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Free music sites:
http://www.easysheetmusic.com/popular_classics.asp - easy popular classics
http://www.freesheetmusicguide.com/piano/classical_piano.htm - a list of sites
http://www.freesheetmusic.net/Piano.html - list of free sites
http://www.sheetmusicarchive.net/ - an incredible selection!
http://www.mrpiano.bestmusicpages.com/popular.html - site for pop and film music
http://www.free-scores.com/nouveautes_uk.php - large amount of free and online scores
http://www.mfiles.co.uk/ - arrangements of popular classics
General Music and Fun
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/music/index.html and http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/music/other_music.html -- Both contain fun and educational quizzes to test your musical knowledge (and odd musical trivia!)
www.fromthetop.com -- designed for young classical musicians. This site features: The Green Room, Hall of Fame, Answer Zone, Student Lounge, a Reference Room and a parent/teacher area. This site is paired with the From The Top radio program, and offers young musicians an opportunity to hear from others like themselves
www.sfskids.org -- This very animated and fun web site introduces kids to the orchestra but also has sections on theory basics and composers.
www.nyphilkids.org -- Great graphics and fun games—like the clarinet scavenger hunt—make this New York Philharmonic web site great, especially for instrumental students.
www.funbrain.com -- Funbrain offers games on composers, instruments, reading and vocabulary. You will need to explore a little to find them all, click on all games and then on piano player for a keyboard/staff reading game to reinforce note reading.
www.kidsgames.org -- This site is just what it says—for first- through twelfth-graders. You also can use this site to search for more related sites. You may need to search on the site for music related games. The games are geared toward the young musical explorer.
www.atozkidsstuff.com - “Name That Tune,” a link to the American Symphony Orchestra League, Instruments, lesson plans and games all can be found on this web site You may search for music, or try http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/music.html
www.pbs.org/jazz/kids -- Elementary students can enjoy playing with an interactive Improvisation Station.
www.creatingmusic.com -- Elementary-age students can enjoy exploring, creating and manipulating music. This is a trial version of a CD Rom program.
http://www.classicsforkids.com/ -- A great place to introduce the classics, as heard on the radio show. Excellent site
Older students:
www.homeworkspot.com/theme/classicalmusic.htm -- This site offers many links to quality classical music sites.
www.library.thinkquest.org/15413 -- An award winning site, created by high school students, that has lots of information on music theory, history, styles, jobs and a few games.
www.anvilstudio.com -- Enable students to compose from a MIDI keyboard and add voice-overs or other audio recorded through a microphone.
http://www.stevenestrella.com/composers/index.html?styletimeline.html -- Stylistic Timeline of Music History, A good site for basic music history and stylistic information.
Music Theory
www.teoria.com -- This is a great site for music theory.
www.musictheory.net -- Includes quality theory tutorials, and interactive identification and ear training drills in note reading, key signatures, intervals and triads.
www.musictheory.halifax.ns.ca/lessons.html -- This site contains 26 free music theory lessons (which include some audio examples) and printable quizzes.
www.EasyMusicTheory.com -- This site is devoted to ear training and theory skills.
www.good-ear.com -- This site offers ear training and theory skills.