LibGuides: Images, Photos, Music, Sounds for Fair Use: Music and Sounds

Music for Fair Use

Music Note. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.

soundzabound - Royalty Free Music for Schools
Jamendo - Free music downloads for private use - Royalty free music licenses for commercial purposes.
Jamendo is a platform for the online distribution of musical works under Creative Commons licences.
National Jukebox from Library of Congress
The Library of Congress presents the National Jukebox, which makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge.
Classical Cat
Links to over 4800 free to download classical performances on the internet, sorted by composer and work.
Free Music Archive
An interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads.

Understanding Creative Commons

is a license that allows creators to maintain a copyright while allowing users the right to reuse, reproduce, and change software or files. Watch these videos on the Creative Commons site.

CC Search
Searches images, music, web, video, media ...under the creative commons license.
Photos for Class
Searches CC licensed images.Downloaded image includes attribution source (works cited).

Sound Effects for Fair Use

BBC Sound Effects
16,000 sound effects in downloadable WAV format for personal, educational use.
Free Sound Clips | SoundBible.com
Free and royalty free sound effects and clips.
Freesound.org - Freesound.org
A collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds.

Understanding Piracy

An animation about music piracy for students.