http://www.berkleepulse.net/
I use the Pulse Method through Berklee's City Music program. I love that there are specific lessons tailored to specific instruments and styles. This website is something I would use for middle and high school students.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx
I have only recently stumbled upon the Kennedy Center's website. The best thing about it is that they have a specific search engine for lessons that asks for the grade level, the arts subject, and a general subject. For example, one can enter "K-4, Music, History" and a few choices will come up. The lessons range anywhere from 45 - 60 minutes. The activities vary, sometimes it'll teach the children tunes and then ask them to think about the lyrics and what they mean.
http://noteflight.com
Noteflight is something that I use on a regular basis for my students and for myself. It's a quick and easy notation software that's versatile and doesn't need to be installed on a computer.
https://www.incredibox.com
I would use Incredibox for various ages, it's entertaining and all of the loops sync with each other. It's a good classroom activity for any age range.
http://www.dariamusic.com/
Daria is a site that I've only found recently, it's designed for younger students, between ages 2 and 6. It's main focus is world music and teaching children world music, they have connected their YouTube channel with their website. They show basic instruments as well as culture-specific instruments on their website. They'll show a cajon, a picture, and have some audio examples of what the instrument sounds like.
http://musiced.nafme.org/
NAfME is a great website to learn about program advocacy, teaching strategies, and lesson plans.
http://www.sfskids.org/
SFS kids is a website built by the San Francisco Symphony orchestra for children ages 3 - 7 years old who are just learning about music for the first time. It's a great starter site. It has a few simple activities to teach the students about rhythm, pitch, dynamics, and meter.
http://www.classicsforkids.com/games/
Classics for kids is a website that accompanies a radio show with the same title. It has several games and quizzes. There's a section of the website with recordings and tidbits about the music. I would also use this site for younger students.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/index.html
Exploratorium is a science website that has a section on the science of music. It gives the user three different options, one is a kitchen with a bunch of different objects in it. The other is a dot mixer, which allows the user to move dots around to make some sort of music. The last activity is a remixer activity that comes with a video of a man dancing. This website I'd use for students between elementary and middle school. I really like the first two activities because they are simple and easy to understand.
http://pbskids.org/chuck/index.html#/jazz
PBS Kids Jazz is more for elementary level education. It has a few activities and games for kids to learn about jazz, composition and instruments in a band. The site is very well made and the characters are incredibly dynamic, it's a little reminiscent of the computer game Jump Start.
I use the Pulse Method through Berklee's City Music program. I love that there are specific lessons tailored to specific instruments and styles. This website is something I would use for middle and high school students.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx
I have only recently stumbled upon the Kennedy Center's website. The best thing about it is that they have a specific search engine for lessons that asks for the grade level, the arts subject, and a general subject. For example, one can enter "K-4, Music, History" and a few choices will come up. The lessons range anywhere from 45 - 60 minutes. The activities vary, sometimes it'll teach the children tunes and then ask them to think about the lyrics and what they mean.
http://noteflight.com
Noteflight is something that I use on a regular basis for my students and for myself. It's a quick and easy notation software that's versatile and doesn't need to be installed on a computer.
https://www.incredibox.com
I would use Incredibox for various ages, it's entertaining and all of the loops sync with each other. It's a good classroom activity for any age range.
http://www.dariamusic.com/
Daria is a site that I've only found recently, it's designed for younger students, between ages 2 and 6. It's main focus is world music and teaching children world music, they have connected their YouTube channel with their website. They show basic instruments as well as culture-specific instruments on their website. They'll show a cajon, a picture, and have some audio examples of what the instrument sounds like.
http://musiced.nafme.org/
NAfME is a great website to learn about program advocacy, teaching strategies, and lesson plans.
http://www.sfskids.org/
SFS kids is a website built by the San Francisco Symphony orchestra for children ages 3 - 7 years old who are just learning about music for the first time. It's a great starter site. It has a few simple activities to teach the students about rhythm, pitch, dynamics, and meter.
http://www.classicsforkids.com/games/
Classics for kids is a website that accompanies a radio show with the same title. It has several games and quizzes. There's a section of the website with recordings and tidbits about the music. I would also use this site for younger students.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/index.html
Exploratorium is a science website that has a section on the science of music. It gives the user three different options, one is a kitchen with a bunch of different objects in it. The other is a dot mixer, which allows the user to move dots around to make some sort of music. The last activity is a remixer activity that comes with a video of a man dancing. This website I'd use for students between elementary and middle school. I really like the first two activities because they are simple and easy to understand.
http://pbskids.org/chuck/index.html#/jazz
PBS Kids Jazz is more for elementary level education. It has a few activities and games for kids to learn about jazz, composition and instruments in a band. The site is very well made and the characters are incredibly dynamic, it's a little reminiscent of the computer game Jump Start.