Submitted by Introduction to Music Technology students at
Edited by Dr. Doug Bristol
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National Association of
Teachers of Singing NATS Online is the official website of the National
Association of Teachers of Singing.
NATS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging the highest
standards of singing through excellence in teaching and the promotion of vocal
education and research. With over 5,000
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The Choral
Public Domain Library This is a free sheet music archive! The Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL) is the largest internet-based free sheet music website which specializes in devoted itself exclusively to free choral sheet music. It begin in December 1998, the site has over 140 contributors and 3,200 scores. |
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The Journal of Voice is widely regarded as the world’s premiere journal for voice medicine and research. The journal contains articles written by experts throughout the world on all topics in voice sciences, voice medicine and surgery, and speech-language pathologists’ management of voice-related problems. The journal includes clinical articles, clinical research, and laboratory research. |
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The Aria Database is a diverse collection of information
on over 1000 operatic arias. Besides
providing basic information about each aria, the Database includes
translations for many arias and aria texts for those that are not affected by
copyright restrictions. The Database
also provides access to a collection of operatic
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Instrumental/Band
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MarchingArts.com gives you
another way to keep up with Drum Corps as well as High School and College
marching bands. It contains a link section, scores for DCI
competitions, photo gallery, and repertoires. |
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John Ericson
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International Trombone
Association The International Trombone Association is an organization that informs and provides various types of information for trombone players. The ITA Journal has been in production since 1971. Published quarterly since 1982, it includes scholarly articles, trombone news, job announcements, and literature and record reviews. |
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The It also posts any upcoming events that pertain to the Western International Band Clinic. The site makes it possible to register for the clinics and honor bands. |
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The International Horn Society offers a variety of tangibles for your horn enthusiast. For over 30 years, The Horn Call, the journal of the I.H.S., has presented news and announcements, feature articles, clinics, music and recording reviews, workshop reports, biographical features, and advertisements for horn-related products and services. |
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The National Flute
Association The National Flute Association was founded in 1973. It is the largest flute organization in the world. It was founded to encourage a higher standard of artistic excellence for the flute, its performers, and its literature; it has more than 6,000 members from more than 50 countries including leading soloists, orchestral players, and students of all ages. |
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North American
Saxophone Alliance The online North American Saxophone Alliance publishes a bimonthly newsletter and an annual scholarly journal. This newsletter serves to keep the membership informed of the many activities sponsored by the alliance and its members. It also attempts to review new music and teaching materials and methodology. |
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The International Trumpet Guild is a non-profit organization founded in 1974 to promote communication among trumpet players around the world and to improve the artistic level of performance. This web site also provides information on teaching and other literature associated with the trumpet. |
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The Historical Harp Society was formed in 1990 for North
American friends of the harp interested in the exchange of ideas and
information about early harps, their construction, and their music. The society is devoted to encouraging
research of the building of early harps, harp music of the Middle Ages, the
Renaissance, the Baroque period, and the playing techniques of these eras and
their harps. |
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International
Double Reed Society The International Double Reed Society (IDRS) is a worldwide organization of double reed players, instrument manufactures and enthusiasts. This website offers visitors and members a registry of stolen double reed instruments, as well as related news and events. |
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The Percussive Arts Society (PAS) is a music service organization promoting percussive education, research, performance, and appreciation throughout the world. This website also provides information on news and events of this organization. By becoming a member of the Percussive Arts Society, you are joining a community of players, teachers, students, and enthusiasts dedicated to advancing the art of percussion through inspiration and education. |
Organizations
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Drum and Bugle Corps
International The DCI is short for the Drum and Bugle Corp International. An organization which has been active ever since the 1970's. The Drum and Bugle Corps are professional marching ensembles. Each ensemble consists of nothing except brass, percussion, and auxiliary dancers. |
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The Music Library Association is the professional
organization in the |
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American
Musicological Society The American Musicological Society was founded in 1934
as a non-profit organization to advance "research in the various fields
of music as a branch of learning and scholarship." |
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Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity of America,Inc This is the official site of Phi
Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music
Fraternity of America, Inc. The site
provides a brief and somewhat detailed history of the fraternity’s humble
beginnings in 1898 up to present day Sinfonia. |
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Sigma Alpha Iota International Music
Fraternity This is the official site of
Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity. The site provides a brief history of the
highly musical organization. It also
provides a reason behind SAI being a fraternity for women. The site has links to several of the
various chapters within the fraternity. |
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The New Orleans Jazz Club (NOJC) is a non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting traditional, |
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The Women's Philharmonic is an orchestra comprised entirely of women performing music composed by women. The Women's Philharmonic has grown into a naturally acclaimed orchestra with a loyal following since 1981. |
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The Guitar and Accessories Marketing Association GAMA is the Guitar and Accessories Marketing Association. This group is comprised of guitar and guitar accessory manufacturers and consumer magazines that promote guitar usage in school. |
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The Music Publishers’ Association of the United
States Ever since 1895, The
Music Publishers’ Association has been the best way for orchestra arrangers to copyright their music. |
