Music Resources
Free Music Archive: Thousands of Tracks that You Can Access and Use Free of Charge!
http://freemusicarchive.org/about/
SoundForMovement
An archive of thousands of free tracks, with free licensing for students (information appears on the website); looks like they are pretty reasonable at working with professional outlets too.
http://soundformovement.com/licensing
YouTube to .mp3 Converter
Technically the copyright violations already exist on YouTube, so if you feel okay about going this route, go for it
http://www.youtube-mp3.org
The Technicalities of Music Licensing
Technically, the facility that you are teaching at is responsible for a music license if it's a dance studio, gym, etc., so most of you will not have to worry about it if you don't own a facility. Non-profits, religious organizations, and any educational/treatment venues where you directly are not making money from the class are typically covered under The Fair Use Act. Here is an article from Yoga Alliance about licensing, most applicable if you do run a business:
https://www.yogaalliance.org/music-licensing-information
http://freemusicarchive.org/about/
SoundForMovement
An archive of thousands of free tracks, with free licensing for students (information appears on the website); looks like they are pretty reasonable at working with professional outlets too.
http://soundformovement.com/licensing
YouTube to .mp3 Converter
Technically the copyright violations already exist on YouTube, so if you feel okay about going this route, go for it
http://www.youtube-mp3.org
The Technicalities of Music Licensing
Technically, the facility that you are teaching at is responsible for a music license if it's a dance studio, gym, etc., so most of you will not have to worry about it if you don't own a facility. Non-profits, religious organizations, and any educational/treatment venues where you directly are not making money from the class are typically covered under The Fair Use Act. Here is an article from Yoga Alliance about licensing, most applicable if you do run a business:
https://www.yogaalliance.org/music-licensing-information