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General Information

  1. Associations & Organisations
    Information to a range of organisations within the field of music, the majority, at least, being within Australia.
    • Australian Children’s Music Foundation
      ‘The Australian Children’s Music Foundation is the place that brings children together through the magic of music. It helps develop their creativity and imagination and their lifelong love of music.’ Multiple sections of the site.
    • Australian National Council of Orff Schulwerk [Inc.]
      ‘Orff Schulwerk is a music education program pioneered by German Composer Carl Orff [1895-1982] and colleague Gunild Keetman. Its foundation was concerned with the child, the needs of the child and the emphasis on nourishing the musicality of each child through elemental activities of music and movement.’
    • International Society for Music Education
      ‘The International Society for Music Education believes that lived experiences of music, in all their many aspects, are a vital part of the life of all people. Established in 1953 under the auspices of UNESCO, the Society leads and supports music education worldwide.’
    • Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia
      Has branches in a number of states, runs training courses and music classes and has a wealth of information throughout the site.
    • Music Council of Australia
      ‘The Music Council of Australia provides information, and organises research, advocacy and projects, to advance music and musical life in Australia and the world.’
    • Music Teachers OZ
      ‘This project aims to bridge the gaps between research and teaching in music teacher education. We also hope to decrease isolation between academics, teachers and pre-service teachers. Click on each ‘room’ to find out more.’
  2. Instrument, Learning an
    Information or further links to learning various instruments.
    • 8notes
      Find lessons and sheet music for a range of instruments. Convert MIDI into sheet music format, articles, theory, glossary and much more.
    • Berklee Shares Free Music Lessons
      Instruments, .pdf files, MP3s and Quicktime files.
    • Greg’s MIDI and Tab
      Tablature, plus more.
    • Guitars, Banjos & Ukuleles :
    • Jazz Class
      Some Free, some Fee-based material and lessons.
    • ORGANfax
      UK based site. Much is not relevant in Australia but there are sections of value.
    • Piano :
      • Go Piano
        ‘Learn to play the piano with online keyboard lesson[s] and Free piano instruction … from basic to advanced.’
      • Learning To Play Piano Online
        Some Free lessons. Fee-based courses, books and more.
      • Mr Ron’s Music
        This is a Fee-based program but could well be worth considering.
      • Music Magic : A Piano Exploration
        A Java keyboard means you can have online piano lessons here.
      • My Sheet Music Lessons
        28 lessons, .pdf Lesson Book, Chord Book, sheet music and more.
      • Piano Education Page, The
        ‘A one-stop resource for teachers, students, parents of students, and fans of the piano with over 900 pages of information’. Their Just for Kids page is quality, as is their Links page.
        Excellent !
      • Piano Lessons
        Free lessons. You can also join.
      • Piano Nanny
        Step by step lessons suitable for beginning players.
      • Rocket Piano
        ‘Rocket Piano contains Step-by-step Piano Lessons [supported by video and audio files] organized across 3 high quality books’ [Fee-based]. There is, however, a 10 lesson e-course for Free.
      • “Synthesia”
        ‘Want to learn how to play the piano ? “Synthesia” is a fun way to play any kind of music including your favourite video game music, classical music, and holiday music. It’s also completely Free so check out the feature list.’ Previously called Piano Hero.
    • Trumpeter’s Fanfare
      A beginner’s, an intermediate section, a ‘fun’ section.
  3. Movie Music :
  4. Music Basics
    Information & links on the essentials of music.
  5. Music Portals
    Sites which cover a range of musical areas and/or provide a wide range of information.
    • American Musicological Society
      Information on every form and aspect of music. All done through links it provides. Worth visiting.
    • Ensemble
      ‘Collects, stores, and re-distributes information relating to subjects in all areas of music as taught in US schools.’
    • FanFaire
      Music magazine that covers information, news, reviews, links, articles, streaming audio, MP3s - anything you could want.
    • Grove Music Online
      ‘20 000+ biographies, 45 000 articles, 5 000 images, world musical cultures, styles & movements.’ Subscription required for continuing access.
    • IIMP Full Text
      ‘Subject coverage is comprehensive - from music education, performance studies, composition, theory and ethnomusicology to hip-hop, rap and all forms of popular music. Free Trial available of access to the 430+ journals but subscription required for continued access.’
    • Musically Inclined
      A Thinkquest site. Interviews with great musicians, common and uncommon musical instruments, listen to classical, jazz and original pieces of music. Interactive sections.
    • Musiciansnews.com
      Latest Music Headlines. Musical information and links.
    • Online Guide to Music Education, The
      A Thinkquest site. This will inspire you if you are looking for a career in music. Interactive approaches including views of the lives of great music educators rather than great musicians.
    • What is Music ?
      ‘Explore the science of music with us, through these online exhibits, movies, and questions. Along the way, you can compose, mix, dance, drum, experiment, and above all … listen.’ From Exploratorium.
    • Worldwide Internet Music Resources [2]
      Extensive provided through the links to databases of information on all things musical - composers, musicians, genres, information groups and more.
  6. Music Stores
    A range of online music stores where you can access primarily disks, but also sheet music and other musical resources.
    • Amazon.com Music
      A range of options covering all area and genres. There are also Free [mp3] downloads.
    • Chaos Music
      One of the biggest online stores used by Australians. All sorts of music, both Australian and imported.
    • Dirt Cheap CDs
      If you are looking for older/cheaper music CDs then this could be the place for you.
    • Fish Fine Music
      Primarily based in New South Wales, but you can mail order. Strong in the classics. Has music DVDs. Can be cheap.
    • Maximusic [dStore]
      For discounts on music this is one place to go. A wide range of stock in various styles.
    • Sanity
      Another of the ‘biggies’ in Australia.
  7. Royalty Free Music :
    • Opuzz Royalty Free Music
      Background music, production music and loops. Download from the site. Reasonable prices, with one off costs.
    • Partners In Rhyme
      ‘Royalty free music, sound effects, midi files, audio software and sound advice.’
  8. Sheet Music
    Access Free sheet music.
  9. Software
    Mostly Free software which may assist teaching music.
  10. Specific Musical Areas and Aspects :
    • Children’s Music Games, Creating Music
      [by Morton Subotnick]
      -Wonderful site for children, allowing them to modify or create music, thus learning about technique.
    • Dallas Symphony Orchestra
      Orchestral instruments, composers and a virtual tour of the orchestra. Additional areas for kids.
    • David Spicer Productions
      Find musicals of all kinds from Australian [Ginger Meggs & The Missing Link] to Peter Pan. Fee-based, but reasonable and within the scope of schools.
    • Gerard Hoffnung Web Site, The Official
      Biography, bibliography, discography and more. Find out more this known/unknown maestro.
    • Interactive Music Emporium, The
      A Thinkquest site. Looks at the impact of technology on music, even providing a virtual keyboard to let you make sounds. Looks at future possibilities - some may already have occurred.
    • Karaoke Songs
      Sing a variety of karaoke songs in the privacy of your own home/room.
    • Music - The Unspoken Word
      ‘Music has the potential to reach deep inside us. It evokes feelings, memories and emotions. This site was created to further your pursuit of The Unspoken Word’. Covers theory, history, styles, composers, glossary, other links, resources and much more.
    • Vocalist, Singer and Singing Teachers Resource
      ‘The site for singers, vocalists, singing teachers and students of voice of all ages, standards and styles. … find useful information on aspects of singing, performance, plus Free online singing lessons and articles for vocalists related to singing and getting into the music industry.’

