Links of Interest

Music Theory: 
Music Theory.net (www.musictheory.net) - A great starting point for learning all about music.  Includes easy, step-by-step lessons on basics, and exercises to reinforce skills.

Teoria (www.teoria.com) - Another great music theory websites.  Offers many of the same step-by-step tutorials, as well as exercises to enhance your skills.

Music Glossary for Kids (https://www.theaterseatstore.com/blog/musical-glossary-kids )
- "If you have a love or talent for music, nurture it by learning music terminology and theory! The symbols and diagrams may look hard, but with study and practice, you will come to learn how each fits into a composition."

Music Creation:
Chrome Music Lab  (https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments) is a collection of 13 interactive "experiments" that let users create, play, and learn with a wide range of music concepts.  Experiments include Song Maker, Rhythm, Spectrogram, Chords, Sound Waves, Arpeggios, Kandinsky, Melody Maker, Voice Spinner, Harmonics, Piano Roll, Oscillators, and Strings. These activities are also cross-platform, working on laptops, tablets, and phones.
 
Groove Pizza (https://experiments.withgoogle.com/groove-pizza) is a fun tool to create beats. You start with a "pizza" and then add beats to three different rings, which can then be played back. 
 
 
MORE RESOURCES TO COME!!!
 

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