African-American Band Music and Recordings (The Library of Congress Presents: Music, Theater and Dance)
The core of this presentation consists of “stock” arrangements for bands or small orchestras of popular songs written by African Americans. In addition, a smaller selection of historic sound recordings illustrating these songs and others are available
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Live Illustrations by Professionals (LIPS) is designed to afford young musicians a close-up view of artists' embouchures in action. Each LIPs video page includes a discussion with the artist about the essential fundamentals of the instrument.
The Official Web Site of Buddy Rich has everything you want to know about this famous drummer. Read his biography and learn the story of "Traps the Drum Wonder." Browse the photo gallery for pictures of Buddy Rich on and off the stage!
Welcome to Gina's Flutes. Quality used band instruments of all kinds, not just flutes. We sell used flutes, clarinets, piccolos, trumpets, saxophones, trombones, french horns, oboes, and other used musical instruments. We carry student and professional
Net Instruments is a global database of musical instruments for sale. The musical instruments have been posted by our community of 50,000+ registered musicians and are viewed by 250,000 visitors per month.
The Maryland Historical Society is proud to host the definitive collection of jazz-pioneer Eubie Blake. Blake, born in Baltimore in the 1880s, went on to become one of the most popular ragtime composers of his era and one of the more influential music
This website has been developed over the years by faithful organizers and contributors from around the world to keep the military band tradition alive by honoring the past, supporting the present and encouraging the future of band music.
Tubas, euphoniums, baritones and tenor horns - background brass instruments
The following information aims to explain about the various variables of a mouthpiece's shape and how they affect its performance. In addition we've tried to aid selection by giving comparison charts and narrative on which models are the most popular.
New Horizons Music programs provide entry points to music making for adults, including those with no musical experience at all and also those who were active in school music programs but have been inactive for a long period.
Welcome to the Learning Tools section of the Marine Band website. The information in this section will help you learn more about the history and mission of "The President's Own."
Welcome to one of the world's largest set of community band and orchestra links! Since 1995, people have used the information contained here to try and find web pages for groups located in that area. We hope you will find what you are looking for.
The purpose of ACB is to encourage and foster adult concert community, municipal, and civic bands and to promote the performance of the highest quality traditional and contemporary literature for band.