Welcome to my Links Page!
Through this Links Page it is my plan to provide an excellent selection of direct links to many of the best Music Industry Websites on the Internet. This includes links to Copyright Information, Publications, Societies and Organizations, Social Networks, Musical Instrument Manufacturers, Composers, Orchestras, Performers, Industry News, etc. Hopefully it will eventially become a highly valued resource for you in your quests to locate information and resources that will support your needs as you pursue your musical interests. It never will be an exhaustive list as there are so many important sites on the Web today.
By participating in this link sharing program where we can trade links and/or where we will review suggestions for valuable links made by you for inclusion onto this listing, we can build a highly valued resource for others (and yourself). If your website is directly in the music business or if your site provides valuable services to the music industry, please feel free to contact me at administration@stringtunes.com. I will happily review your suggested links and or trade links pointing to sites of interest and of value.
Thank you in advance for your help in building this valuable resource.
Don
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The National Association for Music Education
MENC: The National Association for Music Education, the world's largest arts education organization, marked its centennial in 2007 as the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. More than 130,000 members represent all levels of teaching from preschool to graduate school. Since 1907, MENC has worked to ensure that every student has access to a well-balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality program of music instruction taught by qualified teachers. MENC's activities and resources have been largely responsible for the establishment of music education as a profession, for the promotion and guidance of music study as an integral part of the school curriculum, and for the development of the National Standards for Arts Education. |
Music For All
Founded in 1975, Music for All has been making a difference in the lives of young people for more than thirty years. Music for All strives to provide quality avenues for learning and excellence in music education for the nation’s high school students and directors. Playing to a national audience, Music for All's mission is infused with a positive vision that touches lives forever. |
VH1 Save the Music Organization
The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving elementary school children of all backgrounds and, diversities. In its capacity as a public charity, the Foundation operates in affiliation with, but separately from, VH1 the cable music channel.
The VH1 Save The Music Foundation provides a unique service in its efforts to improve the current state of education. The Foundation works directly to support only music education programs and does not provide any money to the school or school district. Instead, The Foundation provides complete band, string, keyboard, or guitar programs to benefiting schools. It is our belief that by providing instruments and not funding, our contribution will be used for its intended purpose: the restoration of public school music programs.
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Support Music
Music and the arts are vital to every child's education. Is your child's music program in danger of being cut? This site offers effective tips for taking action and the latest evidence of music's importance.
Revive your community's commitment. Use SupportMusic.com to face the challenge head on. You CAN make a difference!
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Artists & Composers
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Gary Forbes - Composer & Pianist
An extraordinary Pianist and Composer who has been a headliner throughout the world stage. Take a moment to check out his music and his website as you will not be dissappointed. |
Copyright Information
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World International Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest.
WIPO was established by the WIPO Convention in 1967 with a mandate from its Member States to promote the protection of IP throughout the world through cooperation among states and in collaboration with other international organizations. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.
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UNESCO - Culture
Here you will find additional information about Copyrights. UNESCO is committed to promoting copyright protection since its early days (the Universal Copyright Convention was adopted under UNESCO’s aegis in 1952), UNESCO has over time grown concerned with ensuring general respect for copyright in all fields of creation and cultural industries. It conducts, in the framework of the Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity, awareness-raising and capacity-building projects, in addition to information, training and research in the field of copyright law. It is particularly involved in developing new initiatives to fight against piracy.
Click here to reach the home page for UNESCO. |
International Intellectual Property Alliance
The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) is a private sector coalition formed in 1984 to represent the U.S. copyright-based industries in bilateral and multilateral efforts to improve international protection of copyrighted materials. |
Copyright Royalty Board
The Copyright Royalty Board issues announcements, rules, proposed rules, and other notices in the Federal Register, an official U.S. government publication published daily by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Please click here for the Library of Congress home page |
U.S. Copyright Office
This is where you get information, forms, access to the actual US Copyright Law among a gazillion other topics. If you have any question about Copyrights this is the place. |
Mechanical Copyright Protection Society
The MCPS-PRS Alliance is the home of the world's best songwriters, composers and music publishers based in the UK.
