Instruments, Composers, and Performers Games
San Francisco Symphony Kids
This San Francisco Symphony website for kids has superb graphics and lots of games including orchestral listening, playing, performers, conducting and more.
New York Philharmonic Kids
The New York Philharmonic presents many games about instruments, composers, performers, orchestration, puzzles and more.
From The Top
This is a website for the musical radio show on approximately 250 radio stations in our country that features top young kid/teen performances. Listen to these inspiring superb performers here!!!
Sphinx Kids
This website has a variety of fun games on instruments and composers; but also click on icons to meet young minority performers, listen to their interviews, and hear them play!
Flying Instruments From The Nutcracker
(Push the “Play” button to categorize musical instruments.)
Orchestra Game From The Magic Flute
(Push the “Play” button to begin, then the “Start” button on the urn to listen to and guess the musical instruments.)
Musical Hangman Game
(Scroll down to choose “MUSIC WORDS” and pick “Composers, Instruments, or Recording.” This is a musical Hangman game to keep the boat from sinking.)
Music Theory: Notation & Listening Games
Music Theory
This is a great music theory website that provides for practicing staff notes, keyboard notes, key signatures, note values, chords and more. The “Lessons” tab gives reminders about what symbols mean. The “Exercises” tab are the practice games. (For kids 10 through adult.)
The Piano Player
A Piano Player game with “Pianomus Platypus” – You will be shown a note on the musical staff and will find it on the piano. (There are four levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert, and Virtuoso!)
Classics For Kids
Copy the rhythm being played by the drummer by hovering over the “Directions” and using the space bar. The parrot will let you know the result. (All ages.)
Creating Music
Listen to the first balloon’s musical tune and see if the second balloon’s tune is the same or different. (Great for young kids.)
Creating Music: Pitch
Listen to several examples of pitches going up or down. (Some of these are funny and are great for young kids.)
Annapolis Piano Lessons 