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Lyrics

  1. General Sites & Portals :
    • Karaoke.com
      Now Fee-based for much of the content. MIDI karaoke player download, then head for the listings of songs to use with it. Many songs, even different languages.
    • Kiss This Guy
      If you want ‘misheard’ lyrics then this is the place.
      Warning : Some misheard lyrics may offend.
    • Lyricsnapper
      ‘Lyricsnapper is a Free tool that retrieves lyrics from the internet. It can be used in two ways. By itself, you can enter the artist name, and song title and the lyrics for that song will appear. However, the most useful way to use this tool is as an add-on to iTunes.’
    • Songfile
      A massive collection of sheet music [as well as records, CDs, tapes, instruments] that numbers in the tens of thousands. If you want to buy/license it, then you can get it here. Has links and an online licensing process for performances of copyrighted material they hold.
  2. Song Lyrics
    Thousands of song lyrics. Note copyright potential.

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MIDI Music

MIDI uses small files, but is really best suited to single instrument music. You need to check carefully before deciding how you can use it for anything other than personal pleasure as, like many things, there is no middle ground in terms of quality.
  1. Classical MIDI :
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  2. General Collections :
    • Dave’s MIDI Warehouse
      An eclectic mix from Beethoven to Dizzy Gillespie.
    • Gary’s MIDI Madness
      Eclectic group broken into directories for rock, jazz, country, blues and ‘more’.
    • Mfiles
      [Free music files and notes Sheet Music, MIDI and MP3]
      British site providing MP3s and MIDI versions of classical and specially written [film, television] music. Also sheet music, information on composers and reviews.
    • MIDI World
      A master site with a wealth of quality recordings. Find basics, composers, software, files, links, a marketplace, synthesizers and more. Primarily early music, classical and ‘cool’ jazz.
    • Searching for MIDI Files
      This search engine will help find multiple copies of individual MIDIs [different sizes, artists and sites] from which to choose.
  3. Jazz MIDI :
    • A Passion for Jazz [MIDI]
      ‘Quality’ MIDI recordings you can access and use.
    • Jazz MIDI
      From classic jazz to modern material.
    • Just Jazz
    • Ragtime MIDI
      For those who like Scott Joplin style Ragtime then this is the site. It covers his works and other ragtime as well. Very suited to MIDI format.
  4. MIDI Software :
    • Midi Maker
      Create MIDI with Fee-based shareware software described as a ‘simple yet elegant design environment easy enough for a beginner yet powerful enough for a music professional !’
    • MIDI Players & Utilities
      ‘Here you will find a collection of MIDI software including players and utilities which will assist in the manipulation of MIDI files.’

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MP3 Music

  1. Free MP3 Downloads :
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  2. General Sites & Portals :
    • MP3 Newswire
      News, links, reviews, best buys, MP3 search engines and more at this extensive site.
    • EMusic
      Fee-based. Access 200 000+ MP3s in directories from Rock to Soundtracks. Get a Free Trial, but you have to register in some detail.
  3. Specific Recording Companies
    Access artists, download music. Fee-based :

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