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Polley Music Links
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ALTERNATIVE
BASICS OF MUSIC
MusicNovatory (http://www.musicnovatory.com not active)
Instrument Transpositions
Music Theory & History Online
Musical Instrument Ranges & Names
Music Dictionary Online
Music Fundamentals
Animated Music Theory Lessons
Online Ear Training Lessons
Music Notation Reference Guide
Basic Music Theory
Center for the History of Music Theory and Literature
Free Printable Staff Paper
Introduction to Reading Music
Basic Theory
BLUEGRASS/OLD TIME
International Bluegrass Music Association
Great Plains Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association
Old-Time (Oldtimey) Music: What is it?
Banjo Tablatures and Bluegrass Information
Bluegrass Country
BLUES
CENSORSHIP AND MUSIC
Freemuse
Music Censorship in Australia
CHARTS
Alaska Jim’s Music Charts
Top Hits Online
Charts All Over the World
World Music Charts Europe
CLASSICAL MUSIC
General Links
Classical Net
Naxos Classical
The Classical Music Navigator
Classical Music Directory
IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library
Composers and Performers
COMPETITIONS
World Federation of International Music Competitions
Music Competitions, contests
COUNTRY WESTERN
Country Stars (http://www.countrystars.com not active)
Country Western Song Machine
About Country Music
The Soflin Sisters
EARLY MUSIC
Prehistoric and Ancient Music (many cultures) See also: World Music or Instruments
Music in Ancient Times
The Kithara in Ancient Greece
Ancient Musical Instruments of India
Medieval and Renaissance Music (mostly European culture)
The Reconstruction of Azerbaijan’s Medieval Instruments
Early Music FAQ
Arto Wikla’s Early Music
The Cantigas de Santa Maria
Early Instrument Resources
The Serpent Website
SCA Medieval and Renaissance Music Homepage
A Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
Early Music Online
ELECTRONIC/COMPUTER (see also: Experimental)
General Information and Links
OHM – The Early Gurus of Electronic Music
120 Years Of Electronic Music
Computer Music Consulting
The Acoustical Society of America
Copyright Primer on Computer Music Files
The History of Electronic Music (site http://www.phinnweb.org/history/ not available as of September 2020)
Synth Zone
Soundart: Circuit Bending
Sound Synthesis
Sound Synthesis
Sound Synthesis – Handbook for Acoustic Ecology
Music Software
JSyn Software
Cubase Links
SynthEdit Links
Virtual Synth Page
MuseScore
Music Hardware
Vintage Synth Explorer
Analogue Synths
Synthmuseum
MIDI/MP3/Music Downloads/Loops
MIDI Database
MIDI Manufacturers Association
SoundClick
Music Notation Programs
Music Notation Links
Sibelius Software Resources
PLUM – Programming Languages Used for Music
Sound Files/Samples/Loops/Plugins
Drum Track Zone
Looper’s Delight
Free WAV Samples
Free Sounds and Music
Free Sound Effects
Partners in Rhyme
Online Electronic Music Magazines
Computer Music
Future Music (http://www.futuremusic.co.uk/ appears to be inactive)
Music Tech Magazine
Electronic Musician Online
Keyboard Magazine
Mix Magazine
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
International Council for Traditional Music
Ethnomusicology in SIL
EXPERIMENTAL (see also: Electronic/Computer)
Miniorgans
Odd Sounds
Intuitive Music
Experimental Music
Disquiet – Ambient/ Electronica
Epsilon – Collection of Ambient Music Resources
Sleepbot.com
Ambience for the Masses
The Livingroom.org – forum for experimental music
Oddmusic
The Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia
JEMS: The Journal of Experimental Music Studies
Buzz Kimball: Nonoctave.com
FILM, TV, and RADIO
(See also: Musicals)
The Film Music Society
Hindi Film Music
Name the Tune in That Show
Film Music Society Resources and Links
Film Music Magazine
Film Score Monthly
Margaret Herrick Library Digital Collections (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
Television Tunes
FOLK MUSIC
(See also: World Music)
Folkmusic.org
Northern California
Folk Music from the Thirties
Folk Music of Britain, Ireland & America
FolkLib Index
Malvina Reynolds: Song Lyrics and Poems
The 111 Greatest (Anglo-American) Folk Music Artists
Traditional Music Library
GRANTS FOR MUSICIANS
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
HOLIDAY MUSIC
INSTRUMENTS
Individual Instrument Links
You can use this alphabetized list to access information about individual musical instruments. There may be additional information about the instrument in other sections of this links page. You might also try under Early Music, Electronic/Computer, Multi-topic, Sheet Music, and, in particular, World Music if you know in what part of the world the instrument is played. You might find information in this Instruments section in the General Links, Physics of Musical Instruments, Instrument Building and Experimental Instruments, and Miscellaneous Links.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Accordion/Concertina
Accumulated Accordion Annotations
Accordion Links Homepage
Accordions Worldwide
Alphorn
The Alphorn in Folklore
Archlute
Chitarrone, theorbo and Archlute
Autoharp
The Autoharp Page
The Internet Autoharp Page
Amplifying your Autoharp
Bagpipe (see also: Gaida, Uillean Pipes)
Bagpipes of the World
Seth Gallagher Workshop: Irish Uilleann Bagpipes
Swedish Bagpipes
Balaphone
Mande Jeli Balafon tuning
Banjo
5-String Banjo
Banjo Hangout
ezFolk Clawhammer Banjo (site http://www.ezfolk.com/banjo/ not currently available)
Beginners Banjo Lessons
Jim Bottorff’s Banjo Page
The Classic Banjo Resource
Baritone/Euphonium
Baritone or Euphonium?
