Over a dozen highly-engaging mini-games to play with sounds, melody, notation, and rhythm and more. Many games include adjustable difficulty levels for different skill ranges. Includes recorder and boomwhacker-specific activities.
Select your preferred instruments and craft a unique orchestral variation based on Britten's "Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra." This interactive opportunity lets you experiment with different instrumental combinations, allowing you to personalize your exploration of orchestral sounds and textures inspired by Britten's educational masterpiece.
A captivating website that lets you compose music using authentic animal soundsn - think Incredibox, but with an ecological twist! The sound samples featured on the site are recorded in various environments globally, making it an exceptional starting point for cross-curricular activities related to ecosystems and geography.
Design a brief loop consisting of up to 5 segments by choosing an option from the bottom of the screen and clicking within the grid at the top. Each button corresponds to a unique rhythmic or pitched sound.
Create a short loop of up to 4 parts using the blocks at the bottom of the screen. The blocks are divided into quarter, eighth, half and whole notes. This is a great tool to blend concepts of music and math.
A free browser-based synth that contains over 100 sounds that can be manipulated and then played on a tuned keypad and then exported.
Create a 3D Rubik's cube of sound patterns and then spin or manipulate the cube for different effects.
Create patterns, images, words, and shapes with various instruments on themed canvases, blending art and music in a cross-curricular activity. For optimal performance, it is recommended to use Chrome.
Draw different patterns over the screen using notes as different colors to create sound loops and effects.
Interact with rhythm innovatively by sketching lines and shapes across a sequence of beats to generate a new track. This app also allows you to alter the beat styles within the drawn shapes and transition among them seamlessly.
A virtual Launchpad Midi grid controller designed for creating digital music directly in your web browser. It can also synchronize with physical Launchpads for playing music both inside and outside the browser environment. Note: This tool is compatible exclusively with Chrome.
A free, web-based drum machine and sample library that enables you to craft drum patterns for songs. It features the capability to export and save your projects for future editing and use.
Create drum patterns using online step-sequencer. Click on the squares to turn sounds on/off. Has 3 demo patterns
🪄 An online sequencer that makes it easy to play with different musical ideas right in your browser with just a few clicks.
🎼 This step sequencer allows you to create musical loops of up to 4 bars long. To keep it a simple sequencer, the bars are locked in a 4/4 time signature with each beat divided into two, letting you set steps of 8th notes.
🌈 By default you'll see all the notes of the chromatic scale for 1 octave, but you can expand to 2 octaves.
💾 When you're happy with a musical idea created on this app, just download the MIDI file and import it into your favorite DAW.
Available on: Chrome, iOS, Android
🥁 Make beats online with this simple, fun and free 16-step drum machine. Each large circle represents a drum sample: kick, snare, closed hi-hat, high tom and clap, low-tom or snap (depending on the selected drum kit).
Each circle within a large circle represents one step in the 16-step drum sequence. Click on any of the steps to activate it. You can control the velocity for each step.
When you come up with a drum groove you like, just download it as MIDI to then import in your favorite music-making application.
Available on: Chrome, iOS, Android
Soundtrap is an online music studio and one of our favorite online DAWs for making beats in our classrooms & workshops.
Create, record & collaborate right in your browser (no download required!) for free with this powerful online DAW. Explore free sounds and loops, use auto-tune, make beats with the pattern beat maker and more.
*Must be 13 years or older to make an account*
Available on: Chrome, iOS, Android
Create an addictive beat with an app intuitive enough for beginners! Simply slide your finger across the play pad to record and tweak catchy drumbeats, memorable melodies and fat bass lines. Just bring your inspiration and Figure will help you take care of the rest!
Available on: iOS