High Springs Community School
Band and Chorus
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Interesting Music Links/ Information for Students & Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
Interesting Music Links/ Information for Students & Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
Instrument Sites
Brass
- Horn - The Horn Players' FAQ
- Horn - The Thomas Bacon Horn Page
- Horn Planet Ask Miss Karen
- Trombone - The Douglas Yeo Home Page
- Trombone - Online Trombone Journal
- Trumpet - The International Trumpet Guild
- Trumpet - Trumpet Player Online
- Trumpet Topics Bryan Goff. (FSU)
- Tuba - International Tubists and Euphonium Association (T.U.B.A)
Woodwinds
- Bassoon.org
- Bassoonist on the Internet
- University of Georgia Bassoon Site
- Clarinet - International Clarinet Association
- Clarinet J&D Hite Site
- Clarinet - Michael D. Moors: Mega List of Clarinet Links
- Clarinet - Online Clarinet Resource
- Flute - Larry Krantz Flute Page
- Virtual Flute Fingering Chart
- Saxophone - J & D Hite Site
- Saxophone - The International Saxophone Home Page
Percussion
- Percussion - Marc Zoutendijk Percussion
- Modern Drummer
- Percussive Arts Society
- Vic Firth Valuable resources for percussionists: includes rudiments and percussion playing techniques.
- Percussion Source Extensive inventory of Percussion equipment and accessories. Great deals!
Ensembles
Middle School
- High Springs Community School
- Oakview Middle School
- Howard Bishop Middle School
- Kanapaha Middle School
- Baker County MS - Baker County
High School
- Gainesville High School Band
- Buchholz High School Band
- Chiefland High School Band
- Santa Fe High School Band
Universities/Colleges
- University of Central Florida Marching Knights
- University of Florida Pride of the Sunshine Marching Band
- Florida State University Marching Noles
- Miami University
- University of South Florida Marching Heard
- Marshall University
- University of Colorado Band
- USC Trojan Marching Band
- Bethune-Cookman College
- Clark Atlanta University Band
- Morgan State University Bands
- Western Michigan University Band
- The Michigan Marching Band
- Grambling State University
- Southern University and A & M
Semi-Professional
- Gainesville Community Band
- Community Band Links from around the World
Professional
- Canadian Brass Quintet
- Dallas Brass
Service Bands
- The President's Own Marine Band Official site of what many consider to be the top wind ensemble in the country. I would recommend checking out the Audio Resources sections.
- Army Band
- Navy Band
- Air Force Band
- The U.S. Air Force Band of the West - Lackland AFB, TX
The U.S. Air Force Band of the Rockies -Peterson AFB, CO
The U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty -Hanscom AFB, MA
The U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band -Langley AFB, VA
The U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America -Scott AFB IL
The U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West -Travis AFB CA
The U.S. Air Force Band of Flight -Wright Patterson AFB OH
The U.S. Air Force Heartland of America Band - Offutt AFB NE
The U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Hawaii - Hickam AFB HI
The U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia - Yokota AFB
The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band
Drum and Bugle Corps
- DCI
- Drum Corps Planet
- Drum Corps Associates
- http://www.marchingarts.com/
- Rosemont Cavaliers
- Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps
- Hawthorne Caballeros
- Concord Blue Devils
- Santa Clara Vanguard
- Teal Sound Drum and Bugle Corps
Orchestras
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- New York Symphony Orchestra
- Clevland Symphony Orchestra
- Altanta Symphony Orchestra
- Orlando Symphony Orchestra
- Florida Orchestra
- Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Music Organizations and Topics
- Florida Bandmasters Association (FBA)
- Music Educator National Conference (MENC)
- http://www.menc.educationnow.com/
- Worldwide Internet Music Resources
- Facts on the Benefits of Music Education
- Brain-Area Research Shows Correlation Between Music and Language Mechanisms
- Florida Music Educators Association (FMEA)
- Music Education Facts
- VH1 Save The Music
- Marching.com
- Florida Marching Band Championship
- Music Advocacy Maestro
- http://www.flmusiced.org/
- http://www.musictheory.org/
- National Endowment for the Arts
- PBS Online
Jazz
- Jazz - Jazz Central Station
- Jazz - The Jazz Web
- John Coltrane Students can learn about one of the greatest jazz saxophonists of all-time.
- Jazz - a Film by Ken Burns Companion material with audio samples, photographs, and jazz history. Very informative!
- Red Hot Jazz Archive Offers information, history, discographies, and pictures from Jazz history prior to 1930. Information on Jazz history and the make-up of a jazz band specifically geared towards kids.
- Duke Ellington's Washington Companion site from PBS based on Duke Ellington and African-Americans that were prominent in the arts and politics. For our purposes, check out "The Music Scene" for information on different musicians.
- NPR's Jazz Profiles A site put together by National Public Radio that includes profiles on many jazz musicians. Each profile includes audio clips of the musician.
- PBS KIDS - Jazz
- Jazz Diaspora An online, commercial free, multimedia webcasting website that showcases Jazz music 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
RESOURCES
RESOURCES
Practice - Tips - History
Practice
Basic Rhythms Review - A great place to practice your rhythm skills. I STRONGLY recommend this page.