Bass (see: Double Bass or Electric Bass)
Bassoon
Fingering Charts
Bassoon Family Fingering Companion
Bassoon Fingering Chart
Bassoon.org
Berimbau (see: Musical Bow)
Bodhran
The Bodhran Page
Bouzouki
A Crash Course on Lutes – Bouzouki
Carillon
About Carillons
Cello
The Joy Of Cello Playing
Internet Cello Society
Charango
Charango Organization (no longer available)
The Charango
Clarinet
Fingering Charts
The International Clarinet Association
The Clarinet Pages
History of the Clarinet
Concertina (see: Accordion/Concertina)
Cornet (see: Trumpet/Cornet)
D
Djembe
Djembefola (site http://www.djembefola.com appears to be inactive)
Doumbek
A Quick and Dirty Guide to the Doumbek
Middle Eastern Rhythms
Drums and Percussion (see also: names of individual percussion instruments)
Drum – Background, History, Raw Materials, Manufacturing
Listen to and learn about drums of the world
A Drum Lessons Database
African Polyrhythms
Middle Eastern Percussion Resources (site http://www.maya.com/local/senn/drum.html appears to be inactive)
The Percussion Book
Drum Score Archive
Rudimental Drumming
Bongo Mania
The Hip Rhythm Digest
Drum Dojo (site http://www.drumdojo.com appears to be inactive)
Algorhythm
World Beats
Dulcimer
Appalachian Dulcimer
Electric Bass
Online Bass Lessons
The Bass Player Garage
CyberfretBass – free online electric bass lessons
Bassmasta Tabs
English Horn (see: Oboe/English Horn)
Euphonium (see: Baritone/Euphonium)
Flute/Piccolo
Fingering Charts
A Guide to the Irish Flute
History of the Flute
Flute History
Flute History.com (site flutehistory.com appears to be temporarily inactive)
Mark Shepard’s Flute Page
The Virtual Flute
Frame Drum
Frame Drums and Tambourines
Framedrums: bendir, deff and tar (site: http://www.belly-dance.org/bendir.html appears to be inactive)
French Horn
The French Horn
History of the French Horn
Glass Armonica (Glass Harmonica)
The Music and Magic of the Glass Armonica
“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” on the Glass Armonica
Guitar (Electric and Acoustic)
The Classical Guitar Home Page
The Flamenco Guitar Home Page
Online Guitar Instruction
Classical Guitar Illustrated History
Basic Guitar Chords
Hammer Dulcimer
The Hammered Dulcimer
Harmonica
Harmonica, Blues Harp Links
Harp On! Chromatic Harmonica Reference
Harp (Folk and Pedal)
Harp Spectrum
Harp Guitars
Harp Guitars
7-String, 8-String, 9-String, & 10-String Guitars
Harpsichord
British Harpsichord Society
Hurdy Gurdy
Olympic Musical Instruments
The Hurdy Gurdy Explained
Irish Banjo (see: Banjo)
Irish Bouzouki (see: Bouzouki)
Irish Harp (see: Harp Folk and Pedal)
Jew’s harp
The Jew’s Harp Column
Kalimba (see: Thumb Piano)/strong>
Kantele
About the Kantele
Kavals
The Kaval
Kazoo
The Kazoo – Its “physics”, history and importance for modern music
Kemenche (Kemence)
Kemence
Khene (Khaen)
The Laotian Khaen
Lute
The Lute Society
Mandolin
Mandolin Cafe
Building a Mandolin
How to Tell Mandolins, Citterns, Mandolas, Bouzoukis etc. Apart
Mbira (see: Thumb piano)
Mechanical Instruments
About Automatic Music Instruments Generally
Musical Bow
Berimbau Page
Berimbau
Musical Saw
Musical Saw
Ney (Nay or Nai)
Ney, Nai (site: http://www.belly-dance.org/ney.html appears to be inactive)
Middle East Musical Instruments – Nay (Ney)
Nyckelharpa
American Nyckelharpa Association
Oboe/English Horn
Fingering Charts
Ocarina
The History of Ocarina di Budrio (in Italian)
Free sheet music for Ocarina
Organ
American Theatre Organ Society
Oud
Oud – Nikos Dimitriadis
Al ‘Ud – The Oud
Panpipes
History of the Panflute
Panpipes – Building and Playing
Penny Whistle (see: Tin Whistle)
Percussion (see: Drums and Percussion)
Piano
Chord House, Piano Room: Chords and Scales
History of the Piano
The Player Piano Page
Piccolo (see: Flute/Piccolo)
Pipe and Tabor
Pipe and Tabor
Quena
Quena at Pan-Flute
I Love Quena
Rebec
