Music Web Directories

Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
A library of hand picked Blue Ribbon learning sites on the web. From Pacific Bell; five new sites are added weekly. Educators and librarians with advanced degrees choose sites that have outstanding format; content that is creditable, useful, rich and interdisciplinary; a learning process that promotes higher order thinking, is engaging, and integrates at least three intelligences or talents. Each site is given a rating. Excellent materials! Search by:

• Content Areas - Arts/Music
• Audience/Grade level
• Format - lessons, activities, projects, resources, references & tools

For Elementary, Middle and High School teachers

Classical Net
http://www.classical.net
Includes 6000 files and over 4000 links to other classical music web sites. It also reviews more than 3000 CDs. It has a search engine. Recommended by the American Library Association, it includes:

• Basic Repertoire List
• Classical CD Buying Guide
• Recommended Classical CDs
• Composer's Works & Data
• Reviews & Articles
• Books & Scores
• Classical Music Links
• Other Music Related Discussions
• Moderated Mailing List

There is also a search engine and a composer index.

Kept current. For Elementary, Middle School, High School teachers and students

Curriculum Internet Links
http://www.howard.k12.md.us/connections/default.html
from the Howard County Public School, Maryland. Good annotated links.

For Elementary, Middle and High School teachers

DMOZ: Open Directory Project
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Resources/Downloadable_Music_Sheets/
Downloadable music sheets selected by volunteer editors from around the world.

Updated September 2005. For teachers

International Music Resources from Artslynx
http://www.artslynx.org/music
A site from a university instructor that has some wonderful finds - and some less than helpful links. Generally there are no annotations. Look at Music Resources and http://www.artslynx.org/music/musiced.htm
Music Education Resources.

For Elementary, Middle and High School teachers. Selected students may find materials through the site.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide
Subject Access (Performing Arts & Music) leads to well chosen, annotated links to sites with good ideas for lessons -- some are directly usable by students.

Kept current. For teachers and with guidance, students

K-12 Resources for Music Educators
http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html
"Valuable resources for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels." This award winning site from the Mankato, Minnesota Schools has minimal annotations and is organized by:

• Band
• Coral
• Orchestra
• Classroom
• All Music

Kept current. For Elementary, Middle School, High School teachers

Music Education Search System
http://www.music.miami.edu/MESS/
from the University of Miami School of Music. Has a database of music journals.

For teachers

Music Hotlist
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/music.html
From the Franklin Institute. Has an interesting list of categories. No annotations.

• Opera
• Classical
• Jazz
• Regae
• Instruments
• Gregorian Chant
• Miscellaneous
• Teacher Resources

No date, but the links we tried were active. For teachers

Music Teacher's Resource Site
http://www.mtrs.co.uk/index.htm

From St. Mary's College Music Department in the UK. This award-winning site has:

• Bulletin board
• Ask an expert
• Links
• Equipment & Instrument reviews
• Teaching resources
• Vocal and instrumental rounds
• Listening projects and tests
• Loops for improvisation
• Top tips for music teachers
• Teacher's guide to World Music

For teachers K-12

Musicals.Net
http://www.musicals.net
lists close to 100 musicals with links to sites about the specific work. Well worth the visit.

Kept current. For High School students and teachers

Opera Glass
http://opera.stanford.edu/opera
from Stanford University, gives detailed information about libretti, source texts, performance histories, synopses and discographies, role creators, and other opera information servers. A find!

Kept current. For teachers

Recorder Home Page (Australia)
http://www.recorderhomepage.net/
"Links to articles, lists, catalogues and databases concerning all aspects of the recorder worldwide. An ideal springboard for players, students, teachers, makers and researchers alike." Very sophisticated information.

For teachers

Risa Song Lyrics Archives
http://www.risa.co.uk/
From the internet and direct submissions. For educational and informational purposes only. Lyrics accessible by: Performer, Title or First Line.

Kept current. For teachers

Songs for Children Theme Page
http://www.cln.org/themes/songs.html
"Links to internet sources of Songs for Children. At these sites, you'll find the lyrics to songs that are popular with children. In some cases, there will also be downloadable sound files and occasionally you'll also have access to the musical score. Search engines which allow you to find songs by artist or by key word are also common. . . Check before giving to the students since folk songs, shanties, traditional tunes, and popular songs that may have inappropriate content for children are included."

For teachers.

TEAMS Educational Resources: Center for Distance Learning, LA Council of Education
http://teams.lacoe.edu/teachers/index.asp
Check out Visual and Performing Arts, Music. You'll find a number of carefully chosen, annotated links to sites with ideas for activities. We could not find update information.

For elementary, middle and high school teachers.

Publishers

ASCAP
http://ascap.com/about/about.html
the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, created to protect the rights of its members by licensing and paying royalties for the public performances of their copyrighted works. Licensing information and the ASCAP Resource Guide are included.

BMI
http://www.BMI.com
licenses music. The site includes a section on legislation and a site search.

G. Schirmer Inc.
http://www.schirmer.com
site is searchable by: composers, catalogs, news, calendars, repertoire, links, features, copyright, the music sales group, index, and FAQ.

Music Theater International
http://www.mtishows.com
Licenses musicals. Their newly redesigned site offers lots for educators:

• The Broadway Junior Collection - shows specifically adapted to be performed by Jr. High/Middle School aged performers
• MTI - home for all of MTI's full length musicals
• MTI's Kids Collection - shows designed for performance by K-6 th graders
• MTI School Editions - new titles geared for easy performance by high school students
• Musicals from the Disney Collection
• MTI's TYA Collection - Theatre for Young Audiences: condensed versions of shows designed to be performed by small casts - adults performing for kids!

Pepper Music Network
http://www.jwpepper.com/
Printed music plus e.print digital music delivery.

Rhythm Band Instruments
http://www.rhythmband.com
shop online.