Posture and Practice - Here you will find a listing, by instrument, of tips for troubleshooting any problems you might have while practicing at home. Very useful!
Metronome Online - Here you will have a metronome anytime so you can practice at the correct tempo.
Music Dictionary - Do not know what that word means...then check here.
Keyboard Trainer - Want to lean about the piano keyboard. This site will train you on the notes and keys.
Brass Trainer - This is for you brass players.
Note Trainer - Having a hard time learning the notes on the staff? This site will prepare you to be a staff wizard.
Standard of Excellence Recordings - OUR BOOK Tired of practicing by yourself. This site will accompany you while you play. Enjoy!
The Scale Cruncher -Allows users to build different types of musical scales starting on any note.
Practice Spot - NEW This allows you to practice many different things.
Music Tech Teacher - Over 130 different ways to learn music
Teoria - Music Theory Web
Instrument Tips
Texas School Music Project - Tips on playing their instrument and how to play within an ensemble.
Brian Kay - Private Brass Instructor - Tips/ instruction on how to play Trombone and other brass instruments.
*Beginning Trombone players should check out the Trombone Flashcards at the bottom of the page.
History
Classical Music Navigator - Listing of composers and their works by genre and/or composition type.
Library of Congress - I Hear America Singing
Great site with images and historical information about Patriotic music of the United States. Check out the Library of Congress March, written by John Philip Sousa, transcribed by Stephen Bulla. Cool stuff!
Liveplasma
This cool site offers ways to search for favorite musicians and what other musicians they would be closely associated with in terms of style or genre.
George and Ira Gershwin
Offers information about these famous American songwriters and composers.
Music in Our World
An on-line version of this college textbook that highlights the elements of music and music history.
Pandora - Music Genome Project
A great website that allows the user to learn about and listen to new music related to musicians you are interested in.
On-line Music Stores for Instruments, Supplies, or Music
- Woodwind and Brasswind
- JW Pepper Sheet Music
- JKS Music
- Northern Music Publications Inc.
- Hoggtowne Music
For more music go to FREE from Music to Software.
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FREE from Music to Software
Music
- Manhattan Beach Music
- Frank Ticheli Music
- BBC3 - Music from the United Kingdom
- Northern Music Publications Inc.
- Alfred Music
- LudwigMasters
- Wingert-Jones
- Curnow Music
- Stanton Music
- National Public Radio (NPR)
- Classical Music Archives
Affords members access to thousands of MIDI files and live recordings of Classical Music by various composers. Free members can access 5 files. Subscribers have unlimited access. - NPR - Live Concert Series
This site presents full concerts by some of today's most exciting and original bands. Hear a mix of smart pop, new folk, country-rock, etc. All performances originally webcast on NPR.org. - WUCF – Jazz Music
- Smithsonian Global Sound
An interesting site by the Smithsonian Institute featuring International artists playing all sorts of culturally-based music. The music can be downloaded for $.99 each. Click on festival free downloads to get a free sample of music offered by this site. - Dallas Symphony Orchestra Listening Lab
Software
- Finale Note Pad - Music Notation Software
Are you composing music and your hand is getting tired? Then Finale Note Pad is for you. You can make professional compositions made by using downloading this free program. - Noteflight - NEW This is a cool music writing program that is FREE and online. No downloading.
- Audicaty
Colleges and Universities
- University of Central Florida
- University of Florida
- Florida State University
- Miami University
- University of South Florida
- University of North Florida
- University of West Florida
- Santa Fe College
- Valencia Community College
- Central Florida Community College
Music Stores
MUSIC STORES IN GAINESVILLE Hoggtowne Music * Oaks Mall Plaza *Delivers to HSCS |
519 –E NW 10th Ave
Stores are not arranged in any particular order. They are listed for informational purposes for the students and parents of HSCS students. |
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Games and Things
Games and Things
Here are some games and activities from the Web.
Musical Tic-Tac-Toe - Looking for something to fill time. How 'bout an ole game of Tic-Tac-Toe!
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New York Philharmonic
| Peer Gynt-In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg |
Extra Credit Question How many beats does a whole note get in 4/4 meter? Email me your answer with your name and I will give you a free pass-off of your choice. Thank you for visiting! | New! Play The Armonica Invented by Benjamin Franklin | |
Improve your note reading skills by using the Note Trainer at
| Now you can legally and safely download MP3 files of your favorite Music K-8 songs for only 99¢ per song. You can listen to these songs on the computer, burn a CD for personal use, or play the files on an iPod or MP3 player. You and your parents can click on the link above to find out how to get started.
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Try the Brass Quiz!
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Check out the listening examples and narration by Wynton Marsalis.
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Music Sites for Children | |
Here are some great music web sites. There are games, listening adventures, sing-a-longs, and much, much more. You can spend hours exploring! | |
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read the story of the Nutcracker with a virtual book | |
The Piano Player - read the notes game | |
Virtual Xylophone -play and record | |
Yahooligans-music videos | |
The Music Room Capistrano Elementary |
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Modesto, CA Great Site! |
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