Resources: Fine Arts Grades K-6: Music

DK: Musical Instruments Quiz
How well do you know musical instruments? Here's a 10 question quiz that will test if you know brass vs woodwind and the different sounds that instruments make.
DK: Types of Music Quiz
Test your knowledge of different types of music. These 10 questions cover music styles including Indian, blues, gospel, Irish and more.
One Minute Music Lesson
Here is a one minute music lesson about why music is so great!
Starfall: Music Composers
Read these books about some famous music composers and listen to their music.
TED: How to Read Music
This video is filled with graphics that help you learn to read music. Use the short quiz in Think to test your understanding. Dig Deeper to continue learning about music.

Artsville Episode 2: Musical Families
This episode introduces the components of an orchestra: Strings, Brass, Woodwinds, and Percussion.
CBC Kids: Can you guess the country from the musical instrument?
Look at the instrument in the photo, read the description and try to guess where in the world you are. The description has some clues if you're paying attention.
DK Find Out: Celtic Music
Learn a bit more about Celtic music, which can include the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall (England) and Galicia (Spain). This article also has an Irish harp to explore.
DSO Kids: Listen
You can listen to many different instruments in the orchestra. Use the Learn + Listen menu at the top of the page to listen to different composers.
Music Games
Discover lots of music games available here!
TED: Mysteries of vernacular: Ukulele
How did the ukulele get its name? Learn how the ukulele came to Hawaii and was taken up by a member of the king’s court, nicknamed Jumping Flea, (ukulele in Hawaiian) who shared his love of the instrument.

Bubble Beats
The sea creatures are playing a beat on their drums. Listen to the first beat. Listen to the other creatures play. Which beats are the same?
Chrome Music Lab
This site is collection of experiments that let anyone, at any age, explore how music works. Do some experimenting yourself. Click on an image and then start to play. Take your time and experiment with your screen, keyboard or mouse.
Drum Machine
Explore the rhythm by adjusting the controls (volume, shuffle, bounce, FX, tempo) and the other elements to create your own original music.
Feel the Music
You can use music to express your feelings. Make the music sound happy, sad or excited. Change the feelings using the weather in the corner.
Music Maker
Choose a place to hang out while you make music. There's a bamboo grove, a junkyard and a magical forest. You can adjust the sounds of the "instruments" to make them higher or lower.
Music Games
Discover lots of music games available here!