Sources for Royalty Free Music

An issue that arises frequently in education in the one of copyrighted music.  I try to teach the kids that they can't take a CD and just rip off the track they want or just use a song from their iTunes in a project.  They need to respect copyright law.

Here are some places that you and/or your students can go to get royalty free music.

1. SoundCloud - http://soundcloud.com/
The top of the page is the main navigation.  Your Dashboard can be found there.  This shows all your activity.  Tracks is an easy way to explore music that is offered - including Creative Commons options.  There is a lot of music available for you to use in personal projects. 
 
You have to create a log in or link it to one of your social networks.  It is also available on mobile devices.

2. Vimeo Music Store has a Free Music Archive. - http://freemusicarchive.org/

There is some good music here and it seems to be updated frequently. 


3. Incomptech -    http://www.incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/ 

Lots of good music choices. He has a donation button for you to support his efforts, if you choose. 

4.  Audionautix -     http://www.audionautix.com/
You are free to use the music as long as you give credit to the source.

5. Music Revolution - www.musicrevolution.com
You are free to use their tracks in your broadcast, web, on hold, physical media or corporate video productions. They are provided to you as a download in MP3 format.  In return for this free stock music license, we kindly request that you credit us somewhere on your website.

Of course another option is creating your own music.  Perhaps I will blog on that tomorrow....