MusicTheory.net www.musictheory.net A fabulous FREE resource that will be our go-to for theory lessons, practice, and ear training. You can find helpful lessons that will provide step-by-step reviews of many of our concepts from class. The 'exercise' tab will provide great practice with intervals, key signatures, scales, chords, aural training, etc. I love the 'tools' tab, which provide 'calculators' for accidentals, chords, scales, etc... a quick way to find help when you're at home! Bookmark this link ASAP :)
Rhythm Trainer www.therhythmtrainer.com If you are in theory class, bookmark this link, too! This is a super simplified website specifically for rhythmic dictation. You can dictate rhythm after hearing the example (mode A) or you can choose the correct audio clip after seeing a rhythm example (mode B). You can customize your level of difficulty, too. All done on your computer or phone.
The Sight Reading Factory www.sightreadingfactory.com Another awesome website for practice with reading rhythms only or complete sight-reading examples. Grab your instrument and generate away! This is another one of my favorites because the examples are completely customizable -- you can change the length of the example, the tempo, time signature, key, etc. It'll even play it back for you AFTER you've tried it yourself. Unfortunately, you can only have 20 free examples without a paid student account, but no worries ... we'll be using this quite a bit in lessons! ;)
Soundtrap www.soundtrap.com/ My favorite DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) thus far, completely web-based. It's kind of like GarageBand, but better! We're going to really experiment with this website this year ... creating your own tracks with loops, original drum beat via the BeatMaker, importing your own compositions and performances, editing sounds, etc. I'm really looking forward to hearing your creations.
Noteflight www.noteflight.com I think the days of 100% pencil/staff paper work for theory are slowly going out the window! Noteflight is a web-based program that allows you to create, view, print, and listen to music. We can complete and share assignments quickly and easily on your laptop. We can also export your assignments to Soundtrap for a complete compositional experience!
Flat for Docs workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/flat_for_docs/324260072797 This is another web-based music-writing app, but you can quickly and easily add music notation to any document! It's specifically designed for GoogleDocs :). We'll try this one in class as well!
ChordChord chordchord.com Chord progression generator! This site if for anyone, but geared toward theory students. If we are doing a composition project and you are completely stuck, this would be a great way to get you started with a few ideas! You can download your chord progression and even import the mp3 to Soundtrap to add even more effects!
Incredibox www.incredibox.com For fun! You can create your own music through your web-browser or on the app via themed beatboxers! You can make your creation as simple or as involved as you'd like. There a small goals/games that you can work towards, you can add some specific form to your composition, and you can record your music and share with others.
The Global Jukebox theglobaljukebox.org This website is a great way to explore music from around the world. My favorite option is to explore from the map, click on the dots around the globe, and listen to music from each culture. This will come in handy as we approach our world music units.
Gregorian Voices mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/gregorianChoirGenerator.php Music theory students -- this is for our early music/medieval classes when we address modes and the early periods of music. You can be like Leonin and Perotin and be a Gregorian chant champ!
BBC Sound Effects sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk This is a very well-organized, extensive collection of sound effects! For great additions to your Soundtrap projects or just for fun.
YouTube to MP3 ytmp3.cc/youtubemp3/ Found a YouTube backing track or accompaniment that you'd like to use but internet is spotty? This website is will quickly transform your video into an mp3 file! Again, another great way to start a Soundtrap project.
Word Art wordart.com More websites for fun -- create your own shapes with words!
Pixabay pixabay.com/ High quality images and videos for free!
Padlet padlet.com/ A shared virtual bulletin board or sticky-note space. I could see this being used for discussion posts, quick Q&A sessions, shared assignments. I was thinking about having theory students complete brief notation answers on Flat and posting them here for homework!
Factile www.playfactile.com Jeopardy-style board game! If you make these from scratch they take forever. This is a quick and easy way to put together a class review. Could be used via virtual learning or on a whiteboard in class.
Soundtrap Academy academy.soundtrap.com I really appreciate that Soundtrap provides great training resources for educators. I'm looking forward to taking these classes myself!
Little Kids Rock jamzone.littlekidsrock.org/school-closure-resources/ www.littlekidsrock.org/educators-free-resources If you've never experienced the Little Kids Rock program before, I definitely recommend giving it a try. This is a great way for music students AND general music students to experience performing and creating without the years of theory study. It's kind of a backwards approach -- get them creating and performing first in order to catch their attention and have them asking for more. There are lots of free resources for educators at both links!
Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) www.teacherspayteachers.com/ This website is such a time-saver. You can find free and affordable resources, worksheets, games, etc. created by teachers for teachers. For all of those times when you don't have the time!