Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Music Composition

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate level online course on music composition. Includes all course material, projects, assignments, and exams with solutions.
Website
Other

Creating Music

For Students 3rd - 5th
This online, interactive environment for music creation and exploration includes games and puzzles and interesting activities that teach about music in a visual way.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Elements of Music: Exploring the Composer's Tools

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This online lesson will help students understand how composers write music by engaging in a project which culminates in their own compositions.
Interactive
Other

Musink: Beautiful Sheet Music, Fast

For Students 9th - 10th
Musink Lite is a 'free' music-composition software package for Windows, that lets you write music at unprecedented speeds. Musink lets you create anything from orchestral scores to short-musical-snippets, to exercise books. Musink will...
Interactive
Other

Chord Studio

For Students 9th - 10th
Have fun composing your own music with this easy to use online tool. Select the chords you want your song to have and choose the various instrument styles. You can sign up for a free account so you can save your songs and edit them later.
Activity
Other

Music Sheaf: Music Paper

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is an excellent site that allows you to print your own music paper. The great feature of this site is that you can also create your own customized version of music paper to better suit your needs.
Activity
University of Virginia

Music Paper

For Students 9th - 10th
Composing your own music is just a click away with this blank music paper. Several templates are available to help you quickly begin composing. Simply select the one you would like and print out as many copies as you need.
Interactive
Other

Sfskids: Music Mountain

For Students 3rd - 6th
Become a composer and make your own tune.
Website
Other

Morton Subotnick's Creating Music

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site is an effective and fun way to help children understand music better. There are several online interactive games to play to better understand rhythm, pitch, scales and much more.
Interactive
PBS

Classics for Kids: Compose Your Own Music

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive you will compose your own music in 4/4 time. Hit play to hear to hear your song then send it to your friends!
Website
Toby Rush

Music Theory: Species Counterpoint: Species Five [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A music theory worksheet species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Website
Toby Rush

Music Theory: Species Counterpoint: Species Four [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Website
Toby Rush

Music Theory: Introduction to Species Counterpoint [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Website
Toby Rush

Music Theory: Species Counterpoint: Species I [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Website
Toby Rush

Music Theory: Species Counterpoint: Species Three [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Website
Toby Rush

Music Theory: Species Counterpoint: Species Ii [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Website
Toby Rush

Music Theory: Species Counterpoint: Melody [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint and melody. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Website
University of Pittsburgh

Center for American Music Stephen Foster's Career

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of Pittsburgh site provides a wealth of information about American songwriter Stephen Foster. This link discusses his professional career with various other links within the text about minstrel shows, etc. Return to the...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Caillou's Magic Keyboard

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site allows young children to explore composition using elements supplied by the program, to create short, original musical pieces. The instructions are read aloud.