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Music United
An excellent internet source for educating people on copyright infringement. Includes a link page to legal download sites. |
Legal; Attorneys & Legal Services
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LegalAce
The LegalAce team has spent tens of thousands of hours researching the different documentation requirements on a state by state basis. We are dedicated to providing you the documents you need at a reasonable price.
LLC, Wills, Divorce, Incorporation and More LegalAce offers online legal document services.
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Orchestras
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The CSO is a musical force in Chicago and around the world. More than 150 performances and events a year. 107 talented musicians. Two internationally renowned conductors. Two award-winning composers-in- residence. Find out everything you need and want to know about the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through this link. |
Rockford Symphony Orchestra
This Orchestra is in my home town of Rockford Illinois. Their mission statement reads - "To lead in the creation of vibrant music experiences that enlighten, educate, and entertain."
Incorporated in 1943, the Rockford Symphony Orchestra is one of the leading cultural institutions in Northern Illinois, performing over twenty classical and pops concerts annually. |
ICS - Orchestra Listing
This is another really nice collection of links to orchestras around the world. Although there are duplicates both lists have unique site on them.
This list is on the Internet Cello Society's website and is maintained by them. For more information about them please visit their main site at Internet Cello Society |
Orchestra Listing
This a very good listing of orchestras from around the world offering links to the specific orchestras as compiled by the Indiana University School of Music.
William and Gayle Cook Music Library
Indiana University School of Music
Worldwide Internet Music Resources |
Chamber Music
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Chamber Music International
Chamber Music International is a nonprofit organization offering performances of the world's most enduring and beautiful music played by its most acclaimed virtuosos. |
Chamber Music Society
The purposes for which The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is created are to stimulate and support the appreciation, performance and composition of chamber music. (Based in New York) |
Chamber Music America
CMA values a passion for chamber music in all of its manifestations; a commitment to a diverse membership, embracing performers and audiences at every level of experience, knowledge, and ability; support of the chamber music professional and the encouragement of excellence; collaboration, and chamber music's potential to exemplify democracy, tolerance, and humanity; and respect for tradition, experimentation, and innovation. |
Friends of Chamber Music
Since 1975, The Friends of Chamber Music has presented the world’s finest chamber musicians to Kansas City’s audiences. With an annual season of more than 20 performances featuring internationally acclaimed artists and ensembles, The Friends provides the highest of quality artistic experiences for music lovers in the community. |
Musical Instruments
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NAMM
National Association of Music Merchandisers provides trade shows throughout the year enabling the manufacturers of the latest products and services to demonstrate their wares.
Here is a link to videos produced from the last Los Angeles NAMM Show - NAMM Videos. In this way you can experience one of the most incredible music manufacturers conventions available today. |
Conn-Selmer
Conn-Selmer, Inc. is the leading manufacturer and distributor of band and orchestral instruments for professional, amateur and student use. The Company manufactures and distributes its products under a variety of well-known brand names, including Vincent Bach brass, Selmer USA woodwinds, C.G. Conn brass, King brass, Armstrong woodwinds, Ludwig and Musser percussion and Glaesel string instruments. Other brands include Scherl & Roth and William Lewis & Son string instruments, Emerson flutes, Benge brass and Artley woodwinds. Under its Leblanc, Inc. division, purchased in 2004, the company also manufactures and distributes Leblanc, Holton, Noblet, Vito band instruments. Conn-Selmer is also the exclusive North American distributor for Selmer (Paris) professional brass and woodwinds and U.S. distributor for Yanagisawa saxophones.
Please visit Conn-Selmer to gain direct access to their accessories, artists, and educational sections. Read about their history, search for a serial number of your own instrument or learn about employment with them.
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The Violin Website
This is a multi-language resource site for most things Violin related such as; Pedagogy resources, teacher directory, luthier, midi files, bookstore, instruments, accessories, musicians, violin music and playing/performance techniques. |
The Viola Website
The Viola Web Site has established itself as an important portal for violists on the web. Through its mailing lists, The Viola Web Site provides a forum for violists to discuss, work together and inform each other of their viola-related activities, such as upcoming events, plans for the next viola congress, development of new chapters. All viola societies around the world are represented.
