Music Links
State Organizations
www.tmea.org – Texas Music Educators Association.
www.uil.utexas.edu – University Interscholastic League (UIL).
Purchase Supplies
www.thornmusiccenter.com – New Local music store for purchasing instruments, supplies and music.
www.stringandhornshop.com – Local music store for purchasing instruments, supplies and music.
www.wwbw.com – Online retailer for purchasing instruments, supplies (tuner and pickup, reads, mouthpieces etc.) and music.
www.lonestarpercussion.com – Music store in Dallas for any percussion supply needs.
www.marimbawarehouse.com – Rental Marimbas and Xylophones
Sheet Music and Method Book Suppliers
School Related Links
Music Resources
www.finalemusic.com – You can download Finale Notepad, a free music compositional program, from this site. You can also download Finale Performance Assessment, a new program that allows the directors to create a practice file for a student. The student will be able to use FPA to practice a piece of music. The software will mark student mistakes, and the student can then e-mail the file to the directors. It’s like having a band director there with you when you practice (without the creepy feeling of having one of your teachers at your house).
www.howtomakefirstchair.com – Practicing resources and information about the book and video series “How To Make First Chair.”
www.metronomeonline.com -A simple metronome for use when practicing. Publications
www.fingering-charts.com/musicracer – A cool game where you can see how fast you can name notes or fingerings. The names and schools of the students with the top 50 times are posted on the web site!
www.emusictheory.com/practice.html – Lots of neat tools for sharpening your music skills, including a rhythm tapper game.
www.musictheory.net – An interactive website to learn music theory with tutorials and trainers.
