Learning Resource Center
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Electronic Resources:
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Internet Resources:
Music Reviews and General
Afropop Worldwide is "a radio program, a web site, a searchable database, an international musical archive, a team of researchers, and a travel series to Africa and Latin America." The site includes reviews of African and African Diaspora music worldwide.
The online version of the international entertainment newsweekly. Includes reviews of current releases in popular music.
Classical Net
Features more than 3000 reviews of classical music recordings.
Classics Today
Provides thousands of reviews of classical music recordings and concerts.
A bi-monthly magazine covering alternative-country music (whatever that is)." Includes recording and concert reviews in its archive, but current content requires a subscription.
The weekly magazine of music and culture. Provides reviews of current releases of popular music.
An online magazine of world and roots music. Provides reviews of music from around the world.
A monthly magazine of the music industry and culture. Includes reviews of current releases of popular music.
Digital Librarian Resources for Lyrics and Sheet Music
Locating Lyrics, Sheet Music, Librettos & Scores.
Digital Librarian Resources for Music
Collection of Music Resources on the Internet.
A comprehensive reference source for information about all kinds of music, including artists, recordings, and genres.
Music Education Online provides a wealth of online information for anyone interested in music education.
A FREE service that enables all education personnel, including special educators, speech pathologist, occupational therapists, and other related personnel, to market themselves to over 10,000 public and private schools nationwide. Our innovative approach to education placement saves educators time and money by giving them exposure that would be difficult and expensive using paper resumes.
MTNA (Music Teachers National Association)
The mission of Music Teachers National Association is to advance the value of music study and music making to society and to support the professionalism of music teachers.
ISME-International Society for Music Education
The International Society for Music Education believes that lived experiences of music, in all their many aspects, are a vital part of the life of all people. Established in 1953 under the auspices of UNESCO, the Society leads and supports music education worldwide.
International Clarinet Association
International Double Reed Society (IDRS)
International Trombone Association
The College Music Society is a consortium of college, conservatory, university, and independent musicians and scholars interested in all disciplines of music. Its mission is to promote music teaching and learning, musical creativity and expression, research and dialogue, and diversity and interdisciplinary interaction.
Worldwide Internet Music Resources from Indiana University
Categorized links to musicians and ensembles, composers, research sources by musical topic, the business of music, and performance-related subjects.
Band Music from the Civil War Era
Digitized sheet music from Music Division of the Library of Congress.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwmhtml/cwmhome.html
Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/reed/
Historic American Sheet Music 1850-1920
A database of digitized sheet music from Duke University.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ncdhtml/hasmhome.html
Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885
American Sheet Music, 1870-1885 is an addition to the American Memory Collection of digitized historical materials at the Library of Congress.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/smhtml/smhome.html
"Now What a Time": Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ftvhtml/
William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wghtml/wghome.html
MENC-The National Association for Music Education
Music and Music Education Resource Tool
"Home page lists seven major sections: Basic Repertoire List, Classical CD Buying Guide, Recommended Classical CDs, Composer's Works and Data, Reviews and Articles, Books and Scores, and Classical Music Links".
"More of a web log-style news hub for all the latest industry/band chatter. Coverage often crosses over into indie rock and left-field metal, with a softer touch, but it is a good assesment of the hydra-headed state of modern punk". --Library Journal
History of UK Punk Rock from 1976-1979
We Created It; Let's Take It Over!
"An impressive series of essays on all aspects of early New York punk written by fan Jessamin Swearingen. Coverage extends to the New York Dolls, the Velvet Underground, the tight-knit community at CBGB, and, crucially, New York punk/ London punk comparisons". --Library Journal
Ethnomusicology, Folkmusic, and World Music Resources from the University of Washington Libraries.
http://www.lib.washington.edu/music/world.html
Indie Rock by fans and critics alike.
Website for longtime fans of independent music.