Web Links
GENERAL INFORMATION
Directories
- Addresses of Music Schools - maintained by Univ. of Alabama School of Music
- College Music Society Directory of Music Faculties - full listing of over 1000 institutions
- Music Publishers' Association of the United States - the best place to find addresses of music publishers.
Music Meta-Indexes
- SDAM Harmony Music List
- Music Resources from the Sibelius Academy in Finland
- Artist Direct - a huge collection of information on bands and artists of every genre.
- WORLDWIDE INTERNET MUSIC RESOURCES from Indiana University. **Highly recommended.
- Yahoo! music directory pages
- Launch on Yahoo!
Other Frequently-Used Resources
- Chronicle of Higher Education job openings list for music - current week's listings
- MENC: The National Association for Music Education
- Music Library Association
- Obituary index of musicians, from the Music Library Association
- Official copyright application forms - from the U.S. Copyright Office. Just print and mail
- Rights Organizations: ASCAP, BMI, Sesac
- Tennessee state songs - Did you know that Tennessee has 5 state songs? Here are the lyrics to them all.
COPYRIGHT AND BUSINESS OF MUSIC
Copyright and Performing Rights Issues
- FCC Homepage (Federal Communications Commission)
- Guide to Copyright for Music Librarians
- Legal Information Institute - text of the copyright law and other information.
- Official copyright application forms - from the U.S. Copyright Office. Just print and mail
- Performing Rights Associations: ASCAP, BMI, Sesac
- U.S. Copyright Office - at the Library of Congress
- Praxis - legal information on entertainment, multimedia, and intellectual property
For festivals, music JOBS, musical organizations, musical instrument dealers, publishers, recording labels, and other music industry links, see:
- Commercial World of Music - from Indiana University
- Festival Finder
Purchasing RECORDINGS on the Internet
- Yahoo!'s really huge index to CD, record, and tape retailers
Purchasing SCORES on the Internet
MUSIC EDUCATION AND THERAPY
MUSIC LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS OF MUSIC
National
- Addresses of Music Schools - maintained by Univ. of Alabama School of Music
- College Music Society Directory of Music Faculties - full listing of over 1000 institutions
- Office for the Arts at Harvard - Cambridge, MA
Tennessee institutions
- Anne Potter Wilson Music Library (Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University) - IRIS
- Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt Univ. in Nashville
- Belmont University School of Music (Nashville)
- Middle Tennessee State University Dept. of Recording Industry
- Middle Tennessee State University Music Department
- Tennessee Technological University Dept. of Music and Art
- George F. DeVine Music Library, University of Tennessee
- University of Tennessee School of Music
Information Alliance Institutions (IRIS)
University of Kentucky
University of Tennessee
Vanderbilt University
- Anne Potter Wilson Music Library
- Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University in Nashville
PERFORMANCE
At Indiana University, see:
- Individual Musicians (All Genres) and Popular Groups
- Groups and Ensembles (Except Popular)
- Genres and Types of Music
- Other Sites Related to Performance, such as competitions, awards, etc.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (see also Subject Guides)
Instrumental
Music Library
- Major Orchestra Librarians' Association (MOLA)
- Music Library Association (MLA)
- Southeast Music Library Association (SEMLA)
Music Education
- Music Educators National Conference: The National Association for Music Education (MENC)
- Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
Strings
Voice
- National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
- American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)
- American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)