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Music retail links

• Music and Arts - (formerly Eastern Musical Supply). 106 Gray Rd., West Falmouth, ME. Call 800-873-2888 or email your order or questions. Joe Bettencourt, our American Music representative is at Mt. Ararat every week and can deliver your order to the school
• Music and Moore - Topsham Fair Mall
• Perkins Music House - Skowhegan, ME. A good source for solo and ensemble music. All-State audition music can be ordered here.
• Osmun Brass - Andover, MA. A good source for any brass instrument needs, especially new or used pro horns and accessories
• Manduca Music - Portland, ME. Specializing in brass ensemble and piano music.
• Charles Double Reed Co. - Conway, NH. Specializing in oboe and bassoon instruments and supplies
• J.W. Pepper, Co.- Valley Forge, PA. Order music online
• Robert King Music Company - brass music

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Instrument links

• The Practice Room - Helpful articles written for students.
• Thoughts on Practicing
• The Woodwind Fingering Guide - Fingering charts for woodwinds
• Flute.com
• National Flute Association
• Oboe Links
• Oboe and Oboe Reed Information
• The International Double Reed Society
• Bassoon.org
• Online Clarinet Resources
• The International Clarinet Association
• The International Bass Clarinet Society
• The Internet Bass Clarinet Society
• World Bass Clarinet Foundation
• Sax on the Web
• The International Saxophone Home Page
• The Nuclear Whales Saxophone Orchestra
• Unsafe Sax - A tongue in cheek research study
• Brass Resources - Links to hundreds of sites for all brass players
• Ronnie Romm's Website
• The Trumpet Herald
• The International Trumpet Guild
• The Ultimate Trumpet Links
• Hornplayer.net
• HornMIDI.com - MIDI accompaniment files for horn players
• The International Horn Society
• French Horn Fingerings
• International Trombone Association
• Trombone Links
• The International Tuba and Euphonium Association
• The Euphonium Homepage
• Cool Euphonium Links
• The Tuba - For TRUE heavy metal music!
• Travelers Club Restaurant and Tuba Museum
• Drummers Web
• The Percussive Arts Society
• Roll Off Productions
• Violin World
• The Violin Society of America
• The Viola Web Site
• Viola Jokes
• Cello Heaven
• Double Bass Links
• International Society of Bassists

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Choral links

• ChoralNet
  
• ChoralNet Links
  
• MUSICA International Choral Music Database
  
• International Federation for Choral Music
  
• Chorus America
• Choral Links
• American Choral Directors Association
• Barbershop Harmony Society - (formerly SPEBSQSA, Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America)
• Male Choir International Index

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Ensemble links

• The Sons of Pitches
• The Blue Hill Brass! - Available for weddings, parties, funerals, and other festive occasions! Featuring one of Mt. Ararat's own!
• The United States Marine Band
• The United States Army Band
• The United States Navy Band
• The United States Army Field Band
• The United States Air Force Band
• The United States Coast Guard Band
• The Canadian Brass Online
• The Women's Chorus of Dallas
• USM Youth Ensembles
• Dallas Wind Symphony
• The Yale Russian Chorus
• Casco Bay Concert Band, South Portland, ME
• Links to marching bands
• The Capitol Steps Home Page
• The Cornucopia Concert Band in Seattle - This community band specializes in American band music of the early 1900s. You can hear several recordings of pieces.
• The Community Music Mail - Great resource for community bands and orchestra with links to music resources worldwide.
• WASBE - The World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles.
• The Edith Jones Project A Portland, ME-based big band made up exclusively of female musicians
• The Fogcutters Big Band

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Music theory links

• Online Music Encyclopedia
• Creative Music Online Dictionary of Musical Terms
• Printable music staff paper - Staff paper in various configurations ready to print- it's FREE!!
• Coda Music Technology - maker of Finale, Allegro, Print Music. Download the free Finale Notepad here.
• MIDI files at midiworld.com
• Musical EdVentures
• Teoria - practical music theory
• Music Theory Online - a journal of the Society for Music Theory
• MiBac Music Theory
• Music theory for songwriters
• AP music theory - The College Board
• Music theory - Learn about note reading, intervals, scales, and much more.
• Handy transposition chart
• Music theory online - An interactive course in musical theory that is geared to the student's needs at any age or ability level.
• Ricci Adams's musictheory.net
• Music theory resource page

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Other music links

• Thoughts on Practicing - Good suggestions for developing good, efficient practice habits. Very well done!!
• Boston Symphony Orchestra audience etiquette
• R.B. Hall Web Site
• CNN profiles of musicians of the New York Philharmonic- This one is about Phil Myers, principal horn player. At the end of the article are links to the other profiles.
• University of Southern Maine (USM) Music Department
• University of Maine Music Department
• University of New Hampshire Music Department
• NBA (That's the National Band Association.) Lots of great band links
• The Classical Archives - MIDI Recordings
• John Philip Sousa Page
• Music Education Online
• Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
• Carnegie Hall
• School Music.com
• Concert Band Resources Well annotated guides for different levels of band music, cd/cassette lists, etc.
• Band Chat - An online chat/resource for band and conductors worldwide. Great way to connect with others around the world.
• NYSSMAThe web site for the New York State School Music Association. This is an excellent resource for all musicians, particularly music educators. They sponsor classes, conferences, and the NYSSMA manual which has been the standard for music repertoire for many years.
• The Fogler Library music links - The library at the University of Maine has compiled a list of resources for music and music educators.
• Stormworks- Composer Stephen Melillo's site. Some free downloads of scores and parts.
• The Community School of the Arts- A wonderful model for community music programs. Sponsored by University of Connecticut's College of Continuing Studies in cooperation with the School of Fine Arts, CSA's mission is to provide residents of all ages and ability levels with professional, affordable instruction in the performing and visual arts.

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