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American Band Masters
Association (ABA)
American School Band Directors
Association (ASBDA)
Army Bands Master Classes Association of Concert Bands, Inc. For adult bands
Audacity Free software for recording & editing sounds, playing tests, etc.
Banddirector.com
Articles by contributing authors
Bassoon.org
Resources and Information for Bassoonists
Band
Music of the Civil War Era Library of Congress
Band World Magazine
Journal for band instructors
British Double Reed Society
Bugle
Calls from the US Army Bands
The Clarinet Pages at
Woodwind.org
Clarinet Study
Guide
College Band Directors National
Association (CBDNA)
Concert
Band Literature Annotated listing from the Un. of No. Dakota
DCI - Drum Corps International
Drum Corps Repertoire
Database Includes photos & discography list
Drum Lessons Database
Online lessons from DrumBum
Free Music
Scores for Clarinets Free ready-to-print trios by Avi Ariav
GetLessonsNow.com Free online search for instructors
The Horn Players' FAQ
Hornplayer.net Huge
resource base for horn players
HSBands.com News for high school bands
The
Instrumentalist Magazine Practical & informative articles
International Association for Jazz
Education (IAJE)
International Double Reed Society
International Clarinet Association
International Horn Society
International Trombone
Association (ITA)
International Trumpet Guild (ITG)
International Tuba Euphonium
Association
(ITEA)
Jazz
Musicians Protocol by Ken Watters
Jazz in
America/Thelonius Monk Institute Public school jazz programs
KJAZZ on-line radio Tune in
right now to KKJZ 88.1 FM from California State University, Long Beach
Larry Krantz Flute
Page Has resources on Geoffrey Gilbert & James Galway
Mallet Wrapping Instructions Interactive guide by Ross Mallets
MARCHING.COM The best
in high school marching bands. Current events & scores.
Marching Arts
Directory High school & college bands and drum corps directory
Mark Shepard's Flute Page
Facts on modern and folk flutes
MENC Band
Network Literature Lists and Open Forum featuring MENC mentors
The Midwest Clinic
International Band and Orchestra Conference
National Flute Association
North American Saxophone Alliance
Oboes for Idgetz
For the "oboe-challenged". Great site for teachers of oboe students.
Oboe:Space Online resource for oboe players
Online Practice Record Free service for music students
A Passion for Jazz
Music commentary, history & education
Pay the Piper For
children & parents - taking up a musical instrument.
Percussive Arts Society Service
organization for percussionists
Percussion
Information Exercises for drums, timpani and mallet percussion
Quickly! The Drum Assigner Free concert band percussion assignment software
The R. Jones Trumpet Page
Robert Strauch's
Band Director Resources
Sax on the Web
SaxTalk Everything saxophone
International Saxophone Home Page
Saxophone
Study Guide
On-line Saxophone
Lessons by Ryan Fraser For beginner students & teachers of beginners
School Band and Orchestra
Magazine
Smithsonian Jazz
Preserves and promotes one of America's greatest art forms ~ Jazz
Taps Bugler History of
Taps and other bugle calls
Tales From Band Camp Fun site for band students (and directors!). Includes weekly cartoons
Trager's
Trumpet Talk All brass fanatics welcome
Transcribed Trumpet Solos Free downloadable jazz solos. Original transcriptions also accepted
The Trombone Home
Page
Online Trombone Journal
Internest resource for and by trombonists
Trombone Page of the World For Trombonists
TrumpetStuff.com Very popular site for trumpet fans
TubaNews.com For Tuba players
U.S. Army
Bands Listening Room Downloadable recordings from the U.S. Army Bands
UI Bands | Library Resources University of Illinois
Virtual Metronome Downloadable metronome in QuickTime format
What is
Jazz? A four-lecture series by Dr. Billy Taylor
WNUR-FM JazzWeb Jazz search
The Woodwind
Fingering Guide
(Fingering Charts) All woodwind instruments
World Association For Symphonic
Bands and Ensembles (WASBE)
World of Jazz Improvisation
XtremeBrass.com The Ultimate Webstie for Brass Players!