The Viola Web Site also helps viola societies worldwide to create their own web presence, and provides them with permanent web address under www.viola.com, even if their web site is not hosted at www.viola.com .
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Cello - Wickapedia
Chock full of links for researching many topics on the Cello. |
StringWorks
Looking for a Cello, Violin, or a Viola? Check this out! |
Music Awards
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The Grammy Awards - The Recording Academy
Nearing 50 years of celebrating music through the GRAMMY Awards, The Recording Academy continues its rich legacy and ongoing growth as the premier outlet for honoring achievements in the recording arts and supporting the music community.
The GRAMMYs are the only peer-presented award to honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position.
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World Music Awards
The World Music Awards is an International Ceremony featuring the worlds highest selling Artists. Awards are granted based upon sales generated from fans of the winning artists not an industry panel of judges. |
Country Music Awards
Homesite for CMT and the Country Music Awards. |
Los Angeles Music Awards
Now in it's 17th year, The Los Angeles Music Awards organization is the longest running major awards show for independent artists. It was founded in 1991. |
Music Services
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BigToeStudio
BigToeStudiois a Vancouver Washington recording studio as well as a provider of many services that meet or exceeds the needs of recording musicians. Contact Allen "Big Al" Wagner for very excellent work. Highly Recommended |
PSN PodCast
PSN PodCast is a weekly PodCast for the amateur and professional recording musician... "The Unsung Heroes of the Music Business" - News, Interviews and Talk supporting recording musicians. Hosted by Alan "Big Al" Wagner and Michael "Big Honey" Bolan.
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iPod Repair
Certified iPod Medical Center and iPod Parts Depot.
iPod Repair - Find replacement parts and equipment for your iPod. |
Societies & Organizations
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Musical Organizations & Professional Societies
This is an excellent collection of resources for music related organizations and societies throughout the world. This site is made available through the Indiana University School of Music. A must visit if you are seeking resources related to music. |
National Endowment For The Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. |
International Society for Music Education
ISME Mission
The International Society for Music Education (ISME) believes that lived experiences of music, in all their many aspects, are a vital part of the life of all people. ISME’s mission is to enhance those experiences by: building and maintaining a worldwide community of music educators characterized by mutual respect and support; fostering global intercultural understanding and cooperation among the world’s music educators; and promoting music education for people of all ages in all relevant situations throughout the world.
Note: Once you have figured out that paying it forward is what is vitally important to maintain the philosophy of "One World" and fostering the ongoing continuation and development of music, music creation and performance of music, you will want to become more involved in this organization as a contributor in whatever way you can. |
The Violin Society of America
Another great sight for those interested in the violin. Includes; Activities, Conventions, Competitions, News. Also includes resources for the Violin, Viola, Cello and Bass for making, restoring, playing, instrument histories, acoustics, buying/selling and collecting these instruments. |
International Viola Society
The International Viola Society (the "IVS" or "the Society") is the umbrella organization that governs and supports existing and future national and regional organized groups or "National Sections" of violists. The Society is a non-profit organization that promotes and supports activities that serve the common good for all friends of the viola.
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Viola Archive - Brigham Young University
This is a tremendous archive of resources and information for the Violists of the world. A superb resource. The Primrose International Viola Archive is of inestimable value to violists worldwide in your search to rediscover the best music written for the instrument. |
American Viola Society
Very excellent resource and organization for all things related to the Viola! A must visit site. |
The Internet Cello Society
The Internet Cello Society, an international cyber-community of cellists, seeks to advance the knowledge and joy of cello playing around the world. We welcome cello enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels. We currently have over 16120 members representing 84 different countries of the world. |
International Society of Bassists
The ultimate multi-language website founded by Gary Karr in 1967 for all things for the bassist. Another must visit site. Really!
Including a bass club directory, publications and online journal, event listings, convention schedules, competitions and online store. |
Music Publications
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Music Trade Journals
An impressive listing of music trade journals, periodicals, magazines and newspapers related to the music industry. Produced by the Indiana University School of Music.
