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
  Maintained by the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard University
• Worldwide Internet Music Resources
  Compiled as a service of the Music Library at Indiana University, Bloomington. It is one of the oldest and most extensive Internet music guides.
• 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

• Classical Composers Database
• Composers (Indiana University)
• Composers (University of Washington)

    Note: Grove Music Online includes excellent and authoritative information on classical composers.

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World Music

• Ethnomusicology, Folkmusic, and World Music
  From the University of Washington.
• Music by Countries
  From Yahoo.
• NIU World Music Instrument Collection
  Photos of instruments from around the world, including some sound samples.
• World Music Central

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Music Reviews

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

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For Performers

• Piano

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

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• Voice

  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

  Flutes Are Fun
  National Flute Association

  Sax on the Web
  The International Saxophone Home Page

  Trumpet Player Online
  Trumpet Related Resources (chosen by Dave Grasmick)
  International Trumpet Guild

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

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• Strings

  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 Portal (University of North Texas)
  Red Hot Jazz Archive - A History of Jazz Before 1930
  

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  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)
  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
  MENC (National Association for Music Education)
  Music Education Online/Children's Music Workshop
  Music Teacher's Association of California

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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
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
• 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
  Leading magazine for musicians and audio professionals
• 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."
• Yahoo! Music

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
9/07

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