Notation
Noteflight - A free online music notation program, also with pay options.
MuseScore - A free downloadable notation program, for PC and Mac.
Finale Notepad - a free simplified version of the Finale notation program
Blanksheetmusic.net - Blank sheet music you can print with tons of customizable options.
MuseScore - A free downloadable notation program, for PC and Mac.
Finale Notepad - a free simplified version of the Finale notation program
Blanksheetmusic.net - Blank sheet music you can print with tons of customizable options.
Audio
Audacity - Free audio recording and editing software for Mac and PC
ACID Xpress - a free, slimmed down version of Sony's popular looping software.
Traverso - another downloadable DAW
Audio Expert - Simple online audio editor and file converter
Kjaerhus VST Plug-ins - great collection of classic audio effects (Windows only)
Little Drummer Boy - a downloadable drum matrix, lots of options to import and tweak your own samples. Kind of old, but still lots of fun.
Free-Loops.com & Looperman.com - Free loops and VST plug-ins
Free SFX - copyright free sound effects and music loops
ACID Xpress - a free, slimmed down version of Sony's popular looping software.
Traverso - another downloadable DAW
Audio Expert - Simple online audio editor and file converter
Kjaerhus VST Plug-ins - great collection of classic audio effects (Windows only)
Little Drummer Boy - a downloadable drum matrix, lots of options to import and tweak your own samples. Kind of old, but still lots of fun.
Free-Loops.com & Looperman.com - Free loops and VST plug-ins
Free SFX - copyright free sound effects and music loops
Online Music Making
Audiotool - An online program similar to Propellerhead's Reason with different modules that become wired together.
BallDroppings.com - Draw some lines, bounce some balls, make some music.
JamStudio.com - Create backing tracks, similar to Band-In-A-Box
Tony-B Machine - A pre-programmed music game that uses the computer keyboard to change beats, keys, and tonalities.
iNudge.net - An 8 layer music matrix.
Monkey Machine - Simple drum machine grid
Seaquence - A strange combination of a pattern sequencer and microscopic lifeforms
Soundation - another online looping program similar to Mixcraft and GarageBand
BallDroppings.com - Draw some lines, bounce some balls, make some music.
JamStudio.com - Create backing tracks, similar to Band-In-A-Box
Tony-B Machine - A pre-programmed music game that uses the computer keyboard to change beats, keys, and tonalities.
iNudge.net - An 8 layer music matrix.
Monkey Machine - Simple drum machine grid
Seaquence - A strange combination of a pattern sequencer and microscopic lifeforms
Soundation - another online looping program similar to Mixcraft and GarageBand
Free Teacher TOols & WEB 2.0 Resources
Weebly - A free online website development tool.
Glogster - make an online poster, great for class projects
Blogger - free blog website
WordPress - another free blogging website
EduBlog - a free blogging website designed for education
Wikispaces - a place to create your own wiki
Creative Commons - search engine for non-copyrighted material
Prezi.com - an online dynamic presentation creator
The Differentiator - a fun tool to create classroom goals
Socrative - an online way to quiz and poll students
Rubistar - online Rubric designer
Dropbox - online file storage
Evernote - an app for multiple devices for note taking & sharing
Quietube - play Youtube videos without all the comments and suggested videos
BestVideoDownloader - great way to save videos or mp3s from YouTube
Soundcloud - a cool online audio social media site
Glogster - make an online poster, great for class projects
Blogger - free blog website
WordPress - another free blogging website
EduBlog - a free blogging website designed for education
Wikispaces - a place to create your own wiki
Creative Commons - search engine for non-copyrighted material
Prezi.com - an online dynamic presentation creator
The Differentiator - a fun tool to create classroom goals
Socrative - an online way to quiz and poll students
Rubistar - online Rubric designer
Dropbox - online file storage
Evernote - an app for multiple devices for note taking & sharing
Quietube - play Youtube videos without all the comments and suggested videos
BestVideoDownloader - great way to save videos or mp3s from YouTube
Soundcloud - a cool online audio social media site
Music Education Community
Twitter - Follow the hashtag #musedchat, join in on the weekly twitter chats on Monday's at 8. Check out the list of Music Educators to Follow on Twitter, a great list compiled by Dr. Joe Pisano at www.mustech.net.
NAMFE Forums - Another great resource for questions and answers for teachers of all levels
Music Education Blog Carnival - Another great resource from Dr. Joe Pisano, collections of blog posts by some great educators
Facebook Music Teachers Group - a great professional learning network
Music Theory
Musictheory.net - Free lessons, quizzes and tools for learning theory
Musictechteacher.com - A great site filled with games, quizzes,worksheets and lessons.
MakingMusicFun.net - free worksheets for elementary level classes
Musicalmind.org - online ear training
GMajorMusicTheory.org - Lots of worksheets and online flash cards.
Earplane - Online ear training
Metronome - a nice online metronome
Chromatic Tuner - a great online chromatic tuner that uses your computer's microphone
Theta Music Trainer - a site filled with unique ear training games
The Music Interactive - a site with lots of original music software, mostly for the elementary level
Musictechteacher.com - A great site filled with games, quizzes,worksheets and lessons.
MakingMusicFun.net - free worksheets for elementary level classes
Musicalmind.org - online ear training
GMajorMusicTheory.org - Lots of worksheets and online flash cards.
Earplane - Online ear training
Metronome - a nice online metronome
Chromatic Tuner - a great online chromatic tuner that uses your computer's microphone
Theta Music Trainer - a site filled with unique ear training games
The Music Interactive - a site with lots of original music software, mostly for the elementary level
Sheet Music
8notes.com - Lots of free sheet music, search and browse by instrument or genre.
Bandmusicpdf.org - a site for copyright free band music
Choral Public Domain Library - a site for royalty free choral music
Petrucci Music Library - a huge collection of public domain music
Art Song Central - free sheet music for singers and voice teachers
Classical Archives - HUGE collection of classical MIDI files, use with a notation program to view them
Lester Levy Music Collection - a collection of mostly American popular music from covering a 200 year span.
Weezic - Print out classical sheet music, then practice with mp3 accompaniments and share our own interpretations.
Bandmusicpdf.org - a site for copyright free band music
Choral Public Domain Library - a site for royalty free choral music
Petrucci Music Library - a huge collection of public domain music
Art Song Central - free sheet music for singers and voice teachers
Classical Archives - HUGE collection of classical MIDI files, use with a notation program to view them
Lester Levy Music Collection - a collection of mostly American popular music from covering a 200 year span.
Weezic - Print out classical sheet music, then practice with mp3 accompaniments and share our own interpretations.