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Virtual Musical Instruments and Experiences

September is National Piano Month, a celebration of one of history's most beloved and versatile musical instruments. As we honor this timeless classic, it's fascinating to consider how technology has transformed how we learn, practice, and experience piano music. This week, we’re sharing tools that offer virtual instruments (including the piano), video tutorials for learning the piano, and various other music and instrument resources. 

Grades K-12

Virtual Musical Instruments

With Virtual Musical Instruments, you can explore the guitar, piano, pan flute, drums, bongos, and more. Select your instrument, follow the directions for using a keyboard to play the different notes, and create your own melodies.

Grades 2-12

Learn to Play the Piano

Learn to play the piano through a series of video tutorials offered by Hoffman Academy. Participate in more than 100 lessons sequenced to build ability and understanding. Each lesson includes instructions and opportunities for self-paced practice.

Grades K-12

Virtual Online Piano Keyboard

Hone your piano skills with this virtual piano. Customize your practice with three key range options, note display choices, critical coloring, and scale highlighting. This versatile tool adapts to needs, making digital piano learning accessible to all.

Grades K-12

Boomy

Boomy uses AI to help personalize and create original music for all learning levels. The more songs you make, the more Boomy personalizes offerings based on your preferences. Begin by selecting the option to create a song, then choose a style.

Grades 1-12

Music Games

Experiment and interact with music and music theory through the many different games shared on this site. Click the various thumbnails to play a virtual trombone, try playing a song with Rhythm Race, or test your knowledge with Song Trivia.

Grades K-12

Paint With Music

Paint with Music, a Google Arts and Culture experiment, transforms your musical notes into colorful art pieces. As you play on a virtual keyboard, you create unique visuals based on pitch, duration, and intensity, allowing you to see your music. 

Grades K-12

Groove Pizza

Groove Pizza is a drum sequencer app that allows you to experiment with drum sounds, rhythms, tempo, and more. Click Specials to begin with a premade pattern and manipulate different features to create a new sound experience.

Grades K-12

Jamzone

Learn to write music, play instruments, and sing with Jamzone. To start, choose whether you want to learn a song, take a lesson, or practice. Choose from the song list of popular music and artists to learn to play a song using different instruments.

Grades K-12

Chrome Music Lab

Experiment with music using interactive instruments and animations. Different tools teach the basics of chords, harmony, and rhythm. Click any image to view the concept taught and explore the interactive (some require access to your mic).

Grades 4-12

Justin Guitar

Pick up the guitar and go to your free online video lessons. Begin your free study by discovering how to choose the best guitar for you. Learn the correct body posture and fingering while finding the optimal practice schedule. 

This Week at TeachersFirst

We’re excited to invite you to attend our first OK2Ask virtual workshop of the fall season this week! We are also sharing our Infusing Technology Blog and are delighted to share an opportunity to apply to join our team as a part-time consultant. Read the details below!