📱 Best Platforms
Pond5, AudioJungle, YouTube Content ID (royalties)
📖 The Hustle
Produce 30 cheerful instrumental tracks of public-domain nursery rhymes and original children's melodies using xylophones, music boxes, ukuleles, and soft percussion. Children's content creators on YouTube, educational app developers, and daycare centers all need kid-friendly music. Public domain songs (Twinkle Twinkle, Row Your Boat, etc.) have no copyright issues — you own the recording and earn royalties every time it is used.
🚀 First Step
Find a list of public-domain nursery rhymes, pick 3, and create simple instrumental arrangements in your DAW using bell, xylophone, and soft piano sounds — keep arrangements simple, as children's music thrives on clarity and repetition.
🔑 Keys to Success
- Stick to public domain songs (pre-1928) to avoid copyright claims — modern nursery rhyme recordings may still be under copyright even if the original song is old
- Create 30-second, 60-second, and full-length versions — app developers need short loops, YouTubers need full-length tracks, and offering all formats in one pack increases perceived value
- Register your original compositions with a performing rights organization (BMI or ASCAP) to collect additional royalties when tracks are played on platforms with Content ID
🛠 Tools & Resources: Cakewalk by BandLab, Spitfire LABS (free bells and mallets), Audacity, Pond5, BMI or ASCAP (free registration)