FUN LINKS FOR OUR STUDENTS!
ALL STUDENTS
Games and information about a variety of musical topics. I like the LISTEN activities, where you can learn about composers and can hear the sounds made by individual instruments: http://www.dsokids.com/default.aspx
Simon says game, with tones: http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/games/game_kazounds.html To maximize the usefulness of this game, I recommend that parents take control of the mouse, and tell the child that if he can SING back what he has heard (singing loo-loo-loo) then you will type it in. For me, this game worked in Safari but not Firefox.
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS:
Up or Down? Game: http://www.musiclearningcommunity.com/Free%20Game%20Pages/FREEStormChasers%20Level%201%20-%20Practice.htm
Step or Skip? Fun Fish game: http://www.musiclearningcommunity.com/Free%20Game%20Pages/FREENamingIntervalsSteps&SkipsPractice.htm
A website with a billion kid's songs: Look for songs with green notes and you can hear the music play. Listen to songs and see if you find Mi-Re-Do or other common patterns: You can figure out what those last few notes are, kids!
http://www.kididdles.com/
Fun music animations teaching concepts (solfeg, major vs. minor): http://www.musick8kids.com/html/video.php
A funny video about Bill Grogan's goat (the goat ends up living with the queen in a happy ending!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az-1n9PpSi8&feature=player_embedded#!
SECOND YEAR STUDENTS:
A drill for learning intervals: www.musictheory.net/exercises/generic-interval/eo8y
Click on "games" for interval drills: http://pedaplus.com/
A drill for for key naming: www.musictheory.net/exercises/keyboard
Another key naming drill: http://www.8notes.com/school/theory/musictheory/files/trainers/html/id80_en.html
Ear training fun game, only covers 2nds and 5ths: http://www.musiclearningcommunity.com/Game%20pages/Coconut%20Drop/2nds-5thsPractice.htm
Ear training interval drill: http://www.8notes.com/school/theory/musictheory/files/trainers/html/id90_en.html (click on the check marks to deselect the ones we didn't learn in class. Click on the words to answer. Choose either to play both notes together or separately)
THIRD YEAR STUDENTS:
Simple online note-naming game: http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/note_naming/flash_card/note_flashcard.html
Free music notation website (make your compositions look pretty!) www.musescore.org
Print your own blank staff paper here, for transcribing and composing. www.blanksheetmusic.net
Silly music animations teaching concepts (note names): http://www.musick8kids.com/html/video.php
Fun Music Darts game covers terms we learn this year: http://www.musiclearningcommunity.com/Free%20Game%20Pages/FREEMusicDarts1Practice.htm
A drill for treble clef note naming: www.musictheory.net/exercises/note/bgoyry
A drill for bass clef note naming: www. musictheory.net/exercises/note/ne1yry
Click on "games" for note drills: http://pedaplus.com/
Melody Mahem game (this is pretty tough!) http://www.musiclearningcommunity.com/Free%20Game%20Pages/FREEMelodyMayhem1-Play.html
And more note naming, paced note naming, and rhythm performing: On this one, I recommend that Mom or Dad TYPE the answer for note naming, as junior shouts it out, so you can get fast. Also, if you deselect the first (lowest) notes and the last (highest) notes listed in settings, you can avoid getting notes that are below low G or above high F. http://www.emusictheory.com/practice.html
Memory Match game with music terms we know: http://www.dsokids.com/Games/Memory/default.aspx
What are your favorite resources? Tell me and I'll post them.
