Doolen Middle School Bands

Here are some musical (and some non-musical) links that are worth checking out.

Listen

• KJAZZ on-line radio Tune in right now to KKJZ 88.1 FM from California State University, Long Beach
• Classic Cat Directory of free classical mp3s by the performers themselves
• "The President's Own" US Marine Band Listening Resources
• U.S. Army Bands Listening Room Downloadable recordings from the U.S. Army Band
• Pandora Great Free Customizable Online Radio
• KUAZ on-line feed Tucson's own public radio and jazz station

 

Learn

• Essentials of Music
• Learn Jazz Piano Online
• Music Theory
• Fortissimo
• The Woodwind Fingering Guide (Fingering Charts) All woodwind instruments
• Aural Online Online ear-training exercises from Sacred Heart College Geelong
• Music Theory and History Online Free lessons from Dolmetsch Online
• Good-Ear.com Free on-line ear training exercises
• Gordon Institute for Music Learning Offical site for Music Learning Theory & GIML
• Grotes Smurfs Interactive Music Site Peter & the Wolf, Pictures at an Exhibition, etc.
• Music Theory for Songwriters Online lessons for beginners
• iLearnMusic.com Online classroom lessons (K-16) & guitar & piano
• Lesson Tutor: music and music history Downloadable lesson plans
• Music Dictionary by Dolmetsch Online
• ArtsAlive.ca Help children discover the excitement of the performing arts
• MiBAC Music Theory Reference Manual Extensive on-line music theory resources
  

 

Explore

• BBC Games Interactive online music games
• Music Scotland Sequencer Mix your own groovy music
• Onion Street Mixers Cool mixers and games
• BBC Radio Virtual music studio and mixing games
• Classics for Kids Interactive, multi-media web site for kids
• Dallas Symphony for Kids Explore a symphony orchestra
• Kidzone! Interactive site from the New York Philharmonic
• PBS Kids - Jazz Get hip to jazz
  

 

Compose

• Finale Notepad Free Download of a great music music notation program

 

Instrument Care

• Ackerman Music - Instrument care
• Instrument Care
• Flute Care
• Clarinet Care
• Saxophone Care
• Trumpet Care
• Trombone Care
  

 

Percussion

• Gottry Percussion
• Drum Lessons Database Online lessons from DrumBum
• Percussive Arts Society Service organization for percussionists
• Percussion Information Exercises for drums, timpani and mallet percussion
  

 

Instrumental Communities

• Bassoon.org Resources and Information for Bassoonists
• International Double Reed Society
• International Clarinet Association
• International Horn Society
• International Saxophone Home Page
• International Trombone Association (ITA)
• International Trumpet Guild (ITG)
• International Tuba Euphonium Association (ITEA)
• The Clarinet Pages at Woodwind.org
• Clarinet Study Guide
• Free Music Scores for Clarinets Free ready-to-print trios by Avi Ariav
• Oboes for Idgetz For the "oboe-challenged". Great site for teachers of oboe students.
• Oboe:Space Online resource for oboe players
• Larry Krantz Flute Page Has resources on Geoffrey Gilbert & James Galway
• Mark Shepard's Flute Page Facts on modern and folk flutes
• The Horn Players' FAQ
• Hornplayer.net Huge resource base for horn players
• British Double Reed Society
• Sax on the Web
• SaxTalk Everything saxophone
• Saxophone Study Guide
• On-line Saxophone Lessons by Ryan Fraser For beginner students & teachers of beginners
• National Flute Association
• North American Saxophone Alliance
• Trager's Trumpet Talk All brass fanatics welcome
• Transcribed Trumpet Solos Free downloadable jazz solos. Original transcriptions also accepted
• The Trombone Home Page
• Taps Bugler History of Taps and other bugle calls
• Online Trombone Journal Internest resource for and by trombonists
• Trombone Page of the World
• TrumpetStuff.com Very popular site for trumpet fans
• TubaNews.com For Tuba players
• The R. Jones Trumpet Page
• Shimmyo's Guitar Tips Guitar playing tips
  

 

Music History

• Band Music of the Civil War Era Library of Congress
• Classical Music Navigator For students: composers, works, styles & influences
• Classical Music Pages Music history site with searchable database
  

 

Shop

• Woodwind and Brasswind
• Tuba Exchange
• Musician's Friend
• Hickey's Music
• Sheet Music Service of Portland
  

 

Band Organizations

• MENC Band Network Literature Lists and Open Forum featuring MENC mentors
• World Association For Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE)
  

 

Jazz Links

• Jazz Musicians Protocol by Ken Watters
• Jazz in America/Thelonius Monk Institute Public school jazz programs
• International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE)
• A Passion for Jazz Music commentary, history & education
• Smithsonian Jazz Preserves and promotes one of America's greatest art forms ~ Jazz
• World of Jazz Improvisation
• What is Jazz? A four-lecture series by Dr. Billy Taylor
• WNUR-FM JazzWeb Jazz search
• Smithsonian Jazz Class: Teacher lesson plans Downloadable lesson plans
• Michael Furstner's JAZCLASS Free online lessons on jazz and music theory
  

 

District Links

• Doolen Website
• TUSDStats Parental Access to student information
• TUSD Home Page
• TUSD Fine Arts Home Page

 

If you found a link that you think should be added to the list, please contact Mr. Thompson.