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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Music Composition
A complete, undergraduate level online course on music composition. Includes all course material, projects, assignments, and exams with solutions.
Other
Creating Music
This online, interactive environment for music creation and exploration includes games and puzzles and interesting activities that teach about music in a visual way.
PBS
Pbs: Elements of Music: Exploring the Composer's Tools
This online lesson will help students understand how composers write music by engaging in a project which culminates in their own compositions.
Other
Musink: Beautiful Sheet Music, Fast
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...
Other
Chord Studio
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.
Other
Music Sheaf: Music Paper
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.
University of Virginia
Music Paper
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.
Other
Morton Subotnick's Creating Music
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.
PBS
Classics for Kids: Compose Your Own Music
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!
Toby Rush
Music Theory: Species Counterpoint: Species Five [Pdf]
A music theory worksheet species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Toby Rush
Music Theory: Species Counterpoint: Species Four [Pdf]
A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Toby Rush
Music Theory: Introduction to Species Counterpoint [Pdf]
A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Toby Rush
Music Theory: Species Counterpoint: Species I [Pdf]
A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Toby Rush
Music Theory: Species Counterpoint: Species Three [Pdf]
A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Toby Rush
Music Theory: Species Counterpoint: Species Ii [Pdf]
A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
Toby Rush
Music Theory: Species Counterpoint: Melody [Pdf]
A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint and melody. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
University of Pittsburgh
Center for American Music Stephen Foster's Career
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...
PBS
Pbs: Caillou's Magic Keyboard
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.