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American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers ASCAP is a membership association of over 140,000 U.S. composers, songwriters, and publishers of every kind of music and hundreds of thousands worldwide. ASCAP is the only U.S. performing rights organization created and controlled by composers, songwriters and music publishers, with a Board of Directors elected by and from the membership. ASCAP protects the rights of its members by licensing and distributing royalties for the non-dramatic public performances of their copyrighted works. |
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Women’s music online showcases music that has been composed, arranged, performed, and published by women. You will find not only a database of women composers, past and present, whose works have been programmed on Eine Kleine Frauenmusik (A Little Women’s Music), the weekly radio broadcasts I host on Southeastern Public Radio, but you also have the opportunity to meet with others who share your interests. |
Education
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Music
Educators National Conference MENC Online is the official website for the National Association for Music Educators. From this website, a music educator, whether a student or an active music teacher, can check on the national standards for music programs within school systems. |
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International Association for Jazz Education With a mission to ensure the continuing growth and development of Jazz through education and outreach, the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) serves 8,000 members in 40 countries. The IAJE is a voluntary non-profit organization, which nurtures the understanding, and appreciation of jazz and its heritage, provides leadership to educators regarding curriculum and performance, and assists teachers, students, and artists with information and resources. This site also offers information on its annual conference, which is acknowledged as the largest annual gathering of the global jazz community. |
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Teach-nology was designed for today's teacher in mind. They have included many helpful lesson plans for all teachers. It contains a wide selection of plans for the Elementary music teacher as well as Middle and High School Band Directors. |
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Jazz at Lincoln Center is the largest non profit
organization devoted to the education of Jazz in schools. Led by famed jazz
trumpeter, Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln is
determined to educate and inform the nation about the educational value of
jazz and how it is a music form in itself. The site includes news about the
education programs that the |
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This site was created especially for the music educator. The site gives great ideas to motivate students with awards, seals, certificates, incentive charts and much more. It also includes teaching aides that are creative to the student grade 1-6. |
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Children’s Music Workshop provides quality instrumental music instruction to public and private schools throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Children’s Music Workshop currently coordinates instrumental music programs at more than seventeen public and private schools in grades Kindergarten through 12. |
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Sales |
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Art's Music Shop, with locations
in Montgomery, Dothan, and Birmingham, Alabama, carries supplies for the
student musician as well as professionals. They also have a large,
in-stock, library of concert and marching band music as well as many of the
top name brand instruments. |
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Alfred is a website that was inspired by Alfred Piantodosi, composer and musician, who founded Alfred
publishing Company in |
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Download.com is a website that offers a broad variety of products for computer downloads. Some examples of the downloads that it offers are: screen savers, games, computer software, computer drives, and sites for music downloads. This website offers downloads for Windows, Mac, Linux, Palm, and handheld computers. |
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The completely free software website was created to list the very best software which is completely free for non-commercial use. The programs that are offered on this site are fully functional and do not time out. |
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Hal Leonard Online is the internet home for the world’s largest music print publisher. For more that 50 years Hal Leonard has been publishing and distributing publications and products for virtually every instrument and performance group. |
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Midi Classics.com is a website that could be used to
purchase music hardware. Some of the
products that may be purchased from the website are: sound cards, extended
sound modules, |
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The Woodwind and Brasswind have just about everything imaginable for
woodwind and brass instruments as far as equipment, instruments and
accessories. This website offers
highly competitive prices. |
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Sheet Music Plus is the world’s largest online sheet music store. The types of sheet music it offers includes: Classical, Broadway, Soundtracks, Pop, R&B, Jazz, and Rock n Roll. |
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For over 20 years, Sweetwater has provided musicians and audio professionals with the best value in music equipment retail. Sweetwater offers a value that goes beyond a great price. They are the leading specialists in all aspects of music technology. Sweetwater is an authorized dealer and service provider for the industry’s top manufactures. |
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J.W. Pepper and Son, Inc. is a company that has been named the world’s largest sheet music retailer. They carry a wide variety of music, from instrumental to vocal, in all genres. On some selections, customers can listen to a song or view part of the score before purchase. |
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This site represents just the first step in providing a
comprehensive web page that will allow you to discover wonderful recordings. CDs are of special interest to band
directors, wind and percussion instructors, student musicians, former band
musicians or just about anyone who is frustrated by the lack of wind band CDs
at their local CD shop. |
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Taylor Music carries a wide of musical instruments. Their instruments range from student, intermediate, and professional models. They have constant specials and programs for schools with beginning band programs. |
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MacBeat carries hard disk recording equipment, music notation software, midi sequences, microphones, hard disk drives, synthesizers, keyboards, mixers, mixing and editing software, midi interfaces, audio processing software, and more. |
Resources
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Essentials of Music contains information on over 200 excerpts of classical music. It allows you to listen to the excerpts by using Real Audio. It also includes background information on Eras of music, composers, and a Glossary of 200 definitions. This site was created in cooperation with W.W. Norton & Company. |
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Harmony-central.com is the leading internet resource for
musicians, supplying valuable information from news and product reviews, to
classified ads and chat rooms. This
all-in-one web site gives musician benefits not available through traditional
physical retail channels and provides extensive product information. |
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This website allows you to define any musical term. All of the information and examples shown will come from the 4-CD Norton Musical Example Bank. |
Technology
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Technology
Institute for Music Educators The Technology Institute for Music Educators is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to assist music educators in applying technology to improve teaching and learning in music. |