Music: Websites

This organization is comprised of approximately 900 members who are dedicated to the music education of Oregonians of all ages. The majority of our members teach in K-12 school, colleges, and universities.

The mission of Music Teachers National Association is to advance the value of music study and music making to society and to support the professionalism of music teachers.

The mission of the National Association for Music Education is to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all. NAfME advocates at the local, state, and national levels; provides resources for teachers, parents, and administrators; hosts professional development events; and offers a variety of opportunities for students and teachers.

Oregon Music Education Association promotes excellence in music education and serves the professional needs of its members. OMTA is an affialiate of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), the oldest professional music teachers association in the United States.

The mission of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction (ATMI) is to improve music teaching and learning through the integration of current and emerging technologies into the music learning environment.

Music for All is one of the largest and most influential national music education organizations in support of active music making. Music for All is unique in that it combines programming at a national level with arts education advocacy.

The College Music Society promotes music teaching and learning, musical creativity and expression, research and dialogue, and diversity and interdisciplinary interaction. A consortium of college, conservatory, university, and independent musicians and scholars interested in all disciplines of music, the Society provides leadership and serves as an agent of change by addressing concerns facing music in higher education.

An excellent site from the Sibelius Academy conservatory in Helsinki.

An extensive webpage from the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library (Yale University).

A rich source of music sites maintained by the Oberlin College Conservatory Library.

"One of the best guides to quality Web sites on music, maintained by the Loeb Music Library, Harvard University."

Links to thousands of music sites from the Yahoo! Internet directory.

Created by Dr. Brian Blood of the Dolmetsch Foundation in England. "A repository for the basics of notation, meter, rhythm, chord structures, and more."

Created by Ricci Adams, a software engineer, this site contains interactive lessons, exercises, and tools for the study of Music Theory.

An award winning web site dedicated to the study of Music Theory. Articles, reference, interactive exercises.

An excellent site for all aspects of classical music with lots of information and links. Maintained by Dave Lampson.

Also called the Petrucci Music Library. A virtual library of public domain music scores collected on the wiki principle.

"Facilitates discovery of music iconography images by registered researchers, and the description of such images by registered cataloguers."

"A website and online publication maintained by a volunteer staff of writers, editors, and musicians. Includes articles, reviews, MP3 downloads, a jazz radio stream, events calendars, and more."

"Devoted to the study, preservation, creation, and representation of hiphop music. In addition to its research initiatives, collects all foms of related material culture, including recordings, videos, websites, publications, and original papers. Website includes introductions to hiphop scholarship, terminology, bibliographies, video from panels and discussions, and more."

"A portal for the official websites of hundreds of jazz musicians and organizations. Also offers news, forums, podcasts, and streaming audio."

"Photographs and sound recordings pertaining to New Orleans jazz. Includes the Louisiana State Museum's entire collection of images of Louis Armstrong, as well as recordings of jazz musicians active in New Orleans."

A listing of Blues Festivals in the Pacific Northwest from the Washington Blues Blog

"A portal for jazz research, education, and appreciation, with links to oral histories, research collections, jazz education resources, and information about exhibits, events, and performances."

Current chart data compiled from sales, streaming play, and radio play numbers, including the complete weekly Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts, the top halves of other current charts, and some historical charts.

A comprehensive resource for information on all aspects of the traditional music of the Celtic countries. Privately maintained by Gerard Manning.

Information about ragtime music and musicians, and links to other sites. Privately maintained.

The Internet site of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.

An online magazine that covers world, folk and roots music.

An eclectic assortment of links to mostly popular music sites, maintained by Michael Hauben.

Hosted by UCLA Digital Library Program.

From the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress.

University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection