Curated OER
Bird Banter
Learners listen to examples of common bird songs of birds found in Illinois. As a class, they discover the importance between the differences in songs and calls. They practice making their own bird calls and songs to end the lesson plan.
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Note Trainer
A fabulous tool for music teachers and students! This online quiz tests students knowledge of the various musical notes. (Click on "toggle" to check your answers along the way.)
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Scale Degrees
A thorough explanation of scale degrees and the various names for each note. Provides illustrated examples and audio clips to enhance the lesson. Terrific resource for music students and teachers!
Other
Dr. Brian Blood: Music Theory and History Online
An exhaustive resource with everything concerning music theory. From ear training to music history, this site covers it all.
PBS
Classics for Kids: Note Name Game
Have fun playing this interactive game that helps you practice your knowledge of note names. Drag and drop the names of the notes to spell words.
Other
The Basics of Reading Music
This site is an overview of how to read music. The basics of notation such as note and rest values, the names of lines and spaces of both treble and bass clefs, etc. are covered. Includes downloadable audio files.
Music Education
Learning to Read Music: Types of Notes
Learn about the different types of notes in music--the whole note, half note, quarter notes, eighth note, and sixteenth note--and listen to midi files of music samples.
Music Education
Introduction to Reading Music: Types of Notes
A tutorial for beginners learning to read music.
Other
Musicards.net: Online Music Theory Flash Cards
Flash cards are an excellent way to help you learn various topics. These online music theory flash cards can help you learn note names, intervals, notes on the piano and several other topics.
Other
Music Theory First Aid for Struggling Students
This site provides music theory information on such topics as rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, etc. Also, there is a fine section which describes the basic concepts of form and structure.
Music Theory
Music theory.net
An online beginning music theory and ear training site. This site is for students to use at home to reinforce what they learn in class.
Other
Piano Music Sight Reading Practice
Actually this clever site drills pianists on note names and note placement on the keyboard. Kids can access this site at home for practice. Both treble and bass clef are used.
Music Education
Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting
Apply basic knowledge of reading music by counting beats and reading notes. Here are some simple lines of music which incorporate different types of notes and patterns in common time.
Music Education
Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting, Part 2
Beginning musicians can practice reading notes and counting beats using this resource that also provides several lines of music with different types of notes, rests, and time signatures.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Beyond Triads: Naming Other Chords
To explain how to name common chords based on the relationship to the tonic of the note in the chord
Other
Musical Pitch
This site offers a very technical explanation of pitch. The author's emphasis is on tuning by intervals, explaining the different spaces of intervals by name. A very complex interactive diagram is included.
Other
Musipedia: The Open Music Encyclopedia
Are you trying to identify a song but can't remember the name of it or who wrote it? Musipedia is a music search engine that allows you to find a song by entering notes on a keyboard, tapping the rhythm or even singing into your computer.
San Diego State University
Strike a Chord
This card game is for boys and girls who have a minimum of one-year of musical-keyboard training. The goal of the game is to organize keyboard musical-note representations into appropriate chord formations and state the name of the chord...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Hopis
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Hopis. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Nigerian Americans
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Nigerian Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
Other
Ruby Cliff Computing: Learn Guitar Theory With Virtualoso Guitar
This is a fantastic site that teaches basic music reading, especially as related to the guitar. Although the site is a promotional software site, the trial version is excellent by itself.