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Free music for kids and the grown-ups who teach them: recordings and sheet music that are free to use, music-making sites, and music education organizations.
Grown-ups: these places are on other websites. Hold the button for two seconds to turn the names into links.
Free recordings and sheet music
- Musopenmusopen.orgFree
Free recordings and sheet music of classical music, many in the public domain.
- IMSLP (Petrucci Music Library)imslp.orgFree
A huge free library of public-domain sheet music, from Bach to Joplin.
- Library of Congress: National Jukeboxloc.govFree
Historic recordings from the early 1900s, free to listen to.
Make and learn music online
- Chrome Music Labmusiclab.chromeexperiments.comFree
Free music experiments in the browser: rhythm, melody, chords and sound waves, no sign-up.
- Classics for Kidsclassicsforkids.comFree
Classical music for children from Cincinnati Public Radio: composers, games and radio shows.
For music teachers and parents
- NAfME (National Association for Music Education)nafme.org
The US association of music teachers: standards, advocacy and resources for school music.
- Peabody Music for grown-upspeabody.kidsFree
How Peabody's music rooms work, what is saved on the device, and where every piece comes from.