Free Music Games for the Classroom
Note-reading games, rhythm practice and 25 short lessons your students can play in any browser. Free, no sign-up, no ads, and nothing to install, so you can share a link and start.
- Free, no ads
- No accounts or emails
- No student data collected
- Works on Chromebooks
- Full screen for the projector
Assign an activity
Each activity has its own link. Share to Classroom opens Google Classroom’s share window, where you pick the class and post it as an assignment or announcement. Copy link works for Canvas, Schoology, Teams or a slide.
Lesson 1: How the Staff Works
The first of 25 short lessons: lines, spaces and the treble clef, with a quick check at the end.
Treble Clef Practice
Name notes on the treble staff at each student's own pace. Their hardest notes come back most.
Bass Clef Practice
The same practice on the bass staff, for band, orchestra and piano students.
Arcade
Notes speed up as students get them right. Ten mistakes ends the run. Great on the projector.
Note Reading Test
20 notes, no hints, a score at the end. Treble, bass or both clefs.
Songs
Name the notes of familiar tunes and hear the melody come together.
Read Music in Time
Name each note on the beat: reading and rhythm together.
Music Dictation
Hear a measure, then write it on the staff. Pitch and rhythm are both marked.
Note Value Chart (printable)
Every common note and rest, with how many beats each lasts, on one page.
Ways to use it in class
- Five-minute warm-upStart the lesson with Treble Clef Practice on every device. Training brings back the notes each student finds hardest, so everyone works on their own gaps.
- Class challengePut Arcade on the projector in full screen and take turns, or let students race for the best score on their own devices.
- Exit ticketThe note reading test is 20 notes, about two minutes, with no hints. Students show you, or screenshot, their score and the notes they missed.
- Stations and homeworkA lesson a day: each one is short, ends with a quick check, and the next one opens when it’s done.
Which lessons fit which grades
A rough guide. Every lesson starts from what the one before it taught, so older beginners can start at lesson 1 too.
| Grades | Lessons | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| 2–4 | 1–9: the staff, middle C, FACE, Every Good Boy Does Fine, a first tune | Treble Clef Practice (Level 1), Songs |
| 4–6 | 10–20: writing notes, the beat, note lengths, measures and rests | Arcade, Read Music in Time, Test |
| 6–8 | 21–25: the bass clef, then both clefs together | Bass Clef Practice, Dictation, the Test on Bass or Both |
Good to know
- There’s no teacher dashboard. Trebly has no accounts, so you can’t see results from your own device. For a check-in, use the Test and ask for a screenshot of the score.
- Progress stays on the device. It’s saved in the browser, so a shared Chromebook shares its progress, and clearing the browser clears it.
- Sound helps, headphones help more. The ear-training and rhythm activities need sound; the note-reading games work silently too.
- It needs an internet connection to open, like any website.
Questions teachers ask
Is Trebly really free?
Yes. Every lesson, game and printable is free, with no ads.
Do students need an account or an email address?
No. There is nothing to sign up for. Students open the link and play.
What does Trebly collect about students?
No personal information, and Trebly sets no cookies. There are no accounts, visits are only counted anonymously, and progress is saved only in the browser on that device. The privacy page has the details.
Does it work on Chromebooks and iPads?
Yes, in any up-to-date browser. Students can tap the letter buttons or type A to G on a keyboard.
Can students use it at home?
Yes, the same links work anywhere. Progress made at school stays on the school device, though.
Questions or ideas for using Trebly in class? Email hello@trebly.fun.