William and Gayle Cook Music Library
Indiana University School of Music
Worldwide Internet Music Resources |
Classical Guitar Magazine
Whatever your place in the exciting, fascinating, and friendly world of the guitar, you will find something to interest you in Classical Guitar Magazine. Packed with information for the player, the teacher, the student and the listener, Classical Guitar is the only monthly publication dedicated to the instrument and is read by musicians in over 80 countries worldwide. |
Guitar Review
An excellent Classical Guitar Magazine |
World Guitarist
An excellent publication for Classical Guitar |
The Guitar Foundation of America
Founded in 1973, the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) is America's leading guitar organization. The GFA provides its members the combined advantages of a guitar society, a library, a publisher, a continuing educational resource, and an arts council. |
The Arts Journal
The Daily Digest of Arts, Culture & Ideas |
Strings
An excellent site and magazine for young string players. |
Performing Songwriter
A great site and magazine for the "GigMaster" in you. By the way - their CD's are pretty good too. |
Conductor, Composer & Songwriter Resources
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Conductors Guild
The Guild is concerned with the art and the craft of conducting. The Guild’s overall goal is to enhance the professionalism of conductors by serving as a clearing house for knowledge and information regarding the art and practice of conducting; further, to support the artistic growth of orchestras, bands, choruses and other conducted ensembles. The Guild has a broader potential role as well: to communicate to the music community the views and opinions of the conducting profession, for which the Guild can serve as a collective voice.
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Composer-Conductor Bridge
The purpose of this site is to help conductors locate new scores by living composers that are of high quality, inexpensive, and suitable for performance by their ensembles. Many such scores are unpublished, unperformed, and written by composers who are not well-known. Consequently, they can be very difficult to find. Participation in the CCBRIDGE project is free. It was originally set up to promote new orchestral works but has now been expanded to include band and choral music as well. |
Society of Composers
. . .dedicated to the promotion of composition, performance, understanding and dissemination of new and contemporary music. . .
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American Composers Alliance
As a non-profit organization dedicated to American classical music, ACA is a publisher, archivist, custodian, and concert presenter with a history dating back to 1937. Our catalog of works is one of the most unique and diverse collections of music in the world and includes compositions by Otto Luening, Vladimir Ussachevsky, Robert Helps, Dane Rudhyar, Karl and Vally Weigl, Halsey Stevens, Miriam Gideon, and many, many others. |
Meet The Composer
Meet The Composer was founded in 1974 as a project of the New York State Council on the Arts. Led by the visionary composer John Duffy, Meet The Composer sought to enable composers to make a living writing music, and to increase their visible presence as creative artists. Since then, Meet The Composer has grown to become a national organization, serving composers of every kind of music throughout the United States.
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The American Music Center
The American Music Center is a national service organization and information center dedicated to building a national community for new American Music. |
The Living Composers Project
The Living Composers Project is a non-profit database begun in 2000, which aims to provide composers, listeners, performers, and researchers with a source of information about the music of our time. If you are seeking information and/or links to living Composers please visit this excellent resource - The Living Composers Project. |
Songwriters Guild of America
For the yet-to-be published writer, the Guild offers education, critiques, pitch opportunities, competitions, performance nights and other chances to hone and share their craft. For the professional writer the SGA offers assistance with publishing, royalty audits and collection, catalog administration, legislative advocacy and more.
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Alexander University
An excellent resource for educational materials for learning how to compose, arrange and professionally orchestrate music. |
National Association of Composers - USA
NACUSA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Founded by Henry Hadley in 1933, it is one of the oldest organizations devoted to the promotion and performance of American concert hall music. Many of America's most distinguished composers have been among its members. NACUSA presents several chamber concerts each year that feature music by its members.
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Classical Net
Classical Net features more than 6800 files including more than 5000 CD, SACD, DVD and Book reviews and over 5300 links to other classical music web sites. |
Classical Composer Database
Welcome to one of the greatest online resources of information about classical music composers. This is an extensive database of Classical Music Composers both deceased and living. Database count exceeds 3,000 Composers. |
Composition Today
Composition Today offers a huge range resources exclusively for composers. This is a membership site with a fee to gain full access to it. |
Music Software - Notation
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Sibelius
One of the professional choices for Music Notation. Sibelius software is an essential software for writing, playing, printing and publishing music notation. Sibelius 5 will keep you inspired and help you take your ideas even further.