Young Band Repertoire
Project Recommended literature for young bands/from UTSA
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American Choral Directors
Association (ACDA) Service organization for choral directors
ACDA National
Committee on Women's Choirs Womens Chorus Repertoire Lists
a-cappella.start4all.com
All about a cappella groups
The Aria Database
Comprehensive descriptions of over 1000 arias
Contemporary A Cappella
Society The source for all things a cappella
ChoralNet Internet center
for choral music. A very thorough site.
ChoralNet Repertoire Site Cooperative site
Choral Public Domain Library
Has over 9000 free public domain scores and growing
The Choral Singer
Choral magazine
The Choristers Guild Nurturing the spiritual growth of children through music
GetLessonsNow.com Free online search for instructors
Gregorian chant
Home Page from Princeton
International Journal of
Research in Choral Singing (IJRCS) With online articles
SongText.net Formerly the International Lyrics
server
Language Dictionaries:
French-English | German-English | Italian-English
The Lied and
Song Texts Archive
Lieder-1 Art song
mailing list Devoted to discussion of the art song
MENC
Chorus Network Literature Lists and Open Forum featuring MENC mentors
Metropolitan Opera Everything
you want to know about the Met
Musica International Database of
Choral Music On-line database of over 65,000 entries
National Association of Teachers
of Singing (NATS) Service organization for voice instructors
Operaitaliana Biographies, librettos, recordings of the great Italian opera composers
Sweet Adelines
International International womens choir organization
Thea van der
Putten's Recommended Repertoire for Singers Listings for lied,
oratorio and opera
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American String Teachers
Association (ASTA)
discoverESO For
kids--facts on the orchestra.
GetLessonsNow.com Free online search for instructors
Kidzone: New York
Philharmonic Interactive teaching site for children
International Society of
Bassists
League of American Orchestras Over 900 member organizations
Maxine's
Suzuki Resources Online resources
MENC
Orchestra Network Literature Lists and Open Forum
Music
Education Resources/String links Includes articles and lesson plans
Online Practice Record
Free service for music students
PlayMusic.Org Interactive
introduction to instruments of the orchestra
Richard
Robinson's Tunebook Downloadable printed folk melodies from Europe
String Pedagogy
Notebook From the University of Vermont
StringSkills.com Has free, downloadable material
The StringStuff Page 100 pages of information and helpful links
String Teaching Resources Resources for classroom and private string teachers
Suzuki Violin Teachers Central
Violin Making by Hans
Johannsson Sound, construction, and care info.
Violin
basics Care and maintenance of string instruments
The Violin Site Music and resources for violinists
Virtual Metronome Downloadable metronome in QuickTime format
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AABACA Minnesota's leading
experts for educational music technology solutions
American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA)
Music and Movement Education
The American Folk Song Collection Designed for the greatest flexibility for online use
ArtsAlive.ca Help children
discover the excitement of the performing arts
Aural
Online Online ear-training exercises from Sacred Heart College
Geelong
Baby Boomer Bus Songs Lyrics to everyone's favorite
old bus songs
BBC Radio 3: Making Tracks - Make and Send a Tune Interactive online musical game
Boopadoo Early Childhoon songs and KidMixRadio
Bulletin
Boards for the Music Classroom A unique one-of-a-kind site
A Children's Music Page by
D.F.Saphra Free downloadable songs for children
Childrens Music Portal An open source information portal
Classic Cat Directory of
free classical mp3s by the performers themselves
Classical
Music Navigator For students: composers, works, styles & influences
Classical Music
Pages Music history site with searchable database
Classics for
Kids Interactive, multi-media web site for children
Compumedia in
Education A multimedia approach to music education
ESL
Through Music Annotated links to resources
Good-Ear.com Free on-line
ear training exercises
Gordon Institute for Music
Learning Offical site for Music Learning Theory & GIML
Grotes
Smurfs Interactive Music Site Peter & the Wolf, Pictures at an
Exhibition, etc.
