Music motivates.  And it can be a great teaching tool.  So try some of the ideas and lessons we’ve assembled.

Afropop Worldwide
African-styled music

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Classical Net – Basic Repertoire
Musical time periods

The Crafty Music Teacher’s Page
Building instruments instead of purchasing them and a collection of resources.

Early Music America
This exceptional resource with lots of ideas and background on music for all ages offers a free newsletter; small charge for materials.

Elements of Music Notation

ESL Through Music

Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and America
Explore folk music about most every topic and get words to all kinds of music. It’s well worth a visit.

Instruments

Jazz and Math

Jazz Lesson Plans

Learning Songs Words & Lyrics

Lesson Tutor:  Blank Music

The Mississippi – River of Song

Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music
Over 47,000 pieces of sheet music -- for older students

Music History 102
Quick and easy to use.

Music is Language and Language is Music
This huge link site to all types of music-related lessons includes places to find free music, folk music, teaching history through music and more.

Music Lesson Plans
From the Educator’s Reference Desk

Music Lesson Plans, Ideas and Activities
By grade level 

Music Lesson Plans – Teachers.Net

Musical Spelling Rules

Musical Terms/Music Glossary: Terminology

MusicKit Lesson Plans and Activities
Includes places to hear free music

National Standards for Music Education

Printable Songs for Teachers

REC Music
Great songs and an excellent collection of musical sites, this page includes homemade instruments, writing your own music and songs that teach.

Roxane’s Early Music Links
Rare finds, and you can listen to them.

Sing Along Midis from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Movies and musicals -- go figure.

Smithsonian Jazz Class

Song Lyrics; Libretti

Songs for Teaching

Songs for Teaching Classroom Transitions
Find one for nearly every activity.

Sonicnet
Music and album reviews with information on live concerts by artists from VHI.   For teachers.

Teaching with Protest Songs

Teaching with Songs
Songs to practice vocabulary, grammar, sounds and more

This Day in Music History

The Use of Music and Dance in Teaching US History
For older students

Virtual Instrument Museum
Instruments from around the world

Worldwide Internet Music Resources