K-12 Resources For Music Educators

Valuable resources for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels. Regularly updated.
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Sites For Band Teachers

American Band Masters Association (ABA)
American School Band Directors Association (ASBDA)
Army Bands Master Classes Free online master class each month
Association of Concert Bands, Inc. For adult bands
Audacity Free software: 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
8notes.comFree sheet music downloads for all instruments
FluteGirl's Free Music PageDownloadable songs and listening
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
Trumpet Topics Lots of activities for trumpet players to improve their playing
TubaNews.com For Tuba players
TubaPeter.comDownloadable music and videos
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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Sites For Vocal/Choral Teachers
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
ChoralNetInternet 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 GuildNurturing the spiritual growth of children through music
8notes.comFree sheet music downloads for all instruments
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.netFormerly 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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Sites For Orchestra Teachers
American String Teachers Association (ASTA)
discoverESO For kids--facts on the orchestra
8notes.comFree sheet music downloads for all instruments
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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Sites For Classroom Music Teachers
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 ClassroomNow includes many PowerPoint lessons
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
Favorite Classical ComposersBiographies of the great composers
Composer DatabaseFeatured in Teaching Music Magazine
52composers.comProfiles of Famous Composers
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 TeachersDownloadable archives. Newly updated.
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
All About Music Theory Free online piano and music lessons
MusicTheory.Net Free online theory lessons, in several languages
Music Theory and History Online Free lessons from Dolmetsch Online
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
SFS Kids: Fun With MusicInteractive site from the San Francisco Orchestra
Shareware.Com Find all your shareware music software here!
Shimmyo's Guitar Tips Guitar playing tips
Smart Board Revolution: Music LessonsSmart board resources
Smart Board and the Elementary Music ClassroomSmart board resource
Smart LessonsCollection of Smart board lessons for music
Smart Resources: MusicCollection of Smart board resources
Smithsonian Jazz Class: Teacher lesson plans Downloadable lesson plans
Songfacts.com The stories and facts behind the songs!
Storytime Songs Songs and resources for young children
WiseGorilla music clipart Lesson plans for the hard of hearing
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Valuable Sites For All Music Educators
AABACA Minnesota's leading experts for educational music technology solutions
About Music TheoryFree online music theory lessons
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 Online resources
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.
Bulletin Boards for the Music ClassroomIncludes many PowerPoint lessons
Clip Art Links for Music
Composer DatabaseFeatured in Teaching Music Magazine
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 Degree.comLinks to colleges in all 50 states offering music degrees
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
52composers.comProfiles of Famous Composers
Finale NotePad 2006 Free downloadable music notation software.
Free Blank Sheet MusicDownloadable sheet music templates
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 TeachersDownloadable archives. Newly updated.
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
Music Techie TeachersNetwork for teachers and technology
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
About Music TheoryFree online music theory lessons
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!
Smart Board Revolution: Music LessonsSmart board resources
Smart Board and the Elementary Music ClassroomSmart board resource
Smart LessonsCollection of Smart board lessons for music
Smart Resources: MusicCollection of Smart board resources
Songfacts.comThe stories and facts behind the songs!
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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Commercial Music Resources

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 ProjectCelebrating 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!

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MIDI and Music Technology Resources

Beatles Forever!
Relive the excitement and wonderful music by the greatest pop music group in history.
The Official Beatles Site
Harald Gernhardt's Beatles Page
The Internet Beatles Album
Yahoo's Beatles Links
The Beatles at Wikipedia
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Sites For Band Teachers

Sites For Vocal/Choral Teachers

Sites For Orchestra Teachers

Sites For Classroom Music Teachers

Valuable Sites For All Music Educators

Commercial Music Resources

Music Research Resources

Biographies, History and Works of the Great Composers

Search Engines

MIDI and Music Technology Resources

Beatles Forever!

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