Hello World Kid Songs with recordings in foreign languages
Homemade
Instruments Instructions by Nancy Stewart
iLearnMusic.com Online classroom lessons (K-16) & guitar & piano
International Association for
Music Education (ISME)
Jan-Erik's Guitar
Archives Song lyrics with guitar chords
KIDiddles - MoJo's
Musical Museum Lyrics to familiar kids songs, some with audio.
Kidzone! Interactive
site from the New York Philharmonic
Kidzone! Answers questions on all keyboard instruments
Kodaly Society of Canada
Learn Bird Songs! Site had high quality songs of birds from many habitats
Lesson
Tutor: music and music history Downloadable lesson plans
MENC
General Music Network Resources and Open Forum featuring MENC mentors
MiBAC Music
Theory Reference Manual Extensive on-line music theory resources
Michael Furstner's
JAZCLASS Free online lessons on jazz and music theory
MIDI in
the Classroom
MIDI
& Music Technology Resources for Teachers Resources and
downloadable archives.
M.U.S.I.C. Musicians
United for Songs In the Classroom, Inc. Online student projects.
Music da camera
Duetto study guides for the Music da camera television series
Music Dictionary by Dolmetsch Online
The Music Education Launch Site
Free database of lesson plans for music teachers
Music Education
Madness Site
Teaching, kids, and leaving with a smile on your face
MusicTheory.Net Free online theory lessons, in several languages
Music Theory and History Online Free lessons from Dolmetsch Online
Music Theory for
Songwriters Online lessons for beginners
MusiKinesis Resources on
teaching Dalcroze Eurhythmics
Organizarion of American Kodaly
Educators (OAKE)
Parlor Songs 1800s -
1920s American popular music of the time. With midi files and search
Piano Nanny.com's... Piano on the Net Free online piano and music lessons
Pianopedia Search engine and database for classical piano works
Recorder Method Online Recorder help from Dolmetsch Online
Richards Institute of
Education Through Music (ETM) Founded by Mary Helen Richards
Richard
Robinson's Tunebook Downloadable printed folk melodies from Europe
Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame and Museum--Lesson Plans Music history and literature
Shareware.Com Find all your
shareware music software here!
Shimmyo's Guitar
Tips Guitar playing tips
Smithsonian Jazz Class: Teacher lesson plans Downloadable lesson plans
Songfacts.com Storytime Songs Songs and resources for young children
WiseGorilla music clipart Lesson plans for the hard of hearing
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AABACA Minnesota's leading
experts for educational music technology solutions
Alexander Technique
International Better health for singers and musicians
The Complete
Guide to the Alexander Technique
Alexander Technique
For Musicians The insider's guide
American Music Conference
Promoting the Importance of Music, Music-Making, and Music Ed.
American
Popular Music Before 1900 Chronological guide from Kingwood
College Library
American
Popular Music 1900 to 1950 Chronological guide from Kingwood
College Library
ArtsEdge Network Arts
& Education through Technology
Assessment Resources For Music Educators Association for
Music in International Schools
Audacity Free, open source software for recording and editing sounds, playing tests, etc.
Baby Boomer Bus Songs Lyrics to everyone's favorite
old bus songs.
Clip
Art Links for Music
Concert Etiquette: Ten Rules for Adults from MENC
Concert Etiquette: Ten Rules for Students from MENC
eBay
Music Buy and sell anything music related--online with eBay
Education World A search engine
for all educators
Essential Music Advocacy Large
pdf volume containing lots of advocacy materials. From Selmer.
The EXChange Exchange & recycling service for performing arts organizations
Finale
NotePad 2006 Free (yes, free! HeadlineSpot.com Current music related news articles
iTunes Hands down, the best source for downloadable songs in all venues, classical, pop, rock, etc.
