Learn Music Online for Education

Learn Music Online by Datasonics is designed to support music education in schools by providing a comprehensive curriculum that spans Kindergarten to Year 12. Our 10-module program aligns seamlessly with the K-12 music curriculum, offering educators ready-to-use lesson plans, interactive exercises, and assessment tools.

Teachers can enhance classroom instruction with engaging digital content that caters to all learning levels. From foundational music theory for younger students to advanced composition for senior years, our platform empowers educators to deliver high-quality music education with ease.

With over 550 lessons to choose from, we are confident that teachers will find lessons to satisfy every musical requirement.

Syllabus Specific Music Lessons

Each lesson topic is color-coded to indicate its primary activity type and shows the musical concepts covered and year-level guidelines.

Performing
Beginner to advanced songs in all styles and instruments
Composing
Composing, Arranging, Mixing, Film Scoring and much more!
Publishing
Reading and Writing Notation for parts and conductor scores
Musicianship
Ear training, music theory plus rhythmic & melodic dictation
Lesson Topic Musical Concepts Year Level Guidelines
Rhythm
Pitch
Dyn/Exp
Form
Timbre
Texture
K-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
9-10
11-12
Musical Stories ✔✔✔✔✔✔●     
Beginner Songs✔✔✔✔✔✔●     
Easy Songs✔✔✔✔✔✔●     
Staff, Clef and Notes  ✔    ● ●   
Note Durations ✔     ●●    
Rest Durations ✔     ●●    
Play-along Songs✔✔✔✔✔✔●●    
Instrument Families  ✔✔ ✔✔●     
Instruments Aural ✔  ✔ ●     
Changing Instruments    ✔  ●    
Correcting Instruments    ✔  ●●   
Tempo Marks ✔      ●    
Tempo✔ ✔    ●    
Identifying Instruments    ✔  ●●   
Musical Forms    ✔   ●●   
Folk Songs✔✔✔✔✔✔ ●    
Adding Lyrics   ✔   ●●   
Drum Grooves✔  ✔   ● ●● 
Intervals Aural ✔     ●●●●●
Intervals Written ✔     ●●●●●
Bar and Time Signature ✔       ●   
Time Signatures✔  ✔     ●● 
Writing Manuscript✔✔✔    ●●●● 
Lesson Topic Musical Concepts Year Level Guidelines
Rhythm
Pitch
Dyn/Exp
Form
Timbre
Texture
K-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
9-10
11-12
Writing Counts✔       ●   
Rock Songs✔✔✔✔✔✔  ●  ●
Clefs ✔      ● ● 
Dynamics   ✔     ●   
Using Dynamics  ✔     ●●  
Writing Dynamics  ✔      ●  
Accidentals  ✔      ●   
Editing Notes ✔      ●   
Selecting Instruments    ✔   ●   
Orchestral Songs✔✔✔✔✔✔  ●  ●
Accent Marks   ✔     ●   
Staccato Marks   ✔     ●   
Arranging✔✔  ✔✔  ●  ●
Compose in Keyboard✔✔      ●●  
Christmas Solos✔✔✔✔✔✔  ●   
Semitones and Tones  ✔       ●  
Ties and Slurs ✔        ●  
Ensemble Arranging✔✔  ✔✔   ●● 
Enharmonic Notes  ✔       ●  
Major Scales  ✔       ●  
Minor Scales  ✔       ●  
Major Key Signatures  ✔       ●  
Quantizing✔        ●  
Lesson Topic Musical Concepts Year Level Guidelines
Rhythm
Pitch
Dyn/Exp
Form
Timbre
Texture
K-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
9-10
11-12
Folk Advanced✔✔✔✔✔✔   ●  
Ensemble Balance ✔✔ ✔✔   ●  
Solfa and Transposition  ✔       ●  
Syncopation ✔        ●  
Performance✔✔✔✔✔✔   ●  
Chords Aural ✔   ✔   ●●●
Chords Written ✔   ✔   ●●●
Adding Chords ✔       ●  
Chord Symbols ✔       ●  
Creating Chords ✔   ✔   ●  
Chord Inversions ✔   ✔     ●
Choir Songs✔✔✔✔✔✔   ●● 
Major Key Harmony  ✔   ✔   ●  
Minor Key Harmony  ✔   ✔   ●  
Film Scoring✔ ✔✔✔✔   ●●●
Rhythmic Exercises✔        ●●●
Rhythmic Dictation✔        ●●●
Melodic Exercises✔✔ ✔     ●●●
Melodic Dictation✔✔ ✔     ●●●
Jazz Songs✔✔✔✔✔✔    ●●
Scales Aural ✔        ●●
Pentatonic Scales  ✔        ● 
Blues Scales  ✔        ● 
Lesson Topic Musical Concepts Year Level Guidelines
Rhythm
Pitch
Dyn/Exp
Form
Timbre
Texture
K-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
9-10
11-12
Whole Tone Scales  ✔        ● 
Instrument Ranges ✔  ✔     ● 
Mixing  ✔✔✔✔    ●●
Anacrusis✔  ✔      ● 
Repeats   ✔      ● 
1st and 2nd Endings   ✔      ● 
Advanced Performance✔✔✔✔✔✔    ● 
Changing Tonality ✔  ✔     ● 
Christmas Ensembles✔✔✔✔✔✔    ● 
DC al Fine   ✔       ●
DS al Fine   ✔       ●
DC al Coda   ✔       ●
DS al Coda   ✔       ●
Radio Remix  ✔✔✔✔     ●
Composing Parts✔✔  ✔✔     ●
Note Comparison✔✔         ●
Publishing Layout   ✔ ✔     ●
Improvisation✔✔✔✔✔✔     ●
Cadences Aural ✔   ✔     ●
Cadences Written ✔   ✔     ●
Modes  ✔        ● 
4Part Writing ✔ ✔ ✔     ●
Sight Singing✔✔✔✔✔✔     ●

