Finding Music Information on the Internet

Contents

• First --> Notice Quality!
• Large Internet Music Guides
• Classical Music Guides
• Composers
• World Music
• Music Reviews
• For Performers
  • Piano
  • Voice
  • Guitar
  • Wind Instruments
  • Strings
  • Percussion
• Electronic Music
• Jazz
• Music Copyright
• Music Education
• Music Stores
• Music Industry and Organizations

FIRST --> NOTICE QUALITY!

ASK YOURSELF:

• What person or organization is providing the information?
  
• Is it provided by an expert or other reliable source? [.gov .edu .org ]
  
• Are they trying to sell you something? [.com .net ]
  
• What is their "agenda" or political perspective?
• How complete is it? Consider what information may be missing.
• Notice the date of the information or when the web page was created or last revised.

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Large Internet Music Guides

• Allmusic
  Includes reviews of recordings and biographical information on composers and performers
• Internet Resources for Music Scholars
  from the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard University
• Internet Resources in Music
  from UC Santa Barbara Music Library
• Worldwide Internet Music Resources
  from the Music Library at Indiana University, Bloomington.
• WWW Sites of Interest to Musicologists
  Sponsored by the American Musicological Society and the University of Pennsylvania
• Yahoo's Music Index

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Classical Music Guides

• Classical Net
• ClassicalUSA.com
• Electronic Dictionary of Musical Themes
  Search Classical music themes by notes, by composer and by genre.
• Opus 1 Classical - find classical music and opera concerts around the world

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Composers

• Composers (Indiana University)
• Composers (University of Washington)
• Composers Bureau Online (contemporary American composers)
• Directory of Composers on the Net (Center for Promotion of Contemporary Composers)
• Grove Music Online (accessible to Cal Poly Pomona students only) includes excellent and authoritative information on classical composers.

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World Music

• Ethnomusicology, Folkmusic, and World Music
  From the University of Washington.
• Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (accessible to Cal Poly Pomona students only)
• Music by Countries
  From Yahoo.
• NIU World Music Instrument Collection
  Photos of instruments from around the world, including some sound samples.
• Smithsonian Global Sound (accessible to Cal Poly Pomona students only)
• World Music Central

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Music Reviews

• All Music
• Amazon.com Music
• Barnes & Noble Music

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For Performers

• Piano

  American Pianists Association
  Keyboard (online edition)
  The Piano Page (Piano Technicians Guild)
  PianoNet (National Piano Foundation)
  Pianopedia

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• Voice

  American Choral Directors Association
  The Aria Database
  ChoralNet "the Internet Center for Choral Music"
  Gilbert and Sullivan Archive
  IBDB (Internet Broadway Database)
  IPA Source.com (International Phonetic Alphabet translations)

  Lied and Art Song Texts
  Lyrics (from Yahoo)

  Operabase
  OperaGlass
  Vocalist "international singers discussion"
  

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• Guitar

  Chord Dictionaries
  Classical Guitar Links
  Guitar Notes "Largest guitar resource index on the Internet"
  Guitar Player (online edition)
  Guitar Resources (from Harmony Central)
  ultimateGuitar.com

  
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• Wind Instruments

  The Clarinet Pages
  International Clarinet Association

  National Flute Association

  Sax on the Web
  The International Saxophone Home Page

  Trumpet Related Resources (chosen by Professor Dave Grasmick)
  International Trumpet Guild

  ITA (International Trombone Association)
  IHS (International Horn Society)
  ITEA Online (International Tuba Euphonium Association)  

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• Strings

  American String Teachers Association (ASTA)
  International Double Reed Society
  International Viola Society
  Violin Society of America
  The Viola Web Site
  The Internet Cello Society
  International Society of Bassists
  

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• Percussion

  Drums and Percussion (Yahoo)
  Modern Drummer Online
  Percussion Information
  Links to Educational and Percussion related Web sites (Percussive Arts Society)
  

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Electronic Music

Computer Music Links (International Computer Music Association)
Electronic Musician (online edition)
Electronic Music (Yahoo)
MIDI Tools and Resources (Harmony Central)

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Jazz

The Blue Highway
Jazz Improvisation Primer
Jazz Research Guide (University of Oregon)
Jazz Research Portal (University of North Texas)

Music Copyright

Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford University)
Copyright Crash Course (University of Texas)
Copyright for Music Librarians (Music Library Association)
Copyright Resource Center (Music Publishers' Association)
Educational Use of Media: Exemptions to the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act)
United States Copyright Office (Library of Congress)

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Music Education

California Association for Music Education (CMEA)
Internet Resources for Music Educators
International Society for Music Education (ISME)
MENC (National Association for Music Education)
Music Education Online/Children's Music Workshop
Music Teacher's Association of California
Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME)

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Music Stores

General

Amazon.com's Music Store
Barnes & Noble Music Store
Lark in the Morning: World Musical Instruments, Books, Recordings and Videos
Music Publishers and Dealers (from the University of Washington)

Recordings

CDnow
CD Universe
Tower Records

Sheet Music

Classical Sheet Music Downloads
EveryNote - for online Classical sheet music
FreeHandMusic - "Download sheet music 24/7"
J.W. Pepper - "World's largest sheet music retailer"
MusicNotes.com
Sheet Music Plus

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Music Industry and Organizations

Music Industry

• Billboard.com
EQ Online - "The magazine for recording musicians"
• Harmony Central "The Internet Resource for Musicians"
  Music industry news, new product reviews, classified ads and chat rooms. Includes The Bands Page with advice and information on getting into the industry.
• Mix Online - "Professional audio and music production"
• Music: Shopping and Services (Yahoo)
• Music Industry Research Guide (USC Marshall School)
• Music Yellow Pages - Music, Pro Audio, Lighting and Entertainment Industries. 
• R & R - "Instant information for the Radio and Record Industries."

Music Organizations

• American Music Center -   Promoting new American music and jazz
• ASCAP - American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
  A performing rights licensing organization.
• BMI - Broadcast Music Incorporated
  An American performing rights licensing organization. Also available on the web is BMI's MusicWorld magazine.
• MPA - Music Publishers' Association
  
• NAMM - International Music Products Association
• NARM - National Association of Recording Merchandisers
• NMPA - National Music Publishers Association .
  NMPA is dedicated to the protection of music copyright. This web site also includes a link to SongFile, a database of over 2 million songs, and a link to NMPA's licensing subsidiary service for licensing musical copyrights, The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA) .
• SESAC - Society of European Stage Authors and Composers
  A performing rights licensing organization.
• SPARS - The Society of Professional Audio Recording Services

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Danette Cook Adamson
9/08