International Alliance
for Women in Music (IAWM) Resources for women in music
Kunst der Fuge / On Classical
International music link exchange
Lesson Logs.com Innovative, online practice time accountability log
Library of Congress
Performing Arts Reading Room Music Division
Lyrics Bay The one stop place for all song lyrics on the web
MENC - Music Educators National
Conference The National Association for Music Education
MENC Job
Center Postings of current music position openings
MENC Online Teachers Guides and Lesson Plans Downloadable lesson plans
MENC State
Affiliates List Find your state MENC Affiliate's website!
MIDI
& Music Technology Resources for Teachers Resources and
downloadable archives.
Mobile Midi Free Midi site. Ringtones and sounds
Music Dictionary by Dolmetsch Online
MusicLink Foundation non-profit organization providing music to students in financial need
MTNA - Music Teachers National Association Organization for private music instructors
MusicU Resources for getting into the music industry business
Music For All Foundaton National collaborative music advocacy site
Music for the
Nation: American Sheet Music (1820-1885) Over 15,000 pieces.
Library of Congress.
MusicFriends MENC
advocacy site for parents and friends of school music programs
MusicTheory.Net Free online theory lessons, in several languages
Music
Notes' Music Theory Music theory reference materials. From
ThinkQuest.
MuSICA Music & science
information computer archive
MusicStaff.com Teacher
Lounge Free services for studio teachers
Musical
Advantage.com Free search
engine of private music teachers
Musicians
and Injuries Help for repetitive motion injuries
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia World's largest music fraternity
Private
Lessons.com Online database of private music instructors
School Music Matters Online Advocacy Site
Shareware.Com/CNET Find all your
shareware music software here!
Songfacts.com SupportMusic.com A public
service of the Music Education Coalition
support4secondaryteachers A place for teachers of grades 7-12 to connect and share ideas
Take Lessons.com Search engine for private lessons instructors anywhere
TAPPED IN: Teacher Professional
Development Institute Real-time virtual conference center
TI:ME - Technology Institute for Music
Educators Promotes technology in music education
Teachers.Net - Teacher
Chatboard Interactive site for educators
TeachList.com
International database of private teachers of all instruments & voice
Texas School Music Project
(TSMP) Ideas & "tricks of the trade" for common pedagogical
problems
U.S. Department of Education Loads of
information for educators
VH1 Save
the Music Supporting music in America's schools
Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary A very complete, comprehensive music & composer dictionary
Virtual Metronome Downloadable metronome in QuickTime format
WhyMusicEd E-mail
List Music Advocacy listserv. Send e-mail message to
subscribe.
WWW Music Database
Online listing of over 23,000 albums
YouTube.com Find and share music videos
ZDNet
Downloads The most complete collection of downloadable software
available on the Internet.
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Music Research Resources
The International
Foundation for Music Research Supports scientific research in music education
Research
Studies in Music Education Callaway International Resource Centre
for Music & Music Education
MENC Research Forum from Music Educators National Conference
AMC Research Briefs from American Music Conference
Biographies, History and Works of the Great Composers
Aaron Copland
Collection From the Library of Congress
Carolina
Classical Connection Middle Ages through 20th Century
Classical
Composer Biographies Includes biographical data and downloadable
portraits
The Classical Music
Navigator Biographies cross-referenced by works, location, & genre
Dr. Estrella's
Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers Includes links for
further research
Early Music by Women
Composers A very extensive listing that includes CD resources
The Mozart Project Celebrating his 250th birthday
Notes
on Franz Schubert By Bart and Gidon Berman
On Classical Biographies of classical composer.
John Philip Sousa
American composer, conductor and patriot
Picture Gallery
of Classical Composers A very large listing of world composers!
HyperMusic--History of
Classical Music Database
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Music History Online music history
Virginia Tech's Composer Index Concise composer listings with audio pronunciation of names!
Search Engines Google
Yahoo
Alta Vista
Lycos Search
MusicSearch.com
Education World Search
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Relive the excitement and wonderful music by the
greatest pop music group in history.
The Official Beatles Site
Harald Gernhardt's
Beatles Page
Mike's Beatles Links
Yahoo's
Beatles Links
The Beatles at Wikipedia
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