The Rebec Project
Recorder
Fingering the Recorder
Recorder Trills, Turned Trills, and Turns
Recorder Home Page
Sackbut (see: Trombone)
Santur
Santur
Sanza (see: Thumb piano)
Sarrusophone
Sarrusophone Fingering Charts
Sarrusophone
Saxophone
Fingering Charts
Saxophone Fingering Charts
Saxophone Resources on the Internet
The International Saxophone Home Page
History of the Saxophone
Sax on the Web
Shakuhachi
Shakuhachi Fingering Chart
Sho (see also: Sheng, Khene, Khaen)
The Japanese Sho
Sousaphone (see: Tuba/Sousaphone)
Steel Drums
Toucans Audio Clips
About the Steel Drum
Tanbur
Analysis and Physical Modeling of Tanbur
Theremin
Theremin Vox
Thumb Piano
N. Scott Robinson: Mbira article
Tin Whistle
Tin Whistle and Fife Fingering Charts
Mick’s Virtual Whistle
Tonbak
Peyman and his tonbak
Trombone
Trombone Page of the World
Online Trombone Journal
Trumpet/Cornet
Trumpet Guild
Uilleann Pipes
The Uilleann Pipes (page at http://www.taramusic.com/features/uilleann.htm no longer active)
Irish Uilleann Pipes Fingering Chart
Uilleann Penny-Chanters
Na Poibairi Uilleann
Uilleann Obsession
Ukelin
The Ukelin and Related Instruments
Ukulele
Ukulele Lesson
Viola da Gamba (Viol)
Viola da Gamba Society
Viola da Gamba
The Gamba
Violin
The Violin Society of America
General Information on Obtaining Authentication and Appraisal of Violins
Whistling
Whistling Lessons 101 by Whistling Tom
Xalam
Xalam
Yangchin (Yangqin)
Zils (see: Cymbal)
Zither
Fretless Zithers
General Musical Instrument Links
World Music Instrument Gallery
Contrabass Mania
Classical Free Reed Instruments
Musical Instruments Gallery – Oddmusic
A Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
Physics of Musical Instruments
Physics of Musical Instruments
Physics of Musical Instruments – A Brief History
Music Acoustics UNSW
Instrument Building and Experimental Instruments
Building a Guitar
My Homemade (and other) Odd Instruments
Build a Banjo
Building a Hurdy-Gurdy
Making a Clay Didjeridu
Experimental Musical Instruments (windworld.com – site no longer active)
Building a Mandolin
World and Experimental Musical Instrument Links
How to make your own water drum
Basic Xylophone Building
The Rebec Project – Making the Rebec
My homebrew pipe organ
Lutherie Info for Builders of Stringed Musical Instruments
Music Instrument Builders Resources (http://www.tinwhistles.us/experiem.htm – site no longer active)
Getting Started in Instrument Building
Recreating the Jorvik Viking Panpipes (http://www.panflutejedi.com/viking-pan-flute-tutorial.html – site no longer active)
Making Pan flutes
Here’s How to Make a Musical Bamboo Flute
The Musical Instrument Makers Forum
Building Mandolin No. 001
How to Make a Bodhran
Early Instrument Resources
Iner Souster and the Experimental Instruments He Lives With
Miscellaneous Links
The American Musical Instrument Society
Instrument Jokes
JAZZ
Chord Progression Lessons
Outside Shore Music – A Jazz Improvisation Primer
JOBS FOR MUSICIANS
Music Careers: The Complete List
LYRICS
Lyrics Planet
Lyrics Freak
A – Z Lyrics Universe
Country Western Song Machine
Black Cat Rockin’ Lyrix Index (site http://www.rockabilly.nl/lyrics/lyrics.htm appears to be inactive as of May 2020)
Disney Song Lyrics
MULTI-TOPIC
General Links
This Day in Music History
Metropolis’ Online Pitch Pipe
Gaylord Music Library Musicians Necrology
All Music Guide
The Free Dictionary – Music
Music Theory for Songwriters
A Brief History of the Mechanical Metronome
Music and politics
The names of instruments and voices in foreign languages
University and Academy Library Links
Library of Congress – Performing Arts Reading Room
Genres/Artists/Groups
All Music Guide
MTV Online
Reviews
La Folia Online Music Reviews
MUSIC AND HEALTH
Health Issues of Performers
The Affliction of the Musician
Musician’s Health (site musicianshealth.com appears to be unavailable)
H.E.A.R.
