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Online Music Resources
 

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Local Links  | Composers  |  Professional Organizations  |  Band Resources   |  Software  
Orchestra and Wind Symphonies  Resources by Instrument   |  Music Retailers  
Music Publishers  |  Something Different 


Director Picks

Music Cards - Mr. Robinsons pick.  Great site for music flash cards.
http://www.musicards.net

Local Links

Aledo High School Band - Calendar and details on H.S. Band events
http://www.aledobands.org
Aledo Independent School District - AISD home page
http://www.aledo.k12.tx.us
Aledo Band Parents - Information on events and service opportunities
http://www.aledobandparents.com

Composers - (Biographies, History and Works)

Classical Composers Biographies - Biographies of Classical Composers
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/mn200/music/composers.html
Women Composers -  Internet resources for the study of Women Composers
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7282/women.html
John Phillip Sousa - American Composer, Conductor and Patriot
http://www.dws.org/sousa/
Classical Composers Archive - Information on an extensive list of Composers
http://voyager.physics.unlv.edu/webpages2/picgalr2.html
HyperMusic - History of Classical Music, the History of Jazz, and the Musical Instruments
http://www.hypermusic.ca/
Composers of Great Band Works - Dr. Brian Harris
view PDF

Professional Organizations

Texas Music Educators Association - Organization for K-12 Music Teachers
http://www.tmea.org/
Texas Bandmasters Association -
Organization for Band Directors in Texas
http://www.texasbandmasters.org/
American School Band Directors Association -
National organization for Band Directors
http://home.comcast.net/~asbda/
Midwest Band Clinic -
Great Resource in Clinic Handouts link
http://www.midwestclinic.com/
Band Chat Online -
Your link to band conductors worldwide
http://www.band-chat.org/
International Association of Jazz Educators
http://www.iaje.org/
Music Educators National Conference - National Association for Music Ed.
http://www.menc.org/
Jazz in America/Thelonous Monk Institute - National Jazz Curriculum
http://www.jazzinamerica.org/home.asp
Music Educator.org - Articles and information for the study and teaching of music
http://www.musiceducator.org/
Percussive Arts Society - All things percussion can be found and discussed here
http://www.pas.org
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Band Resources and Articles

Young Band Repertoire Project - University of Texas at San Antonio
http://music.utsa.edu/~bharris/ybrp/Analyses/analyses.html
The Benefits of Metronomes and Tuners - Andrea Redcay, Western Illinois Univ.
view PDF
Good Practice Habits - Dr. Clifford Leaman, University of South Carolina
view PDF
Is Music Like Sports? - Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser
view PDF
The Sax is NOT a Clarinet - Rhett Bender
view PDF
Starting the Young Double Reed Player - Richard Bath
view PDF

Software

Finale Notepad - (Free) Great basic notation software to write & print your own music
http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/
Sibelius - One of the greatest software programs for music notation
http://www.sibelius.com/cgi-bin/home/home.pl

Orchestra and Wind Symphony Links

Dallas Wind Symphony - Jerry Junkin, Artistic Director and Conductor
http://www.dws.org/
Dallas Symphony Orchestra -
Andrew Litton, Music Director
http://www.dallassymphony.com/
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra -
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Music Director
http://www.fortworthsymphony.com/
Texas Wind Symphony -
Professor Lichtenwalter, Director
http://www.texaswindsymphony.org/


Resources by Individual Instruments

Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet
Saxophone
Trumpet/Cornet
French Horn
Trombone
Euphonium/Baritone
Tuba
Percussion


Local Music Retailers

Johnny Paul's Music Shop
1321 Pete Dr.,  Aledo, TX  
(817) 441-9003
http://www.johnnypaulsmusicshop.com
Brook Mays Music Co.
Fort Worth - Citiview

6125 SW LOOP 820
SUITE 128
817-346-2667

http://www.brookmaysmusic.com

Music Publisher Links

Strom Works Publishing - Music by Stephen Melillo, Composer
http://www.stormworld.com/
Arrangers' Publishing Company - Mr. Ganus's favorite!!
http://www.arrpubco.com/

Manhattan Beach Music - Excellent Music - much used for UIL 
http://members.aol.com/mbmband/
Hal Leonard - one of the largest music publishers
http://www.halleonard.com/
Carl Fischer - long time publisher of music
http://www.carlfischer.com/
Boosey and Hawkes - publishers of music 
http://www.boosey.com/
Warner Bros. Music Publications - Great source for TV and Movie Themes
http://www.warnerbrospublications.com/
FJH Music Company - Music for Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble
http://www.fjhmusic.com/
Alfred Publishing - Another MAJOR favorite of Mr. Ganus
http://www.alfred.com/
Queenwood/Kjos Music - Publishers of literature for young bands
http://www.queenwood.com


Something Different

Industrious Clock - Here is something really different - but neat!
http://www.lares.dti.ne.jp/%7Eyugo/storage/monocrafts_ver3/03/index.html
Home of the Underdogs - This site is full of fantastic old computer games.
http://www.the-underdogs.org/
CreateBands.com - Can't make it on Star Search?  Try this site for some fun!
http://www.coolbands.com/

 

 

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