Resources

» Glossary
   Concise definitions of musical terms including form and theory, composers, instruments and historical eras, with RAM audio examples and purchase links. From Essentials of Music, online companion to the Essential Classics series of books published by W. W.
   http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/glossary/glossary.html

» Indiana University School of Music: Worldwide Internet Music Resources
   Categorized links to musicians and ensembles, composers, research sources by musical topic, the business of music, and performance-related subjects including competitions, festivals and auditions, with search and site map.
   http://library.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/

» A2Gmusic.com
   Resources, tips, news, classifieds, forums and music related databases. Includes information about copyrights, trademarks, marketing and locating a record label.

   
   http://a2gmusic.com

» American Hit Network
   Reviews, release dates, music news, concert dates and reviews, music history, games and web radio.

   
   http://www.americanhitnetwork.com

» Auralgasms
   Biographies, discographies, sound samples, tour dates and user comments focusing on new artists.

   
   http://www.auralgasms.com/

» Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities
   Stanford University project founded in 1984 offers free public access to large databases and online tools for music research and scholarship. Includes printable scores, voice-leading checkers, and scores and MIDI files for koto and tabla.

   
   http://www.ccarh.org/

» Computer Music bibliography
   Large plain text annotated list of publications on MIDI, synthesis, and computer music, with links to music and artificial intelligence, maintained by Piet van Oostrum.

   
   http://www.faqs.org/faqs/music/midi/bibliography/preamble.html

» Evolutionary Music Bibliography
   Companion to 2007 book discussing applications of evolutionary computation to music, by computer music professor Eduardo Reck Miranda of Plymouth, UK, and information technology professor (and trumpeter) Al Biles of Rochester, New York, US.

   
   http://www.it.rit.edu/~jab/EvoMusic/EvoMusBib.html

» Glossary for Music Bibliography
   Definitions of terms used in music bibliography, both English and German, from the Arthur Friedheim Library at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, US.

   
   http://www.peabody.jhu.edu/2352

» Grove Music Online
   The mothership of musical scholarship offers links to nearly 50,000 articles, images and sound files from 6,000 contributors. Access by paid subscription, free trials and reduced rates available for libraries and schools.

   
   http://www.grovemusic.com

» Hidden Songs.com
   Lists hidden and unlisted tracks found on albums and CDs, accepting submissions from site users.

   
   http://hiddensongs.com/

» MSN Music Guide
   Includes news, reviews, charts and links.

   
   http://entertainment.msn.com/Music/

» Music Bibliography
   Exhaustive text list of books on writing film scores as well as subjects such as composition, harmony and counterpoint, with links to sites on classical composition and composing for films. Maintained by Dimitrios Markatos.

   
   http://members.aol.com/dmarko1/brahms/bibliography.htm

» Music Bibliography at IUP
   Course syllabus and brief articles for students of Carl Rahkonen at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, with links to a dozen significant music libraries and online archives.

   
   http://www.lib.iup.edu/depts/musiclib/MusBib/MusicBib_home.htm

» Music Player Network
   Portal with artist interviews, news, equipment reviews, and forums.

   
   http://www.musicplayer.com

» Music-Atlas
   Portal with artist and band biographies, polls, top ten lists and musician jokes.

   
   http://www.music-atlas.com

» Musician Biographies
   Thousands of authoritative articles, many with discography, bibliography, and awards. In two alphabetized lists, individuals and bands or groups.

   
   http://www.musicianguide.com/

» Online Tuning Fork
   Click to hear sustained pitches including C, E, and concert A 440mHZ. With links to similar sites.

   
   http://www.onlinetuningfork.com/

» Rhythm and Meter, A Bibliographic Glossary
   Links to dozens of scholarly books and articles with glossary of terms, accepting user contributions. Created by graduate students at Indiana University in 1996.

   
   http://www.music.indiana.edu/som/courses/rhythm/

» Shavano Music Online
   Self-help articles about band equipment, lighting systems, speakers, equalization, and business including contracts. Free submissions for bands seeking musicians and vice versa.

   
   http://www.colomar.com/Shavano

» Solo Performer
   Veteran singer-songwriter Steve Rapson of Quincy, Massachusetts offers extensive self-help articles on practical aspects of being a working musician, including legal and music business issues.

   
   http://www.soloperformer.com/

» SongTrellis
   Collaborative site offering chord changes to more than a thousand tunes as submitted by contributors, along with chat forums and FAQs.

   
   http://www.songtrellis.com/

» Themefinder
   Search by note names, intervals, or solfege to see matching classical themes or folk melodies in musical notation. From the Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities at Stanford University.

   
   http://www.themefinder.org

» Web Music Database
   Collaborative user-submitted database of cross-referenced artists, albums, tracks, and sound files.

   
   http://www.webmusicdb.com/

» Who Does That Song
   Find artists by song title or titles by artist, cross-referencing artists who have changed names or joined different groups.

   
   http://www.whodoesthatsong.com