Sibelius Music Notation software is my personal choice for notating music. |
Finale
Finale music notation software is one of the essential and professional software programs for creating music and for publishing print music. |
Print Music
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ARTARIA Editions
An excellent source for beautiful and useful editions of the finest Viennese music of the 18th Century. |
Music Marketing & Social Networks - Music
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My Myspace Site
This is my Myspace Site for Social Networking. |
CDBaby
An excellent resource for getting digital distribution of music. CDBaby also hosts websites and provides barcodes for those in need of them. |
Classical Lounge
This is a Classical Music Social Network featuring composers, performers, well, anything and everything related to Classical Music. |
Taxi - A & R Service
Taxi is the world's leading Independent Artist & Repertoire Company providing you an opportunity to submit your music directly to the major music publishers and music libraries. Since 1992, TAXI has specialized in giving artists, bands, and songwriters real access to the people in the music business who have the power to sign deals. |
Broadjam
Unleash Your Music - Excellent Musicians Web Hosting and Music Sales site! |
MusicDish Network
MusicDish Network is the artist development department of MusicDish LLC, a leading music magazine publisher and marketing firm. Launched in 2001 as a marketing service for independent artists, MusicDish Network has grown into a complete artist development program, leveraging brand development, saturated and relationship marketing, digital distribution and industry outreach to support emerging artists' and bands' careers. |
Humanitarian
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Musicares
Mission
MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community. |
Niagara Hospice Organization
Niagara Hospice is dedicated to providing the right care, in the right place, at the right time. More information about Niagara Hospice, their services and the Memorial Butterfly Release Event, including other events sponsored throughout the year can be found by visiting the official Niagara Hospice website at Niagara Hospice Organization. Your direct contact for Niagara Hospice is Stephanie Burrows at (716) 439-4417.
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Classical Music - Misc. Sites
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Classical Music Archive
An excellent resource for learning about Classical Music, Composers and Music History. Downloads available on this site. |
Naxos
The Worlds leading Classical Music Label |
Deutsche Grammophon
If your into Classical Music you will enjoy this excellent site for discovering who is doing what in the classical music and opera genres from around the world. |
New Music Box
The Web Magazine from the American Music Center |
Opus 1
Classical Music and Opera from around the World. |
Music Business - General
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Recording Industry Association of America
The Trade group that Represents the US Recording Industry. Source for ISRC Codes. |
SoundExchange
This is the US Copyright Office designee for the collection of statutory royalties for Copyright Owners, Featured and Non-featured Artists and Labels. |
Music Licensing
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The Harry Fox Agency
The foremost mechanical licensing collection and distribution agency for Music Publishers in the USA. |
Music Publishers & Associations
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Boosey & Hawkes
Boosey & Hawkes is the largest specialist classical music publishing company in the world. Boosey & Hawkes is a global publisher, with offices in New York, London, and Berlin and a network of agents in every major country.
Boosey & Hawkes controls the rights to more than 116,000 works of music and choreography, from many of the world's most famous classical composers, including Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, Benjamin Britten and Prokofieff. It also works with many of the world's most renowned living composers such as Peter Maxwell Davies, Karl Jenkins, John Adams and Steve Reich.
By clicking here you will be taken to a links page on the Boosey & Hawkes Website. The links are a collection of serious Composers of music - Composers |
Music Publishers' Association of the United States
Founded in 1895, the Music Publishers Association is the oldest music trade organization in the United States, fostering communication among publishers, dealers, music educators, and all ultimate users of music. |
National Music Publishers' Association
The largest US Music publishing Trade Organization. NMPA is the parent organization of the mechanical rights organization The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. |
Association of Independant Music Publishers,
AIMP is an organization that serves the Independant Music Publisher through Education and supporting business functions. |
General Business Links
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Small Business Loan
A selection of various ways to get funding for small businesses.
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Merchant Services
Accept credit cards for your business direct with the largest credit card processor in the USA. Dont be tricked into using a third party.
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