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Music #1: Composing, Conducting
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MUSIC #1:
Conducting & Conductors
Composing & Composers
Songwriting Lyrics & Scores
Singers / Chorals
Music Events Calendars
Databases & Dictionaries
Misc Musical Resources & Fun Stuff

MUSIC #2: Genres / Instruments
GENRES:Opera Jazz
Classical Misc
INSTRUMENTS: String Instruments
Wind instruments Percussion
Fake books
Musicians Hardware & Accessories

MUSIC#3: Business
Musicians' Resources
Promoting Management
Legal Issues for Musicians
Opportunities & Funding

MUSIC#4: Communities
Web Communities & Portals
Museums, Music History
Musical Publications

MUSIC #5: Events
Career & Funding Opportunities
Festivals, Events
Camps, Workshops

Elsewhere: Resources for Young Musicians Music Art Music Books & Magazines for Musicians Music ART:JAZZ Music ART:Opera Music Adventures for Kids/Youth
CONDUCTING & CONDUCTORS To Top

Thomas Conlin is a frequent guest conductor with opera companies, ballet companies and symphony orchestras on five continents.

Conductor Biographies The road to becoming a great conductor can be a mighty task. These biographies will help you discover what these conductors had to get to the top.

A Web Directory of Famous Classical Conductors

Tête à Tête Conductors Biographies

About Conducting: History of Conducting, technique

Conductors Guild Includes listing of activities and publications, and downloadable composer contract forms.

Conducting: Introduction to Conducting ~ Basic Patterns ~ Advanced Patterns ~ Important Extras ~ Tips and Hints

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CoralBayArt.com

Spindrift Music
Music Thesaurus
Expression Categories, English Expression Meanings & Foreign Expression Terms
Spindrift Music
Tempo Terms

the Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians
The Harvard
Concise Dictionary
of Music and Musicians
 
COMPOSING & COMPOSERS To Top
Composers Biographies From Abe to Zuylen

American Composers Forum
Linking communities with composers & performers, in the making, playing and enjoyment of new music

Radim Zenkl - mandolin player, composer and instructor

Brahms' Rules of Musical Composition: Here you will discover some interesting insight into the great composer Johannes Brahms's mind regarding his philosophy and techniques on composing and inspiration

Music Composition FAQ - a short guide with answers to frequently-asked questions about musical compsitiong and composing, covering how to get started composing, composing at the piano, creative principles, dry spells, finding time for composing, how to get motivated to write, how to get your music copyrighted and published, motivation, opportunities for composers, the skills a composer must possess, what to do when if you get stuck, why it's important to write down your music, why you should not just write for yourself to perform and more

1. Getting Started
2. Motivation / Dry Spells
3. Creative Principles
4. Helping Factors
5. Miscellaneous Concerns

Planning a Two Minute Composition by Matthew Hinson - an illustrated guide to composing a short work, covering such topics as inspiration, large- and small- scale planning, program music, using a pre-existing work, analysing an extra-musical object, using musical ideas as starting points, harmonic direction, texture, instrument registers, ryhthmic comlexity vs. simplicity and more

I Write The Music Composition Directory - I Write The Music.comThis is a music resources site for composers. Creative guides for creative musicians.

Introduction to Musical Composition. Writer's Block, Nashville Numbering System, Divine Inspiration,Cut-Ups,Speed Writing.
Writer's Block Rule #1 : There are no Rules. So stop being a wimp and just do anything. It'll lead somewhere and that is a good thing, irrespective of whether the result is right or wrong. Either way you win....

Solomons Music Theory Resources Resources for composers, music theorists, and researchers of music, with sound files, papers and compositions.

Karadar - Composers biographies

Graphical Timelines of Composers

Karadar - Photo gallery comprising of 2000 photos of composers, rare scores, theatres.

Nightingale music notation software for the Mac.

