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Musopen is an online music library of copyright free (public domain) music. We want to give the world access to music without the legal hassles so common today. There is a great deal of music that has expired copyrights, but almost no recordings of this m

WELCOME! Thank you for visiting what some call the most innovative music site on the web today. What makes the site so special? For starters it's the only site that has the chord charts to over 800 songs(and growing), most of which are jazz standards. Th

The Radio Hour is a series of portfolio based music history curricula for grades 5-12. These curricula study Classical, Jazz, Rock, Black Music in America(BMIA), and Classroom Guitar while integrating technology, music analysis, improvisation, movement, c

The BBC has unveiled a new archive of world music, allowing you to sample the musical traditions of more than 40 countries. India, Corsica, China, Cuba, Iran, Brazil, Mozambique, Turkey – they’re all represented in this eclectic collection of indigenous m

CyberBass is a free service that provides online MIDI accompaniments to many standard choral works. In addition, separate MIDI files for each individual voice part are available as an aid to learning and practicing individual parts.

The idea for the MIT Media Lab came out of work at the school's Architecture Machine group, and it formally opened the doors of its new building designed by I.M. Pei in 1985. In the Media Lab's first decade of operation, they worked on electronic music pr

A web site of the BBC that has many resources for parents, students and others related to music fundamentals, playing instruments, musical careers, and more.

An Introduction to the Elements of Music with Supporting Multimedia Content

This is an educational website, but you don't have to be in a school or university to use it. It takes as its model Kutiman's brilliant thru-you.com site, where he made seven new songs by remixing bits of video shared on YouTube. Included here for free are video tutorials which will show you how to create a basic remix just with the software that comes free on a Mac, or is available free on the internet. Windows users may be able to get the same results with Acid by Sony.

A comprehensive web site dedicated to the history of the wind band.

MSBandDirector.com is designed by and for music educators and provides all the information a school band director needs at their fingertips.

This list of free mac music software exists to help people to have fun with and become inspired by creating electronic music using their macs.

Music and the Bassoon includes:(1) Over 360 tunes to play, including folk tunes, popular songs, classical music, technical exercises, and “play by ear” assignments for beginners through professional players. (2) Many audio clips so you can hear professional bassoon playing on the tunes you are studying, and get a good sound in your head for which you can strive. (3) Many instructional videos that will help you see and hear how to play bassoon well. (4) Over 50 duets or canons where you can play in harmony with the audio clip.

These resources examine copyright law in the history of “borrowing” sounds in music, and raise provocative questions about what is creative and what is criminal. These lessons are directed toward grades 9 through 12, and college students for use in the following subject areas: media studies, media literacy, social studies, history, sociology, media production, music and language arts, business, and legal studies.

PowerPoint slides on various music topics.

A free, web-based music library application for community and civic ensembles.

Free Sheet Music, Riffs, Lessons and Tools for musicians who play.

Information about musics of the world from National Geographic.

Composer biographies.

Whether you're a casual listener or a serious music student, here's the site for basic information about classical music. Created in cooperation with W.W. Norton & Company, it's built around Essential Classics, the series specially designed to introduce you to the best music of every period. All through the site you'll find almost 200 excerpts from Essential Classics. You'll also find: (a) Eras: Overviews of the six main periods in music history -- Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Twentieth Century, (b) Composers: Brief biographies of nearly 70 composers, which will...

Music can be found in many careers in the world today. There are many professions that you can enter into with your love of music. Read about some of the careers that you might enjoy.

CareersinMusic.com was created with the clear focus of helping musicians and music lover's break into the music industry. There are many music industry careers available to musicians that are just under the surface and might not be immediately known or seem accessible. Our aim is to expose those music careers and to get working experts in their fields teach you how to get into their industry. This is different than other courses that teach a skill. We don't focus on the skills so much as how to take your skills and ambitions and start a music career with them.

News and Events, Prices and Popular Culture in history from 1920 to modern day

Provided as part of the Smithsonian's rich resources on folk music, students can interact with a jazz band. They can choose from three songs representing different jazz styles and then raise and lower the volume of a particular instrument sound to hear it more accurately. If students select specific instruments, a window pops up with more information about that instrument's role in jazz ensembles.

a fun website that offers information about specific happenings in music each and every day.

Jamendo is a community of free, legal and unlimited music published under Creative Commons licenses. Share your music, download your favorite artists!

Royalty free music to use in multimedia projects.

Wikifonia is the place for musicians to publish and collaborate on lead sheets.

On this page, you will find a list of legally reusable media that you can use in your projects.

Internet for Music is a free online tutorial to help university students develop their Internet research skills.Learn how to make discerning use of the Internet to help find information for your coursework and assignments.