Student Resources | Meg's Music Studio

Websites for Games, Drills, Lessons, and Exercises

TEORIA - This comprehensive site is a wonderful resource to help drill notes, intervals, and other music theory skills. It gets quite advanced, but is also good for beginners as you can set your parameters for drills.

MUSICTHEORY.NET - A very practical site to help you learn the building blocks of music. There are Lessons for learning new concepts, exercises to drill your skills, and tools to help you translate your skills. This is a great resource for older kids and adults, but a little dry for the younger kids!

PBS MUSIC GAMES - These fun games are on the PBS website for younger kids, and explore musical concepts using characters from popular PBS TV Shows!

MUSIC LEARNING COMMUNITY - This is a paid monthly subscription site that offers a ton of really great games for your music skills. Currently our studio does not have a subscription, but there is an option for a free trail week and parents to purchase one if you'd like!

MUSIC TECH TEACHER - This site contains an assortment of quizzes, lessons, simple games, and information on different Composers. Put together by a music technology teacher, there are activities to brush up on key points made in your lessons. Lot's to do!

MUSICARDS - This website is a straightforward way to drill note names, key signatures, intervals, notes on the keyboard, and more! You can customize your drills to focus on those areas you really need work on.

CLASSICS FOR KIDS - Learn about the major composers and hear their most important works.

Websites for Listening

Hennepin Co Library - This is the best free resource for listening to and downloading music for free! If you go to the HCLIB homepage and look on the left side menu, click on "music". There are several resources listed. My favorite is "Freegal" where you can download up to 3 songs a week for free using your library card number and pin. Or try the "Classical Music Library" and see Headwaters Music Playlists!

PIANOS - Purchasing & Upkeep

Keyboard vs. Piano - what do new students need? - This article discusses the pros and cons of purchasing an acoustic piano vs. a digital piano.

Digital Piano vs. Acoustic Piano - A buyer's guide

Piano Technicians Guild - This website will help you find a qualified piano tuner in your area.