Music Education Resources

 

Web Resources for Band Directors

American Band Masters Association (ABA)

American School Band Directors Association (ASBDA)

Band Director Dot Com Everything for the band director

Band Music of the Civil War Era Library of Congress

Band World Magazine Journal for band instructors

British Double Reed Society

Bugle Calls Listing from Army Bands Online

Clarinet Study Guide

Classical Composer Biographies Includes biographical data and downloadable portraits

College Band Directors National Association

Concert Band Literature Annotated listing

Drums and Percussion Page

The Horn Players' FAQ

International Clarinet Association

International Horn Society

International Saxophone Home Page

International Trombone Association (ITA) 

International Trumpet Guild

International Tuba Euphonium Association (ITEA)

John Philip Sousa American composer, conductor and patriot

MARCHING.COM The best in high school marching bands. Current events & scores.

Marching Arts Directory High school & college bands and drum corps directory

MENC Band Network Literature lists, teaching tips, reform issues and an open forum

Michigan Band and Orchestra Association

The Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference 

National Band Association (NBA)

National Flute Association

North American Saxophone Alliance

Online Trombone Journal Internet resource for and by trombonists

Percussive Arts Society Service organization for percussionists

Percussion Information Exercises for drums, timpani and mallet percussion

Peterson Online Tuner Manuals

Saxophone Study Guide

School Band and Orchestra Magazine

School Band Links Just like it says

Smithsonian Jazz Preserves and promotes one of America's greatest art forms ~ Jazz

Southern Music - instrument study guides Useful guides for instrument study at various levels

Texas Bandmasters Association - Educational Instruction Series Beginner-Advanced in PDF.

Trombone FAQs

Trombone USA Trombone page of the world

Trumpet Player Online

Wind Ensemble/Symphonic Band Repertoire Database Univ. of Wisc.-Milwaukee

Woodwind Fingering Guide Fingerings for all woodwind instruments

World Association For Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE)

World of Jazz Improvisation

World of Band Directors Online resources

Young Band Repertoire Project Recommended literature for young bands/from UTSA

 

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Web Resources For Vocal Teachers

ACDA - American Choral Directors Association Service organization for choral directors

ACDA National Committee on Women's Choirs Women's Chorus Repertoire Lists

The Aria Database Comprehensive descriptions of over 1000 arias

Classical Composer Biographies Includes biographical data and downloadable portraits

Contemporary A Cappella Society The source for all things a cappella

ChoralNet Internet center for choral music. A very thorough site

The Choral Singer Choral magazine

Gregorian chant Home Page from Princeton

Language Dictionaries: French-English | German-English | Italian-English

MENC Chorus Network Literature lists, teaching tips, reform issues and an open forum

Metropolitan Opera Everything you want to know about the Met

Michigan School Vocal Music Association

 

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Web Resources for String Teachers

American String Teachers Association

American Symphony Orchestra League Over 900 member organizations

Classical Composer Biographies Includes biographical data and downloadable portraits

discoverESO For kids--facts on the orchestra.

Kidzone: New York Philharmonic Interactive teaching site for children

International Society of Bassists

MENC Orchestra Network Literature lists, teaching tips, open forum and more

Music Education Resources/String links Includes articles and lesson plans

OrchList Comprehensive on-line source for orchestra links

PlayMusic.Org Interactive introduction to instruments of the orchestra

Suzuki Violin Teachers Central

Violin basics Care and maintenance of string instruments

 

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Web Resources for General Music Teachers

AABACA Minnesota's leading experts for educational music technology solutions

American Orff-Schulwerk Association Music and Movement Education

ArtsAlive.ca Help children discover the excitement of the performing arts

Baby Boomer Bus Songs Lyrics to everyone's favorite old bus songs

BBC Radio 3: Making Tracks Interactive fun with Peer Gynt and more

Campfire Sing-along

Classical Composer Biographies Includes biographical data and downloadable portraits

Classical MusicNavigator For students: composers, works, styles & influences

Classical Music Pages Music history site with searchable database

Classical Sampler Audio library of excerpts arranged by periods

Good-Ear.com Free on-line ear training exercises

Gordon Institute for Music Learning Offical site for Music Learning Theory & GIML

KIDiddles - MoJo's Musical Museum Lyrics to familiar kids songs, some with audio

Kidzone! Interactive site from the New York Philharmonic

Lesson Tutor: music and music history Downloadable lesson plans

Learning Musical Elements through Listening Resources for Guided Listening

MENC General Music Network Resources, teaching tips, and an open forum

MIDI in the Classroom

MIDI & Music Technology Resources for Teachers Resources and downloadable archives.

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

Music Theory for Songwriters Online lessons for beginners

MusiKinesis Resources on teaching Dalcroze Eurhythmics

Music, The Universal Language! Lesson ideas, music graphics, articles, and more

OAKE - Organizarion of American Kodaly Educators

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum--Lesson Plans Music history and literature

Shareware.Com Free music software in dozens of categories

 

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Web Resources for Music Advocacy

Americans for the Arts Arts advocacy site

Artserve Michigan Includes a library

The International Foundation for Music Research

Kennedy Center Teaching materials and professional resources

Macomb Arts Education Network Online network of local arts teachers and state resources

Music Educators National Conference Classroom resources and networking possibilities

President's Council on the Arts Good research on the importance of arts in education

Project Zero: Information on multiple intelligences

Research Studies in Music Education Callaway International Resource Center for Music & Music Education

 

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