Music
    U of A

    "Music, of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but its own, and utterly without meaning … except its own."  Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

    Music   Moody Music Building
      MusicTheory.net: Ricci Adams' MusicTheory.net is a source for music lessons, ear and interval trainers, and various utilities including a chord calculator and a staff paper generator.
      Popular Songs in American History: Lesley Nelson's site provides a look at American Folk and Traditional Music with Lyrics, Midi Files, Tune Information and History behind the folksongs and ballads. With folksongs arranged by time period.
      Classical Composer Biographies: provides almost everything you need concerning classical music - biographical information about composers (with portraits and short sound examples), explanations of the various musical forms and a dictionary of musical terminologies. It is designed to be of use for everyone from "beginners" to the music professional - decide for yourself how deeply you follow the links.
      Instrument Encyclopedia: A sampler of some of the world's most interesting musical instruments.
      Alabama Blues Project: Materials on the Blues Project, on Alabama blues music, and links to sites on all blues artists who were born or lived in the state.
      Marching.com: Central site for high school marching bands. Includes a calendar of events, information on competitions and awards, links to local band web sites and many links to resources, publications, associations, and services and products.
      Bands of America: "Founded in 1975, Bands of America has been making a difference in the lives of young people for more than a quarter of a century. Bands of America strives to provide QUALITY avenues for LEARNING and EXCELLENCE in music education for the nation's high school students and directors. Playing to a national audience, BOA's mission is infused with a positive vision that touches lives forever."
      Drum Corps International (DCI): "Drum Corps International (DCI) is a nonprofit youth organization serving junior drum and bugle corps around the globe. Every summer, the top corps in the country gather in one place to vie for the title of DCI World Champions."
      Medieval and Renaissance Instruments: Descriptions, pictures, and brief mp3 clips of instruments including the kortholt, sacbut, shawm, crumhorn, zink, etc.
      mtv.com: Well, you know...
      PopMatters: "The magazine of global culture." Includes feature articles, interviews, and reviews of concerts, CDs, DVDs, movies, books, etc. An archive is available.
      RollingStone.com: The online version of RollingStone Magazine , keeping you up-to-date with the happenings in the music culture.
      Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: For your fullest enjoyment, this site uses Macromedia Flash Technology.
     
     
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