iTunes and Google Play
Flashnote Derby is another great flash-card style note review game. It is easy to choose the speed of the game and the notes you want to work on. The microphone analyses your answer to tell you if you are correct. Recommended by my students!
Available on iTunes or Google Play
Available on iTunes or Google Play
Music Games
You can play these for free online.
Shh! Don't tell anyone! These games might even make
reading notes easier!
Shh! Don't tell anyone! These games might even make
reading notes easier!
Making Music Fun
This website has free printable sheet music, theory worksheets, information about composers and the orchestra, and much more!
Arcade-style Games:
Eeek! Shark - (Learning note names) Snagglebeard's pirate ship has hit a reef, and treasure is falling from a hole in his boat. Collect the coins that name the notes correctly...but watch out! Wrong answers bring sharks!
Music Press Distress - (Learning note values) Join Oliver Octopus and his friends as they try to catch all the notes that are flying out of the music press!
Arcade-style Games:
Eeek! Shark - (Learning note names) Snagglebeard's pirate ship has hit a reef, and treasure is falling from a hole in his boat. Collect the coins that name the notes correctly...but watch out! Wrong answers bring sharks!
Music Press Distress - (Learning note values) Join Oliver Octopus and his friends as they try to catch all the notes that are flying out of the music press!
Theta Music Trainer
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You'll find lots of different music games here, to train your ears. You can play the first three levels of them free, without setting up an account. If you want to set up a free account with them you will be able to keep track of your scores.
Here are some to start with:
Three Tones - Can you copy what you hear? This will help you play by ear!
Parrot Phrases - Can you copy what the parrots are singing?
Chord Drops - Can you guess the I, IV and V chords, just by listening?
Rhythm Puzzles - See if you can listen and fit the pieces together in order
Flash Rhythms - Can you guess the rhythm that you hear?
Things to Explore
All kinds of fun things about music and sound
Wild Music
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This isn't really a game...but it has a lot of interesting stuff to help you learn about sounds. If you go to the Soundscapes page, you can make your own "music" with different sounds, like rattlesnakes, cars, police sirens, etc.
Exploratorium
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The Exploratorium has an online science exhibit that's all about sound and music.
Why do some songs get stuck in my head?
Why do I sound so good when I sing in the shower?
How do opera singers hold such LONG notes?
You can find out the answers to these...and a LOT more questions. Scroll through the different online exhibits to try some fun activities.
Why do some songs get stuck in my head?
Why do I sound so good when I sing in the shower?
How do opera singers hold such LONG notes?
You can find out the answers to these...and a LOT more questions. Scroll through the different online exhibits to try some fun activities.
Beat Lab
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Beatlab is a wiki where you can play with rhythms, sounds, and speed.
San Francisco Symphony Kids
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San Francisco Symphony site
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids Site
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This is a great place to find symphony videos, information about composers, fun projects, and other music activities.
Classics for Kids
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Note Names
Instruments of the Orchestra
Composer Timeline
Composers by Country
This website also has all kinds of information about composers and their music, as well as recordings that you can listen to.
Instruments of the Orchestra
Composer Timeline
Composers by Country
This website also has all kinds of information about composers and their music, as well as recordings that you can listen to.
Musical Glossary for Kids
This page will get you started on some musical terms and definitions:
https://www.theaterseatstore.com/blog/musical-glossary-kids
https://www.theaterseatstore.com/blog/musical-glossary-kids