Links for Music Educators

Welcome to the link page of District 2 MSBOA. This is a listing of links that may be of interest to educators or students. Just choose from the following list of topics. This general link list will take you to a specific listing of topics and sites. Not all links are guaranteed to work and MSBOA does not necessarily endorse all areas found on these pages, but they are good starting points for anyone interested in Music or Music Education. Have a good trip.
 
Education Links Music Education and Technology Websites MIDI
Universities Community Bands across the USA! Search Engines
Musical Organizations Band Director favorites Orchestra Director favorites
Music Dealers General Music Links Interesting Links for Reference

Education Links

Resorces for Music Education - A useful list of music education links
Music Educators National Conference Website - MENC information
Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology-Online
ArtsEdge: National Arts and Education Information Network - An excellent resource including a mailing list
American Music Conference - Helpful Music advocacy information.



Music Education and Technology Websites
 
 
Music Technology Learning Center - resources for technology.
The MIDI Farm Internet
MIDI Resources for Teachers

Community Bands

Austin Symphonic Band
Diamond State Concert Band
Encore Wind Symphony - Traverse City
Grand Rapids Symphonic Band
Lakeshore Concert Band - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Minnesota State Band
Los Angeles Pierce Symphonic Band
Community-Music Mailing List - Interested in Community groups? Check it out.


Search Engines

Google
Alta Vista
Yahoo
Dog Pile


Universities

The University of Michigan School of Music
CMU School of Music - A new updated site and a new music facility!
Grand Rapids Community College
Indiana University School of Music
Michigan State University
Western Michigan University


Musical Organizations

The Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra
The Grand Rapids Symphonic Band - A good resource for students!
The Cleveland Orchestra
The Interlochen Center for the Arts
National Symphony Orchestra Home Page

The Canadian Brass
- updates and concert information


Band Director favorites

The Clarinet Resource Page - Check out this page of great resources.
The Weather Channel on the Internet - Very helpful during marching season
The International Horn Society - A very informative page - including brass lists to join
http://www.tinfoil.com/ - This is a great site.  Lots of wax recordings from early 1900's.


Orchestra Director favorites

Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic - Fiddling Group from Saline, MI.
University of South Carolina String Project
American String Teachers Association
Violin Making by Hans Johannsson
Maestronet
Richard Robinson's Tunebook
 


Music Dealers

JW Pepper On-line - Browse the catalog or even order on-line
Schubert Publishing
Coda Music Technology - Finale, Vivace, etc.
MusicTime, Inc. - 10% off on music orders from this vendor!!
Warren Creative Designs
Woodwind Brasswind
Welcome To Rico International
Welcome to Mel Bay Publications, Inc.


General Music Links

Jazz Vermont - Big Band Info
Eyeneer Music Archives


Interesting Links for Reference, Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Medicine

 
The Weather Channel
Discovery Channel Online
PBS Online
The Library of Congress - Search the nation's library without leaving your desk or dealing with any ill-tempered librarians. Perfect for building book lists, but you'll have to take a D.C. detour if you want to really browse.
Roget's Thesaurus - Tired of using the same word day after day? Spice up your vocabulary with synonyms from Roget's online thesaurus.
The Smithsonian Institution Home Page