Department of Music Computer Lab Resource
Page
Below are many useful links for music research, as well as some of general interest. When doing your research, be sure that the source is reliable. This is especially important on the Internet. Always cite the source.
Citation format for websites (MLA):
Title of Site or Database. Date.
Name of sponsoring institution or organization.
Date of
access and URL.
STARTING POINTS for research on any music topic:
Indiana
University Music Resource List - many scholarly links, organized by
topic
Scholarly
societies in music disciplines - many professional organizations
Finnish
music resource - Many useful links
Voice of the
Shuttle - a list of humanities links, click "MUSIC AND
DANCE" at the left for music
Yahoo!
Subject guide - Music
Andante
- excellent online classical magazine and reference source
Musical
Online - another great resource, includes MANY links organized by
topic
Finale notation software main page | Student discount page
Sibelius notation software
National Band Association
Texas Wind Symphony
Eastman Wind Ensemble
Center for Black Music Research
Center for Southern African-American Music at USC
The National Association of Teachers of Singing
American Choral Directors Association
Claflin University Main Page
Claflin University Student Email
Dr. Adderley's Web Page
Dr. Feezell's Web Page
Classical.net (includes history overview and links to much composer information)
Scholarly sites about music history from the American Musicological Society
Resources organized by time period - University of Cork, National University of Ireland
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/mus303/index.html - Timothy A. Smith, DMA, Northern Arizona University, excellent website on form
Great websites for fugue:
http://www.kunstderfuge.com/theory/terms.html - terms
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/bachindex.html - much information on Bach (fugues, canons, etc.)
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/wtc/index.html - animated analyses of WTC I fugues, some II
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/wtc/i11.html#movie - animated analysis of WTC I, Fugue 11
http://www.kunstderfuge.com/theory/bwv861.html - animated analysis of WTC I, Fugue 16
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/wtc/i21.html#movie - animated analysis of WTC, Fugue 21
JazzCorner
All About Jazz
Jazzbooks.com - Jamey Aebersold's website, many, many great resources for improving jazz musicianship
PlayJazz.com
JazzOnline
MENC.org - MENC online
www.vicfirth.com - includes videos of drum rudiments, and much percussion information
musictherapy.org
Piano Nanny - free piano lessons
Harmony Central - scroll down the page for a list of popular music magazines
The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts
Wadsworth Publishers (interactive excercises: click Music at left, then Fundamentals, then "Student Companion site" by textbook)
PracticeSpot.com - great theory resources, manuscript paper, piano practice tools, etc.; click "free tools" at left of page
Music theory online - Online theory encyclopedia, includes figured bass, instrument ranges, chords, scales, etc., etc., VERY useful
Musictheory.net - Outstanding! Many interactive quizzes, inc. notes, keys, intervals, triads, keyboard notes, brass fingerings,
intervals/scales/chords ear training, customizable STAFF PAPER generator, plus lessons in music theory.
http://www.teoria.com/ - interactive exercises for developing theory and ear-training skills (mostly fundamentals level)
musictheory.com - interactive theory training practice (fundamental level)
bigears interval drill program - plays an interval for you to identify
http://www.schenkerguide.com/ - introduction to Schenkerian analysis, a powerful analysis tool
http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~renwick/glosstart.htm - Schenkerian analysis glossary
If you have a suggestion for a link to be placed on
this page, or find a broken link, please contact Dr. Feezell.