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.
Each lesson topic is color-coded to indicate its primary activity type and shows the musical concepts covered and year-level guidelines.
Lesson Topic | Musical Concepts | Year Level Guidelines | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● |
Each of the studio lessons uses our Online Recording Studio. This can be run stand-alone for student compositions and publishing, including real-time recording from a MIDI keyboard and is available in our Mastering Music Online™ product that also includes a number of other features designed specifically for education. (See comparison chart below).
Feature | ||
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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 |
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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 | ✔ |