Find Musicians, Singers & Songwriters
Planet Musician Database Singer/Songwriter Database
 
 
Music Composition resource
Music Composition Resource

This site, created by James Fry
& Christopher Bartlette, lists sources essential for today's composers, including books, articles, internet sites, sound recordings and FAQs for
beginning composers.
A Practical Guide to
Musical Composition

by Alan Belkin
A discussion of the fundamental principles of musical composition in concise, practical terms, and to provide
guidance for student
composers.
 

 

 

SONGWRITING To Top

Irene Jackson's Songwriting Tips tips, tricks and info on the craft of writing songs

SINGER SONGWRITER DIRECTORY Forum and Chatroom for Singers and Songwriters

Songwriting contest sponsored by American Songwriter Magazine . 6 contests per year. Lyrics only, no cassettes.

American Songwriter Magazine in its 20th year reporting on the craft and business of songwriting. Includes interviews, writing tips, industry news, reviews, lyric contest and more.

Singer/Songwriter Database

Songwriters Directory Database of songwriter and related resources including contests, legal information, magazines, news and associations.

Songwriters Guild of America The Songwriters Guild of America is the longest running and most prestigious groups of its kind. ... Hit Songwriters... Who’s on the Country Music Charts? ...

Music Theory For Songwriters Scales, chords and variations. Also, links and webrings for songwriters.

Jeff Mallett's Songwriter Site
Includes a list of songwriters on the web and other resources.

Learn laugh and interact at www.vocalist.org.uk Vocalist - Songwriting Advice. Browse the Songwriting Articles written by successful songwriters, ... Songwriting help, tips and lyric advice for songwriters musicians and lyricists. ...

Some Thoughts on a Song or Two, an article by Paul Lansky
I thought I'd write a song or two, so I tried, and tried again. It seemed like a perfectly natural thing for a young composer to do. Everyone else was doing it, so why couldn't I? [Read More]

Other Articles by Paul Lansky

The Just Intonatoin Network is a non-profit group fostering communication among composers, musicians, instrument designers, and theorists working with Just Intonation.

Musical Harmony and Harmonies Harmony is the result of polyphony (more than one note being played simultaneously). (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Teoria Music Theory Web : Tutorials: Learn about different aspects of music theory.
Exercises: Practice and develop music theory and ear-training skills.
Articles: about music and analysis

The Online, Free Ear Training on the Net - For a musician ear training is one of the most important tasks. Good Ear helps you to develop good ears.

Styles and History of Music: Styles of Music ~ The History of Music ~ Famous Composers

Music Theory: Music Dictionary ~ Musical Notation ~ Intervals ~ Scales And Key Signatures ~ TAB

INTONATION: as a general music term, this refers to the ability to play or sing on pitch; With reference to an instrument intonation refers to how the instrument plays in tune with itself.
Intonation Maintenance for Brass
an article by Glen Perry
"...There are however, a few
important details that often go
unnoticed by directors.(These are assuming that the student in control is proficient in the necessary skills to play in tune and maintain a steady pitch.) One is The ability of the instrument to actually play in tune. And another is the
ability of the instrument to go from one
note to another smoothly and
quickly. [Go to Article]
Intonation Maintenance
for Woodwinds

another article by Glen Perry:
"It is especially important in
the development of proficient
young woodwind players to be sure
that the instruments they are using
can, in fact, play in tune and
that the mechanism of the
instrument can go from
onenote to another
smoothly..."
[Go to Article]
 
LYRICS & SCORES To Top
Lyrics and Tunes

The Lied and Art Song Texts Page an archive of texts to Lieder and other Classical Art Songs (Kunstlieder, Mélodies, Canzoni, Romansy, Canciones, Liederen, Canções, Sånger, Laulua, etc.) as well as many choral works and other types of classical vocal pieces. It includes thousands of translations to English, French, German, Spanish and other languages

Chamber Music Ensembles (Scores and Various Parts) Pamela J. Marshal

Fullscores.com ... free sheet music resource

Song lyric Archive Lyric Archive
Free Sheet Music - of pieces in the public domain
Included will be midi files and sheet music. This music is public domain and comes from two music books that were copyrighted in 1918.
 
