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AllMusic.Com
http://www.allmusic.com/
A great guidbook to all types of music. Search by Genre, Mood, Theme,
Country and Instrument. Includes links to audio samples and authoritative
articles about composers, groups, recordings and music history. Free password
required.
Creating Music
BBC OneMusic -- Virtual
Studio
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/studio/
This online interactive music studio allows you to work with mixers and
sequencers and other equipment, and be your own DJ. Has links to other
music games.
Choral
Music and Choruses
Vocal Area Network Choir Directory
http://www.van.org/choirdirectory.htm
If you're looking to sing in a choir in the New York City area, this site
is for you! Information on over 200 choirs, including groups for teens.
All Classical
Guide
http://www.allmusic.com/
Click on the Classical tab at All Music.com to explore classical music
by genre, composer, or musical period.
Classical Music
in Films
http://www.naxos.com/NewDesign/fintro.files/bintro.htm
Wondering what that classical piece was that you heard in The Titanic
or other movie? Click on Music in Movies on the left bar to find
out.
Essentials
of Music
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/
Classical music site including overviews of the six main periods in music
history, biographies of famous composers, and a glossary with audio examples.
HNH Learning
Zone
http://www.naxos.com/NewDesign/flearning.files/blearning.htm
An introduction to classical music, including biographies and discographies,
suggestions for building a classical CD collection, an A to Z of opera
including synopses
Internet Public
Library : Music History 102 http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/#baro
"A guide to Western composers and their music from the middle ages
to the present."
Naxos
Classical Learning Zone http://www.naxos.com/newdesign/flearning.files/blearning.htm
Everything you wanted to know about classical music.
Hip-Hop
& Rap
Rap-Up.Com : Hip-Hop's New Home
http://www.rap-up.com
See the Rap-Up Top Ten hit list, read the latest industry news or interviews
with rap artists, check out the links to favorite artists' websites, or
listen to new music cuts.
Jazz
All About Jazz
http://www.allaboutjazz.com
Articles, interviews, artists' bios, information on jazz festivals and
more at this site, "the Web's ultimate guide to jazz".
LyricCrawler.com
http://lyriccrawler.com/
Your "Lyrics search engine".
Lyrics World
http://ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/html/main_index/index.html
Lyrics to thousands of songs published before the year 2000, including
"Top 40 Hits of 1930-1999", "#1 Songs of 1930-1999",
"Top Singles by Decade" and "Artist Collections."
Sing-along
Songs
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm#index
Lyrics and music (via MIDI files) of children's, patriotic, TV and movies,
as well as songs from musicals and oldies. Great for babysitters and camp
counselors, and if you can't remember the words to the show "Casper
the Friendly Ghost."
Music
Theory (Reading Music, etc.)
Introduction
to Reading Music
http://datadragon.com/education/reading/
Learn about clefs, notes, time signatures, rests, and music symbols.
Musictheory.net
http://www.musictheory.net/index.html
Music theory tutorials, plus
a chord calculator and staff paper generator.
Music Theory for Songwriters
http://members.aol.com/chordmaps
In addition to information on scales and chords, this site has great printable
"chord diagrams" showing you how to play different chords on
the piano.
Musicals
Musicals101.com : The Cyberencyclopedia
of Musicals
http://www.musicals101.com/
History of musicals, how musicals are made, reviews, sample scripts, and
more.
Playing
an Instrument
ChordFind.com Guitar Chord Finder
http://www.chordfind.com/
Pick a chord and see what it looks like on the
guitar. Also has links to lots of other sites related to guitar playing.
PianoNanny.com's
Piano on the Net
http://www.pianonanny.com/start.html
Learn to play the piano, from the basics through playing jazz.
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updated September 23, 2007
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