There are a lot of different musical components that you can get for free. Sound loops, drum beats, vocals, sound effects, sheet music, ring tones, and even entire songs. These can be valuable resources for an aspiring musician who doesn't have the money to drop on libraries or a record label to provide these tools. Let's go over these in a bit more detail.
The main components of a song are an intro, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge, collision, vocal run, instrument solo, outro, and breaks. All of these elements that go into song making can be constructed from the copyright free music resources listed above with the exception of instrument solos and vocal components. It is entirely possible to make a complete song with free materials. So, don't underestimate the value of these materials.
However, when looking for these free song elements you should be aware of a few licensing terms. If something is copyright free or in the public domain it means you can do whatever you want with it. Creative commons means that the author is retaining some ownership and you'll need to read the specific terms but usually they're pretty open if you give them attribution. Royalties are when you have to pay for every use of a given work. Therefore, royalty free simply means you won't have to pay after an initial licensing fee. Then of course there is copyrighted which means you'll need permission or have to pay to use something.
There is a lot of free material out there so start looking and save everything you can. You never know if you'll need something in the future that is no longer available. Always save the things you find and build up a library of musical components. Recording studios and labels have hundreds or thousands or even millions of sound samples and effects at their disposal but that doesn't mean you can't do well with a few thousand of your own.
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