Music Education Resources

In celebration of 50 years, Roland has collaborated with sound designer Yuri Suzuki to create Roland50 Studio, a digital reworking of some of their most famous and influential devises. The free site includes iconic Roland instruments to create and record original music, samples, and beats.

Drumbit is a free and easy-to-use web based drum machine compatible with all modern browsers. The digital audio workstation includes various drum kits, filters, pitch, tempo, and effects to create, record, and edit original loops and drum patterns.

Sound Tech Ed hosts K-12 music technology education materials created by a music tech teacher for music tech teachers. Focusing on digital music composition, lessons cover important concepts in recording, engineering, music theory, harmony, arranging, history and instrument technique appropriate for each skill level.

Splice is music creation platform that offers a library of royalty-free sounds, sample packs, loops, presents, plugins, and Splice Studio. Use Splice in the Classroom as an educator to unlock tools for students to use with their digital audio workstations and create their own sounds – claim student access here.

Avid empowers media creators with innovative technology and collaborative tools to entertain, inform, educate, and enlighten the world. Check out Pro Tools (industry standard digital audio workstation), Pro Tools Sketch (free DAW), and Sibelius (popular composition software).

ChordChord is a tool designed to assist musicians in creating chord progressions and drum patterns. It serves as a creative aid for music composition, offering tools that simplify the songwriting process.

Whether at home or in school, Save The Music’s Get Started Recording Your Own Music tutorial videos help you easily navigate the ins and outs of producing your own music with easy-to-access software that you can find right on your own personal technology devices.

Logic Pro by Apple is a digital audio workstation and MIDI sequencer software application. Create and arrange music in real-time and quickly build beats and melodies. Capture your compositions and performances, from tracking a live band to a solo software instrument session.

Explore creative sound recording and producing at any ability level with this online music creation platform. Share your music and collaborate with other musicians, even use for students in the classroom.

An easy-to-use, free, open-source, cross-platform audio software. The multi-track audio editor and recorder are accessible for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.

Ableton Live, Push, and Link – unique software and hardware for music creation and performance, used by musicians, producers, and DJs. Ableton for the Classroom helps institutions across the globe engage and inspire young people through music.

A fully equipped music creation studio right inside your computer — with a complete sound library that includes instruments, presets for guitar and voice, and an incredible selection of session drummers and percussionists.