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A Question from Jamie Barteaux
Hi Nathan and Jane,
I am curious about www.freeplaymusic.com as another source for music clips. I know you mentioned this site at an earlier showcase of your work. Is this still another good source to use or is there some copyright issues for using this source with our student podcasts?
Thanks,
Jamie at WEJ
Answer to Our Prayers? - ‘Fraid Not
Freeplay Music seemed to be the answer to our prayers when we first started, but the last time I looked at the site, it was clear about not giving a free license to use their music on a podcast, while it was OK to use it for non-broadcast purpose. For example, I’ve used music from the site for my students to play recorders/drums to play along to. We’ve used the music as a part of the concerts we put on in the gym. That’s legal because we’re not broadcasting.
No Freeplay Music For You!
And, sadly, they continue to be very clear about not giving free permission to use their music in a podcast:
If you are using Freeplay Music for:
(1) Personal Non-Commercial Use (Non-revenue generating). This excludes broadcast use of any kind, including, without limitation, web, blog, and podcast use; or
(2) Educational, Non-Commercial use (this is limited to student use on school grounds for in classroom projects- non broadcast)
Then Freeplay Music’s compositions and recordings may be used without a fee.
What to do?
Well, I guess you could pay for their music, but that’s not what we’re all about here at Portable PD. Here’s what we use:
Podsafe Music Network: There is a great deal of free and legal music to choose from. You have to have your own podcast in place to sign up.
Kevin McLeod: He has made his music freely available to download.
Acid Express: Fun and easy way to create your own music compositions. It is sort of like painting with sound. And, as a bonus, your creations belong to you so there are no concerns about copyright. It’s a free download, but it isn’t part of the Ontario Ministry list of software so installing it at your school may be a challenge.
Suggestions?
Anyone out there found some new sources for copyright free music? Leave us a comment!
This post was written by Nathan Toft
