8notes.com - Fantastic place to find free sheet music in a variety of genres and for a selection of instruments.

All that Jazz - All that jazz and more! This site provides the history of Jazz, American Classical Music, the stages of jazz including its beginnings, swing era, bop era, and recent developments as well as new stars. Short biographies of famous jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Joe Oliver, and Fats Waller are provided. Download audio clips and listen to famous songs by the top jazz musicians.

Beyond Row, Row, Row Your Boat (Rounds to sing) - several clips of simple songs that can be sung as rounds including the music and lyrics to follow.

Carlson's Courier - Virtual Keyboard - this page from MySchoolOnline features a small keyboard that you can play with your mouse by clicking the keys. Includes a short piece of very famous music for you to play and then extend. Good fun! Thanks to Sandra for finding this one!

Classical Midi Archives You can listen to samples from all the well known composers here. From Bach to Tchaicovsky.

Creating Music - A place where children of all ages can compose music, play with musical performance, music games and music puzzles.

Creative Music - A huge online dictionary of musical terms.

Energy in the air - sounds from the orchestra - On this site, you can explore the unique sounds of the symphony orchestra created by the brass, string, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Over 20 instruments are defined and pictured, and their special locations in the orchestra are identified. Several instruments can be listened to individually and an image of their unique sound wave is shown

Kididdles - This site run by single mum Terry Kluytmans boasts over 2000 kid's song lyrics arranged both alphabetically and by category. It's also searchable.

Lyricfind - The Web's largest song lyric database. The search engine will track down complete songs based on just a scrap of the lyrics.

Music Teacher's Resource Site - many free resources here at this long-established site

Music Teachers.co.uk - a free service which aims to support musicians in every aspect of education and performance. Mainly aimed at music specialists, but the resources section has many useful, free resources such as simple rhythms and pentatonic songs for KS2.

Music Magic - a piano exploration - a site that is solely devoted towards the education and learning of every aspect of the piano

Music Notes - an interactive music experience - This interactive, online musical experience puts the world of music at your fingertips. Learn about note reading and chords, and explore historical information spanning from Medieval times to the present. The section on Music Styles is very in-depth and gives the definition and background on all types of music ranging from Caribbean to Rock.

Musically inclined - Thinkquest Internet Challenge 2000 silver winner

Online music encyclopeadia (OME) - Want to know the parts of a violin? Or maybe you're interested in famous composers? Instruments are arranged by type, such as woodwind or brass, and detailed descriptions of each instrument are included. A glossary of terms, a MIDI library, and links to further music information round out this site.

Rock revolution - If you love rock ‘n' roll, this is the site for you! Read about the history of rock, the different genres, artists, and great moments that have been defined by this music. Check out essays and interviews. Don't miss virtual jamming.

Singing Horses - I'm really not sure this Swedish site should be here at all! What do you think? Click on the horses one at a time at the right time to learn about harmony and timing. A bit of fun, if nothing else! Thanks to James for finding this link.

Stomp - The percussion group 'Stomp' was created in Brighton in the UK in the Summer of 1991 after ten years of collaboration between its creators Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas. As well as downloading audio clips of the group playing, there are also some great ideas for making music with everyday objects and body parts.

The National Foundation of Youth Music - Set up in 1999 with £30m of Lottery Funding through the Arts Council of England, this foundation funds and provides music making opportunities for children and young people up to the age of 18.

The World of music - Whether they play the shakuhachi or the congas, people in all countries express themselves through music. Click a continent on the web site's maps to find out about the history of music in that part of the world. The section on musical instruments is organized into four families: aerophones, chordophones, idiophones, and membranophones, and you can hear examples of many of the instruments being played. Links to other music sites will rock your world

The evolution of musical instruments - Our website covers brass, percussion, woodwind and stringed instruments. We tracked the specific instruments within each type back through history. For some instruments, we provided suggestions on how to play. Pictures, games and an instrument quiz were included to help instruct and to provide an interesting dimension to our site.

The Silvis Woodshed - An index of choral works as MIDI files for when there is no pianist available (!)

Trumpeter's Fanfare - This site has the information an emerging trumpet player needs. A beginner's section covers selecting your first trumpet, maintaining the instrument, and reading notes.. A history of the trumpet and a studio where you can listen to music excerpts are also included. A fun section containing jokes and games completes the site.