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Music Theory

This is a great site for all students to work on their music theory skills.

www.musictheory.net/lessons.html

This is another site to check.

www.emusictheory.com

Click on learning music or surf the site for your own individual needs.

Music software programs

Free downloadable music and music writing software. The free software program has limited features.

www.sibelius.com

This web site provides the program Scorch that allows play, transposition, instrument change, save and print options. Scorch works with the Sibelius music products. Scorch is free. Amazing!!!

www.sibeliusmusic.com

Instrument Care

Caring for your band instrument: articles on the professional band instrument technicians’ web site:

www.napbirt.org/instrument_care.htm

The Standard of Excellence Band Method Book

www.kjos.com

Sheet Music

J.W. Pepper is the world’s largest sheet music retailer. This site has solo sheet music and much more. Service is extremely fast and reliable.

www.jwpepper.com

Music Retailers

The following sites can help you with local and national retailers. Check out rental prices, supplies, instruments, ect.

Music and Arts Centers

www.musicarts.com

Brook Mays Music

(The Flute Tooter is associated with Brook Mays)

www.brookmays.com

The Woodwind Brasswind

www.wwandbw.com

Washington Music Center

www.wmcworld.com

Educational Sites

A guide to Symphony Orchestra Instruments

www.mathcs.duq.edu/~iben/home.htm

The New York Philharmonic Kidzone

Includes an Instrument Laboratory, Games and much, much more.

www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml?

What instrument should I play?

Click here to get basic facts and information about beginning instruments. This site originates in the United Kingdom so any information about the prices of instruments will need to be converted to US dollars.

http://www.paythepiper.co.uk

Links for specific instruments
Brass

www.conn-selmer.com

www.music.indiana.edu/musicref/brassint.htm

Woodwinds

This company makes many brands of reeds including the La Voz reeds recommended.

www.ricoreeds.com

www.woodwind.org/clarinet

Percussion

Steve Weiss Music
www.pearldrum.com

www.groverpro.com

www.vicfirth.com