Here are sites that offer free music. Note that not all the offerings are copyright free - be sure to read the individual sites carefully for information on using its material. As well, some songs may be inappropriate for classroom use.
What can you do with music or sounds? Embed them in presentations! Or just listen for the pure enjoyment of it.
This site categorizes music by lyric theme - lots of classroom applications: http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/songs.html
BBC OneMusic Sample Bank music clips
Classic Cat
Free-Music.132133
Free Loops
Freesound
The Free Music Archive
iBeat
Incompetech
incompetech
http://www.iserenity.com/environments.htm - white noise
Jamendo
Public Domain 4 U
Macaulay Library bird sounds
Musopen
Open Music Archive
Partners in Rhyme Sound Effects
Podsafe Audio
Purple Planet
Sample Net
SOUND EFFECTS:
Absolute Sound Effects Archive
Audience Sounds
Find Sounds
Free Sound Project
My Sound FX
Soundsnap
Sound Jay
Sound Bible
Soungle
26 Places to Find Free Multimedia for Your Blog from Mashables
http://www.webupon.com/Audio/Music-Rules-2-Top-60-Music-Websites-That-Deliver-the-Greatest-
How to Search for Creative Commons-licensed Material:
1. Creative Commons search: this search page combines several CC searches .
2. Yahoo Creative Commons search: search within the Yahoo for CC-licensed media.
3. Flickr Creative Commons search: search within Yahoo’s Flickr for CC-licensed photos. (Sorry, not for music)
4. Google Advanced Search: Use the “Date, usage rights, numeric range, and more” link to access the “Usage rights” dropdown.
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