Musician and Band Resources

Resources For Young Musicians

• Music and More
  Resources for unsigned musicians include a calendar, classifieds, and contacts. Users may add themselves to the directory or hear audio samples.
  

•  Tunes.com Browse Blues

• Computer Music Journal
  Resource for musicians, scientists, and engineers interested in computer-generated sound. Learn how to order this magazine.
  
  CA - Livermore-Amador Symphony
  East Bay orchestra sponsors scholarships and a competition for young musicians. Visit links to local musical organizations.

• PA - E. Pittsburgh Youth Orchestra
  Provides a classical training ground and performance forum for young musicians in Western Pennsylvania.

• Indianapolis Jazz Foundation
  Learn how to join this organization which sponsors jazz education in public schools and provides scholarships for young musicians.

• Music101 - Interactive Education
  

• Internet Resources for Music Teachers
  Links to K-12 music resources, music newsgroups, commercial sites and MIDI files.

• Worldwide Internet Music Resources
  A collection of worldwide music resource links.

• Music Resources
  Extensive list of Web links, categorized by music genre and media type. Topics include church music, MIDI, opera, folk music, pop, instruments, music education and music theory.

• ASCAP - American Society of Composers and Performers
  
• BMI - Broadcast Music Inc.
  
• SESAC - the other performing rights society
  
• The United States Copyright Office
  
• The Copyright Website
  
• Directory of Music Publishers
  
• Royalty Link - Resource for collecting royalties for musical performance
  
• National Academy of Songwriters
  
• Songwriters Guild of America
  
• The Muse's Muse 

• The International Lyrics Server

• Midi.net
  
• The Midi Studio Consortium
  
• Soundcentral
  
• The Midi City
  
• Software Music Resource
  
• List of Midi Files on the Net
  
• Sometimes I Get the Blues
  
• Kraftwerk Midi Files
  

• Africa-Related Music Resources
  Find details on African dance, music, and culture. Provides dance and drumming workshops, albums, videos, and concert dates.

• Instrumental Music Resource Page
  Subscribe to mailing lists and find hints on the care and effective playing of brass instruments.

• FolkBook
  Offers information about artists and venues, resources for musicians and lists pointers to other folk-related sites

• Trumpet Player Online

• The Album Covers Home Page

• Netizen's Cyberstop Music Page
  The Netizen's Cyberstop Music Page is a collection of links to online music resources. It covers band home pages, music stores, record companies, radio stations, music reviews, e-zines and mailing

• Earwaves
  The Earwaves home page provides news, CD reviews and music resource

• The Trombone Page

• American Jazz Philharmonic
  Non-profit group dedicated to symphonic jazz. Find out how young musicians are educated and trained through the Henry Mancini Institute.

• Young Concert Artists
  Nonprofit organization dedicated to developing the careers of extraordinary young musicians. Includes international auditions.

• NY - Binghamton Youth Symphony
  Provides young musicians from Southern New York and Northern Pennsylvania the opportunity to study and perform in a full-size orchestra
  

• Groove Juicer
  A funk music resource. "Funk Links Central" contains links to hundreds of Web sites, and "The Funky Magazine Rack" contains article abstracts.

• Arts Subject Guide
  Index of resources for dance, music, media and visual arts for teachers of years 5-12. From Heinemann publishers.

• folkmusic.org
  This is a folk music resource. It features artist biographies, discographies, lyrics, guitar tablature, tour schedules, new release news and feature articles about people and events in the industry

• CyberDen
  Alternative music and humor for the computer generation, featuring news, events, and resources for the new era

• Amoris Edition
  Specialist resources for the entire oboe family featuring sheet music, recordings, distributors, and biographies of composers.

• Trax USA
  Resources for DJs and dance music fans from an organization that promotes music from major and independent labels.
  

• Music Therapy Publications
  Browse this selection of teaching materials, education texts, and research resources for music therapists and educators.

• Music Educator's Home Page
  Teaching ideas and free curriculum resources for music educators to download for classroom use.

• Music Education Resources
  Comprehensive resources for instrumental music educators. Homepages of school music groups, composers, music facts, and instrument link

• Ultimate Internet Guitar
  Directory of guitar-related resources for learning, music and tabs, guitar software, and guitar magazines

• ARCANA
  Resource for contemporary composers working in new and experimental music. Includes biographies and MIDI files of unperformed works.

• Roger Culture Reggae Supersite
  Philadelphia-based resource for reggae music, artists, and happenings. Includes photos, charts, and mix tapes for sale.

• Rolling Stone Magazine

  Dirty Linen Magazine

• Afrojazz
  Provides a resource for new music and talent throughout the world. View music styles, artists, news, and shopping info and hear audio clips.

• World Music Home Page
  Provides a resource for World music fans. Find general World music links and music from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.

• Ultimate Band List

• the Site
  British teen e-zine is a resource for information, advice and discussion on a variety of topics.
  
  Music You Can Read
  Supplemental curriculum for the music teacher of grades K-6. Focuses on teaching children to read music through rhythm drills and pitch drills

• Wink Music Presents World Sounds
  Wink Music has sound samples from different musical cultures around the globe available for download at this site. Visitors can get a free compact disc of the music featured at the site.

• NY - Children's Orchestra
  Nonprofit society teaches children between five and eighteen years of age to play and perform classical music.
  
  Gibson.Net
  The Gibson.Net site offers a variety of information about Gibson guitars. This site includes tips for the first-time guitar buyer, as well as a price guide and the "Gibson Mall" for online instrument shopping.
  

• E.U. Wurlitzer
  This New England retailer details its inventory of new and used guitars, drums, keyboards and professional audio equipment at this site.

• MSN Web Communities: Musicians
  Bands, musicians, musical instruments, guitar lessons, meet new friends and more! Come join the fun and discover the latest technology for online musical education.

• Percussive Arts Society

• The Piano Education Page
  Offers a collection of piano and piano related resources for teachers, students and parents of students.

• Fender World
  The Fender site provides information on the company and its products. Topics at this site range from guitar strings and stratocasters
  

• Port Washington Music House
  Instruments, accessories and popular sheet music as well as music-related gifts can be purchased at this site

• East Village Music Store
  New York company sells used and vintage musical instruments. Find current price lists for available guitars, basses, amplifiers, sound equipment, keyboards and MIDI 

• freehold Music Center - New Jersey music store sells guitars, keyboards, drums and audio equipment. Toll-free telephone number and contact e-mail address provided.

• Violins Etc.

• FolkCraft Instruments
  

• Guitar Bob's

• National Educational Music Company

• Musicare Inc.
  Free guides and catalogs designed to help parents and students buy the best instruments for band, orchestra and instruction are showcased at this site.

• Brook Mays Music Company

• Rogue Music
  Musical equipment can be bought and sold at this site's online auction.

• Sheet Music Direct America

• Alfred Publishing Company
  Check out sheet music and instructional books for guitar, piano, vocal, and band, join the sheet music club, and get an events list.

• Hickey's Music Center
  Choose woodwind, brass, guitar, piano, vocal, or string, then browse sheet music for a particular instrument, style, genre, or number of players.

• Ward Music
  Browse the selection of wind, brass, string, electronic and percussion instruments or search for choral and band sheet music.

• All Music Printed and Sheet Music

• BlackDots Online Sheet Music
  Search or browse this huge online printed music catalog covering 100,000 titles. Highlights new sheet music releases.

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