Do your kids know their Bach from their Beethoven?
Have they ever heard of the 1812 Overture?
Can they tell the difference between a clarinet and an oboe?
If you’d like to introduce your children to classical music or expand their current knowledge on the subject, you might want to check out the sites below. They offer a wide variety of resources such as composer biographies, interactive games, streaming music, and handy printables that will help you share the classics with your kids.
If you need more music education resources, you may want to check out this post that lists websites for teaching children to read music. Who knows? They may help you make a Mozart out of your Michael.
Teaching Classical Music
Classics for Kids: This site has an assortment of useful resources including composer biographies, games, lesson plans, recordings, and more.
Classical Kids: 24 hours of continuous listening, games, and links to helpful resources are just some of the features available on this New England radio station website.
Prekinders: This page on the Prekinders site has ideas for using classical music with young children.
Classical KUSC: This is an interactive website dedicated to introducing kids to classical music.
Tunein: This section of the music-streaming Tunein website focuses on classics for kids.
Sphinx Kids: This interactive website offers a composer matching game, information about composers, an instrument match game, and more.
PBS Kids: This is a link to an interactive game about musical instruments.
Music Tech Teacher: You’ll find 140+ games, quizzes, worksheets and more on Music Tech Teacher.
TLS Books: Get free printable music worksheets and coloring pages including composer biographies on this site.
Zzounds: This page has a list of printables for music teachers including materials about composers and music history.
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More help on this site for teaching music:
- Music Reading Apps
- Helpful Tips for Homeschooling Music
- Where to Get Homeschool Music Curriculum
- Where to Get Music Appreciation Curriculum for Your Homeschool
- Where to Get Music History Curriculum for Your Homeschool
- Where to Get Streaming Music for Your Homeschool
- Free Music Streaming Services for Your Homeschool
Many blessings,