 
SINGERS & CHORALS To Top

Vocalist - Singer and Singing Teachers Resource. Vocalist is the site for singers, vocalists, singing teachers and students of voice of all ages, standards and styles. Browse the site to find useful information on aspects of singing, performance, plus free online singing lessons and articles for vocalists related to singing and getting into the music industry.

TECH TIP - Lucky 13 Vocal Processing Tips Find Your Own Voice With Vocals

TheSingingSpot.com! The ultimate resource link directory for singers.

Chorus America's mission is to strengthen choruses and increase appreciation of choral music so that more people are enriched by its beauty and power.

Choral Net Internet Center for Choral Music. ChoralNet provides a central portal to online resources and communications for the global choral music community.

Note Perfect has been providing choral music training assistance since 2001. On this site you will find aids to help you enjoyably learn the notes to selected choral works, and help you sing your part confidently.

Musica Viva: The Choral Music ArchiveSearchable index for mixed choral music, a cappella or with accompaniment. Part of Musica Viva.


Chorus America
's mission is to strengthen choruses and increase appreciation of choral music The Voice:Chorus America's award-winning quarterly newsletter

Vocalists  
When Choruses Collaborate
Doing what comes naturally, choruses collaborate to make good things happen.

an article by Kelsey Menehan A chorus by its very nature is a collaboration - singers, instrumentalists, music directors, front-office staff -– all, according to Webster, “performing work or labor together, especially literary (read artistic) pursuits.” So it comes as no surprise that choruses would extend that collaborative spirit beyond their own organizations. [Go to Article]
About Choral Singing:
Why Choruses Matter
Placido Domingo
 
 
MUSICAL EVENTS To Top

Depot Square Gallery: concert series calendar

Depot Square Gallery, located just a block from the Minuteman Statue in historic downtown Lexington, is one of the oldest and most celebrated cooperative galleries in the Boston area. Once a month there is live music at the gallery.

ArtsElectric: new music and media art events worldwide

WBUR Arts Calendar Massachusetts

Sound Art: monthly calendar for New York new music concerts

Wild Wood Park - Calendar of Musical Events Opera, Cabaret, the Family Series, Jazz Supper Club and After Dinner Opera Series. Wildwood is just a 20 minute drive from downtown Little Rock. Arkansas.

 
 
 
DATABASES & DICTIONARIES To Top

Find Musicians, Singers & Songwriters

Singer/Songwriter Database

Planet Musician Database

Spindrift Music Thesaurus:
Expression Categories, English Expression Meanings & Foreign Expression Terms

Spindrift Music Tempo Terms

Online Music Dictionary

Jargon: a quick guide to common music terms to smooth out confusions caused by too much music jargon.

Online Music Glossary

 
 
MISC RESOURCES & FUN STUFF To Top
FUNZONE FREE Musician Friendly Wallpaper, Postcards and Screen Savers

FREE FUN: Play a Virtual Instrument online or Tune Your Guitar
Virtual Quik Tune QT-11 Tuner (Flash 4)
Tune your guitar! requires the latest version of the Flash plugin. Games & Puzzles Welcome to the home of Shockwave and Flash games for musicians! Here are some cool time-wasters. (Note: To play these games, please first make sure that you have the latest Shockwave/Flash plugin and at least a 4.0+ browser. )

Flash Piano
We have created a virtual piano that you can use to play scales and intervals to help your understanding of these and other topics. You can even play a tune! Pressing any of the keys shown in lowercase on your computer's keyboard will let you hit the corresponding key on the piano.
AnvilStudio.com ~a free Windows XP/2000/ME/98/95 program
designed for people who want to:
record music with MIDI and Audio equipment,
compose music for MIDI and Audio equipment,
Sequence music with MIDI equipment, or
play with music using a computer and sound card.

SmartMusic: Access online accompaniments that function as virtual accompanists.
Get SmartMusic to access accompaniments for more than 30,000 titles and counting!