So…none of us like this, none of us are happy, but here we are. I’ve compiled a huge list and I will update as I find more. Some of this is my normal emergency sub plans, some is recent findings. I will also link to some things that I have either made free or discounted in my store that will work for distance learning. My Music or Not games are half off. Pasta or Composer, Opera or Cheese and City or Song all have more information on the composers, operas and songs. I will work to update other files and I will be uploading free worksheets that you can send to students so they can guess at home before they move on to each slide. Please know that these are some of my best selling items so while I wrestled with making them free, I believe that would be unfair to the many people who have bought them. If you post anything online, please post it in a place that is not public and that only your students/their parents have access to. I greatly appreciate it.
Find discounted items in my store for this situation by clicking HERE.
Find a new product completely free in my store HERE.
I’ve put together some ideas, worksheets, parts of a few composing files that are timely (spring and musical instruments), lines and spaces, and my major scales worksheets for you which deal also with sharps and flats, enharmonic and building the major scale. Some of this is from files currently in my store that will work if you send to kids, others are new pages I made this week. I’ve also included a link to the lists on a student friendly page (No blog links, no picture of me, etc.) All of the following links can be found on a student friendly page that can be found by clicking HERE.
Websites with games, activities, videos
Videos to move to – good for younger students
Videos to Move To – Older Students
Great videos about music on YouTube
I will continue to update as I find new things. Good luck friends. If there is something I can do to help out or you feel an item in my store is going to make your situation easier but you are facing financial issues, please contact me.
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Thank you so much for sharing this. It really helps when planning for my kids and makes a difficult task seem manageable. I really appreciate it and know that I speak for others when I say that. Thank you.
Thank you for taking the time to compile these useful resources. It’s most generous of you to share your preparations with all of us. It’s been helpful for lesson planning and the children are enjoying them!
Thank you so much! I was able to share so many of these resources with my students! <3
WOW! What an amazing list. Thank you so much for going to such trouble to make it easier for us!
Keep safe and well.
Thank you so much for going through the effort of putting together this list. There is a lot of interesting stuff here. Even though this has been a tough time for a lot of people, it has also been a perfect time to discover all the learning opportunities that exist online. This will probably be a really handy list even after this crisis!
Thanks so much! I’m glad this was helpful! And I agree – there are always going to be people on carts and I wish I had known some of this when I started!
Question, I’m wanting to do some of the books you have listed, but I am unsure on copyright laws for them. Do you know anything about this?
Hi – So I’ve linked to read alouds that are on YouTube. I did not create any of them. The best I can say is that I can assume that if it is on YouTube that the teacher who posted it has the permission to do so. I also specifically sought out established channels for education where applicable.
This is an amazing list! Thank you for sharing.
So happy to help!
Melissa,
Thank you for this wealth of music resources! This will be really helpful when we start back to school with distance learning! Thank you for sharing.
So happy this has been helpful for you!
Please don’t take this as criticism, just a “heads up”. Thank you very very much for the resource you have provided. Music is so challenging to do remotely. Your resources are really appreciated. Sadly, several great sites have been rendered unusable because Adobe Flash seems to be no longer supported. Will you be doing a revision at some point or was this mainly a site for 2020? Again, not complaining in any way, just wondering if you will be updating. Thanks so much for your hard work!
Yes! I’m glad it was helpful. I will be updating this page this summer. It is near the top of my to do list.