The New York Philharmonic Kids site has some great fun interactive programs. You do need Flash player for them though. I can't seem to get them to work.
Find out about Harry Partch and his unusual instruments
Out of the Ark music have shared some lovely free new songs that you can learn to sing! You can see the whole lot of free here.
What about learning morse code??
Here is a video showing you the letters, the patterns and their sounds. Can you copy them?
DASH means LONG
DOT means SHORT
You can spell out secret messages using your voice, an instrument or a light.
1. Get a piece of paper.
2. Write your name down with spaces between each letter.
3. Now copy the pattern of dots and dashes under each letter of your name.
4. Now using your voice or a whistle or an instrument like a recorder that can make long and short sounds, try to sing or play the patterns of sounds for your name.
Watch Peter and Wolf the ballet!!
Learn Online piano:
Click on
to get a free keyboard online you can play tunes on.
your top line of keys on your computer keyboard plays the notes:
TAB KEY = C Q= D, W=E, R=F, T=G, Y=A, U=B, I=C*, O=D* P=E*
Learn free drumming from my friend Mike.
Every day, there is a free drumming workshop from Inspireworks on Youtube. I met Mike, the director of Inspireworks back in 2002 when we were both studying music in Indonesia! He's a great teacher!
Learn some drumming techniques and rhythms at 2pm Monday to Friday
Here is the current live one.
Learn some swing dance from Swing Dance UK:
Hope they are helpful!
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Thank you for this. I going to send this link to my son and daughter-in-law for the grandchildren
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these sound like fun activities.
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