Pricing and Registration

Register using your Google or Microsoft Account. With nothing to install, it provides easy access anywhere, any time on any device.
Classroom
best for K-4 Teachers
$ 250 00USD
per school annually
Lesson Modules 1-2
Full Notation editing and printing
Drum Loops
Upper Primary
best for Years 5-6
$ 5 00USD
per student annually
Lesson Modules 1-4
Full Notation editing and printing
Drum Loops
Monitor student results
Junior Secondary
best for Years 7-8
$ 10 00USD
per student annually
Lesson Modules 1-6
Full Notation editing and printing
Drum Loops
Monitor student results
Sync to Video
Senior Secondary
best for Years 9-12
$ 20 00USD
per student annually
Lesson Modules 1-10
Full Notation editing and printing
Drum Loops
Monitor student results
Sync to Video
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Free Mastering Music Online Recording Studio

Each Performing, Composing, and Publishing lesson uses our Mastering Music Online Recording Studio. This studio also operates as a stand-alone app, allowing students to create and publish their own compositions, including real-time MIDI keyboard recording, with projects saved directly to their Google or One Drive.

As an added bonus, access to Mastering Music Online is free with Learn Music Online registration using your Google or Microsoft Account. To learn more about this powerful recording studio watch this 3 minute video.

Additional Education Benefits

Mastering Music Online™ offers additional features designed specifically for schools, including LMS integration (e.g. Canvas), full compatibility with Google Classroom, customizable lesson plans, professional development courses, and more. (See comparison chart below.)

Feature
Nothing to install ✔ ✔
Works on all devices ✔ ✔
Google/Microsoft Account ✔ ✔
Online Lessons 10 Modules Custom Lesson Plans
Aligned to Curriculum K-12 ✔ ✔
Drum Loops ✔ ✔
Sync to Video ✔ ✔
Notation Editing & Printing ✔ ✔
Slow tempo learning song ✔ ✔
Monitor Student Results ✔ ✔
Student Classes ✔ ✔
Auto Instrument Selection ✔ X
Save to Google/One Drive X ✔
Online Recording Studio X ✔
Real-time MIDI Recording X ✔
Edit Lessons X ✔
Replace Songs X ✔
Studio Lesson Rubrics X ✔
Google Classroom X ✔
LMS Compatible X ✔
Professional Development X ✔
Feature Learn Music Online Mastering Music Online
Nothing to install ✔ ✔
Works on all devices ✔ ✔
Google/Microsoft Account ✔ ✔
Online Lessons 10 Modules Custom Lesson Plans
Aligned to Curriculum K-12 ✔ ✔
Drum Loops ✔ ✔
Sync to Video ✔ ✔
Notation Editing & Printing ✔ ✔
Slow tempo learning song ✔ ✔
Monitor Student Results ✔ ✔
Student Classes ✔ ✔
Record Student Performances ✔ ✔
Save to Google/One Drive X ✔
Online Recording Studio X ✔
Real-time MIDI Recording X ✔
Edit Lessons X ✔
Replace Songs X ✔
Studio Lesson Rubrics X ✔
Google Classroom X ✔
LMS Compatible X ✔
Professional Development X ✔