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Arts and music

Studios, galleries and music labs where children can look, listen, draw, compose or just tinker with sound.

Arts and music 9

  • Chrome Music Lab

    A set of tiny, joyful experiments for playing with sound, rhythm and melody in a browser, from Google.

    Free to play

    2–5, 5–8, 8–12, 12–16 · music · experiments · website

  • Incredibox

    A beat-boxing mixer that lets you build a groove by dressing a choir of characters. Some versions are free on the web; the full app is paid.

    5–8, 8–12, 12–16 · music · games · website · app

  • Tate Kids

    Games, things to make, and a look at art from the Tate collections, written for children.

    Free to use

    5–8, 8–12 · art · museum · website

  • Google Arts & Culture

    High-resolution tours of museums, artworks and historic sites, with experiments and stories that work well on a sofa as well as in class.

    Free to use

    8–12, 12–16 · art · museum · website · app

  • Hoffman Academy

    A structured piano course on video, with a large free lesson path and a paid premium plan for more songs and support.

    5–8, 8–12, 12–16 · music · piano · video · website

  • Yousician

    A paid app that listens as you play guitar, piano, bass, ukulele or sing, and coaches you through songs and exercises.

    8–12, 12–16 · music · app

  • flowkey

    A piano-learning app that follows what you play and teaches songs step by step. A few songs are free; the library is a subscription.

    8–12, 12–16 · music · piano · app · website

  • Carnegie Hall Education

    Listen-and-learn resources, classroom activities and digital music labs from Carnegie Hall.

    5–8, 8–12, 12–16 · music · classroom · website

  • Make Beliefs Comix

    A simple comic-strip maker in the browser, used in classrooms for writing, language learning and just telling a joke in four panels.

    Free to use

    5–8, 8–12 · writing · comics · website

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