ClassicsForKids.com: Best Classical Music Website For Kids!
All grades, with parental supervision
ClickScholar Gayle reminded me of this website that we featured in 2007 and is worth revisiting. She wrote, “ClassicsForKids.com has live radio recordings as well as worksheets and interactive games highlighting various composers, styles of music and music elements. It is practically the only site we have used for music.”
The site, which is continuously updated, is a supplement to the “Classics for Kids” radio program. You will find information on stations that air the show at the website, and you can listen to the archived programs that bring great composers to life through music and stories. You can also download activities and lessons (pdfs) that focus on National Standards for the Arts and Music.
When you get to the site you will see the current week’s featured composer, and a horizontal menu tab below it that includes:
- Composers – Read biographies of about 90 different composers (across a timespan from 1685 to 2010) including Bach, Bernstein, Brahms, Britten, Chopin, Debussy, Gershwin, Handel, Joplin, Liszt, Mozart, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Sousa, Strauss, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Verdi and more!
- Games – Play fun, interactive, online games that teach rhythm and notation.
- Music – Hear music, learn the instruments of the symphony orchestra, explore a musical dictionary, and learn about musical careers.
- Parents & Teachers – Access free lesson plans, activity sheets, and get tips and advice for music education.
Bookmark this one, you’ll want to return often!
