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Public Domain & Royalty Free Music Websites

"Music which is sold without any ongoing royalty obligations. The copyright is owned in its entirety, by the seller.
Royalty Free is not the same as copyright free. In the case of royalty free, the selling entity or entities retain the copyright interests."
(royaltyfreemusic.com)

Royalty Free Music: http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free-music-resources.html
Nature, Crowd, Sound Effects sounds are available at this site in addition to music. Read the FAQ section
and click on the Free Music tab at the top that describes education uses and parameters.

Incompetech: http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/
There are many styles of music available at this site. When you use anything for educational projects, you must give credit to this site. Read the FAQs and Terms of Use before you download.

Music Bakery: http://musicbakery.com/
Find lots of music in many styles at this site. Click onthe Help & Information tab at the top to see restrictions on use.

Partners in Rhyme: http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/
Music, sound effects, music loops and more are available here. Read the sections under "Sound Advice" in the left menu, especially the FAQs
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NEOSounds: http://www.neosounds.com/
Find many music styles, music for websites, and sound effects here. Read the Help/FAQ section under Info/Help in the left menu before downloading.

Public Domain Music: http://www.pdinfo.com/index.php
Find explanations of public domain music and lyrics, a song list of over 3500 titles, royalty free music recordings, what you need for proof of public domain, reference books to help with public domain music research, FAQ’s, and links to other resources about public domain music, lyrics, and sheet music at this web site created by the Public Domain Information Project and Haven Sound, Inc.

**Remember that while music compositions and lyrics may be in the public domain, recordings of this music may not be and are still covered by copyright laws. Click on the Copyright Law button at the top of the page for details.