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Welcome to the musicedge.com. The best place to explore today's newest music trends,
introduce you to the world of music and the making of it. There is a time in
every person's life where they hear that first riff, or see their first band and
say, "I want to do that." This site is geared as a launching pad for the
ambitions of tomorrow's musicians. A place where you can go for information on
up and coming bands, current stars and a comprehensive guide to finding the
right instrument for you to express yourself.
General
www.amc-music.org
The American Music Conference's web site has information on research into music
and learning and many links.
www.menc.org
The National Association for Music Education is geared mostly toward educators,
but has many useful links and information on music-related issues.
teenmusic.about.com
Good resource at About.com for those interested in, and interested in playing,
music. Lots of "how-to's."
www.harmonycentral.com
Tons of reviews of products, books, software, etc. Lots of links to
manufacturers and coverage of new products.
www.linux-sound.org
If you use a Linux-based computer, even you can find online guitar instruction
software, recording software, and so forth.
www.loopwise.com
Loopwise.com, a new Internet service for recording artists, has launched an
interactive online portal where musicians can collaborate on music projects
anonymously in an easy and efficient environment.
deafness.about.com/cs/noise/index.htm?terms=music
About.com has articles on Noise and hearing loss, which all musicians should
read.
www.hearnet.com
H.E.A.R. is an organization devoted to educating musicians to the kind of damage
that loud music can cause to your hearing and offers information on how to avoid
hearing loss.
www.austinsymphony.org/music/
The Austin Symphony has an excellent glossary of musical terms.
www.hearts-ease.org/cgi-bin/terms.cgi?data=conservatory
Large glossary of musical terms.
www.sbomagazine.com
School Band And Orchestra (SBO) magazine's web site has some articles that are
directed toward educators and other professionals, but there are some good
pieces on choosing an instrument, scholarships, and so on.
www.prosonica.com
Prosonica Royalty Free Sounds is an affordable online resource where high
quality sound can be downloaded straight to your computer and used in all of
your multi-media applications.
Vocals
www.vocalist.org.uk
Excellent web site devoted to singing. It has sections for learning about vocal
and microphone techniques, tempo and rhythm, vocal health, diction, and
breathing. They have pointers to software and books for singers, too.
www.vocalist.org/index.html
Vocalist is an international mailing list for singers and singing teachers. We
are a group of mostly opera and classical singers, but also discuss musical
theater and other styles. All topics, from auditions to repertoire to
career-building, vocal warmups, singing tips, are welcome here.
www.tonadebrett.co.uk/vocal/vocal.htm#live
This is an excellent site for learning some of the fine points of being a
professional vocalist.
www.vocalrelease.com
Vocal Release Singing Lessons Of The Stars. A commercial site, but with some
good advice and a free singer/songwriter newsletter.
www.popeil.com
Commercial site for Voiceworks Method by vocal instructor Lisa Popeil. Includes
vocal tips and a newsletter.
www.singyourlife.com
Web site devoted to teaching singing, includes a lot of good links to other web
sites about singing.
www.thesingingspot.com
Web site for singers billing itself as The Online Vocalist Resource has
discussions, links, tips, and more.
directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Music/Karaoke/
Google's search engine turns up dozens and dozens of resources for those into
karaoke.
www.analogx.com
AnalogX Vocal Remover 1.00 DirectX Plug-In. Use this freeware to turn your
computer into a Karaoke machine. The vocal remover will work on 90% of the
stereo recordings available on the market. The vocals are not completely removed
in most cases, but they are low enough that you usually can barely hear them.
DJs
www.remixmag.com/ar/remix_lair_layers/index.htm
Good article on mixing turntable and saving it to files on a computer for
recordings.
directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Music/DJs/Magazines_and_E-zines/
Google's category of DJ-related magazines keeps up-to-date listings of web sites
for those interested in DJing.
Guitar
www.guitar-instruction-video.com
Guitar Instruction - info, lessons, philosophy and a comprehensive instructional
video for girls and women.
guitar.about.com
Guitar tablature, bass tablature, software, links, and articles on artists.
www.wholenote.com
WholeNote bills itself as the on-line guitar community. It has lessons, links,
tablature of songs, and more.
www.guitarnoise.com
This online magazine offers tips, lessons, tablature, articles on buying guitars
and amps, and more.
www.guitarsessions.com
This online guitar magazine from Mel Bay Publications has good transcriptions,
articles, and more for the guitarist who's beyond the early beginner stage.
Bass
www.guitarnoise.com/bass/index.html
Free columns and lessons for bassists from a subsection of the GuitarNoise web
site. Includes tips on buying amps, changing strings, and more.
Women In Rock
www.womanrock.com
has interviews, reviews, music resources. Inspiring features about women
musicians.
www.femalemusician.com
Female Musician is an online magazine with interviews,
how-to's, and more. You can also subscribe to their newsletter.
www.gogirlsmusic.com
With a mission to promote women in music, this site has feature stories,
reviews, coverage of music fests, and more.
www.daisyrock.com
Guitars and basses built especially with women in mind, including shorter scale
lengths, lightweight bodies, and colorful designs.
www.drummergirl.com
A fabulous resource for all drummers, with a specific emphasis on women. The
online discussions, lessons, interviews with (mostly women) drummers, and
coverage of products and events is terrific.
directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Music/Women_in_Music/Magazines/
Great up-to-date listings of magazines about women in music and for women
musicians.
womenshistory.about.com/Cs/musicrockpop/
and
womenshistory.about.com/Cs/music/
provide some good info on women in music, and some of the pieces focus on such
things as women in rock during the 1980s, Women in Jazz, Blues, Soul, and Rhythm
and Blues, and Women In Folk.
Women In Rock by Dale Sherman (CG Publishing). This
book is a look at 50 women rockers who have helped to shape, in one form or
another, the entire world of rock music — not just the little corner usually
relegated to women in rock.
Drums
www.drumbum.com
This is an amazing database of drum lessons, including lessons covering basic
beats, bass drum, accents, buying a drum set, rolls, and more. It isn't just
about technique. It covers everything about being a drummer, including music to
read.
www.pas.org
The Percussive Arts Society's web site provides an incredible amount of
information for drummers and percussionists, including rudiments, event
information, news, etc. A real gem is their HOTLicks Online section, with
lessons from a number of drumming and percussion instructors, including audio
that lets you hear the lessons
www.drummergirl.com
A fabulous resource for all drummers, with a specific emphasis on women. The
online discussions, lessons, interviews with (mostly women) drummers, and
coverage of products and events is terrific.
www.playdrums.com
The Percussion Marketing Council website presents info on playing, product tips,
clinics, events, and more.
www.geocities.com/drumsanddrummers
Big site devoted to drumming. Has many links to books, history, etc.
www.cactusjack.com
The HipRhythm web site features basics, grooves, solos, rudiments, and more, all
geared toward the drummer who plays the drum set. Good interviews with many
drummers.
Keyboard
www.musiciansnews.com/piano/
Piano and keyboard news, articles, and links.
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