Have fun and and make some music at the same time! There are a lot of games out there that let you play and learn at the same time. These all involve the different skills that musicians use everyday! You’ll practice listening, rhythm, composing, and more!
Published by the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra follows the niece of the conductor as you try and rescue all the instruments of the orchestra, and learn a lot of music along the way. Learn about families and the sounds all the instruments in an orchestra make!
Beethoven’s horse ate his song book! Only you can help him restore the pieces of his most famous manuscripts. Put your musical knowledge to the test as you help this famous composer with 5 different challenges. Try it now!
Join Peg + Cat as they create their own musical melodies. Cat adjusts things to make new sounds, while Peg plays the ukulele. The larger something is, the lower it’s pitch! Explore 3 fun environments with the Peg + Cat Music Maker
In Isle of Tune you are creating an entire musical town. First, lay down roads for cars to drive around, and then build the town. Each tree, flower, house, and street light makes a sound as the car drives past. When you have 3 cars going at the same time you can get some really great sounds! (Doesn’t work on iPads)
Invented in New York City in 1973, Hip Hop soon took over the music world. Learn its history and celebrate one of the genre’s most important innovations: The Break. Use actual authentic records and learn the DJ technique of ‘cross fading’ as you switch between the different beats, jamming as you go!
Make a delicious beat with this fun and cool website. Groove Pizza, lets you sequence rhythms or just draw them. Switch between instruments and even save your original beat. Bite a slice now!
Kick your heels up and dance with this fun 1 or 2 player rhythm game. Can you hit the correct keys at the correct time? How about perfectly in-synch with your partner? BNoth harder and more fun than it sounds, with a great soundtrack as well! PLAY HERE
Who can get the high score with this fun but tricky BrainPop instrument sorting activity. You choose the categories, the harder they are, the more points they are worth. But be careful, incorrect answers will cause you to lose points! Mr. C’s high score is 31.
From the prestigious New York University (NYU), this website gives you the tools and space to explore, create, and learn music and its different elements. The MusEDLab App Suite brings together our set of playful, music creation tools in one place for easy access. Come explore, play, and create music with us! (find a more advanced version here)
In the Ableton Synth Playground, sound waves and synthesizers galore in the complex but easy-to-use site. Adjust the levels to see what new and fun sounds you can create! If you love this and want to learn more, consider their step-by-step online course!
Practice building a functional circuit while you make music. In Blockdust you need to follow basic engineering principles, attaching your “music modules” to a power source. See what fun and interesting compositions you can come up with!
Hugo Pierre Leclercq, better known by his stage name Madeon, is a French DJ, record producer, singer, songwriter and musician. In his flash-based Adventure Machine you can click through colorful geometric designs to create your own music from his original samples.
Y U M E is a gorgeous journey through a digital soundscape. Maneuver your way through these foreign lands moving the floating islands. In the process you’ll impact the colors, light, and soundtrack. All sample are provided by the indie label Unseen. Recommended for use on Chrome-based browsers.
Originating in Southern Africa, the mbira has long played an integral role in the traditions and cultural identity of Zimbabwe’s Shona people. It consists of a handheld hardwood soundboard (gwariva), thin metal keys, and a large hollow gourd (deze).
Play it here | Learn it’s history
The Theremin was an amazing instrument that you could play with even touching! Invented back in 1928, it’s considered the first electric instrument! Learn some simple melodies with this fun game.
Did you know whales make beautiful music just like people do? Did you everyone wonder what it sounds like? In WhaleSynth you can make the music of 5 different types of whales, change how shallow or deep and the frequency of your song. Not a true game but a fun and unique experience.
This strange speaker box sits on a wall, it’s silent until you hit a button. Eerie music flows forth only become more distorted the more buttons you hit. Each time you enter the room the speaker box looks a little different than you remember, or is it the same? This Stranger Things Theme Generator replicates the weirdness of Hawkens, Indiana with creepy accuracy.
The Tonematrix is a fun and simple tool that lets you click squares to draw a picture that makes noise. Did you ever think that your drawings would make their own special music? Now they can! Will you try to make a cool picture, a cool song, or both?
Did you ever have a bad day, and then go outside and have it get better? That’s what the character of this game does. He puts on headphones and goes outside to Take-a-Walk. Jump over obstacles and collect notes according to the rhythm of the music. What happens if you stop or walk backwards though? Play to find out!
You move the flow of music across the screen to catch the sounds and fill audio containers. There are no instructions or rules and Auditorium allows you to discover, play, and explore with the sounds on the screen.