Proper Sitting Position when Playing the Cello
Vocal Health Links
Singers Health
Music Therapy
American Music Therapy Association
Music as Therapy: How Music Can Make You Healthier (site http://www.articlemyriad.com/music-therapy-music-healthier/ appears to be unavailable)
MUSIC EDUCATION
Music Teacher Resources: Online Music Lesson Plans
Karin’s ESL Partyland: Teaching With Music
Music Teachers National Association
National Association for Music Education (NAfME) (formerly (MENC)
Music Education at Datadragon
MUSICALS
Musicals 101
Musicals.Net
Reel Classics – Musicals
Original Rock Musicals
Musical Cast Album Database
NEW AGE
ONLINE RADIO
Oddio Overplay
Radio Tower (site http://www.radiotower.com no longer active)
Sleepbot Environmental Broadcast
Xfm – London’s New Music Radio Station
WCPE Classical Music, 24 Hours a Day
SHOUTcast
NPR
BBC Radio
Radio-Locator
Broadcast-Live
KJIC Gospel Radio
OPERA
Opera Stuff
Opera Company Pages on the World Wide Web
Opera Glass
PATRIOTIC MUSIC
Directory of Patriotic Web Sites: Patriotic Music
The Fifties Web – Patriotic Songs
National Anthem Information
Music and Politics
POP/EASY LISTENING
Center for Popular Music
J D Hay’s Crooners Collection
PUBLISHING/COPYRIGHT
Composition/Publishing
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
National Association of Composers, USA
Copyright Information
A Plain Guide to Copyright
Public Domain Music
Music Copyright Law Directory
Music and Copyright Law
United States Copyright Office
10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained
Copyright Primer on Computer Music Files
PUNK
Punk Music – A Brief History and Beyond
The Punk Page
RAP/HIP HOP
African HipHop
About Rap/Hip-Hop
Old School Hip Hop
History of Rap
RECORDED MUSIC
Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music (now inactive at http://www.charm.rhul.ac.uk)
Canadian Antique Phonograph Society
Antique Phonograph Music Program
Early Recorded Sounds and Wax Cylinders
Dismuke’s Acoustical Recordings 1900 – 1925
Sound Recording
Tinfoil – Dedicated to the preservation of early recorded sounds
Internet Museum of Flexi/Cardboard/Oddity Record Links
Hollywood and Vine: Capitol Records
ROCK
Rock-and-Roll Page
Heavy Metal Music
The History of Heavy Metal
Rock N Roll Reference Discography
Reason to Rock: Rock Music as Art Form
The History of Rock Music
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The History of Rock and Roll
Nebraska Music Hall of Fame
1960s British Rock
Mining Company – Classic Rock
Prog Archives
R&B/SOUL
Rhythm and Blues Foundation (http://www.rhythmnblues.org/ – not currently active)
About R & B Music
Rhythm and Blues Wikipedia
Doo Wop on the Soul-Patrol
Soul Music in Wikipedia
SACRED MUSIC
Sacred Music History (Christian)
Chant Links
Gospel
Gospel Music Archive – Tabs and Chords for Guitar
Negro Spirituals and Antique Gospel Music
Other Traditions
Fasola Home Page
Sacred Harp Singing
SALSA
Salsa & Merengue Society – Salsa: The Music
Just Salsa Magazine
Salsa Music
History of Salsa
SHEET MUSIC
Free printable sheet music for “Beautiful Nebraska”
Music of Old Nebraska free sheet music archive
Pipe and Tabor Sheet Music
American Sheet Music, 1870 – 1885
African-American Sheet Music, 1850 – 1920
The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music
Historic American Sheet Music
Mutopia
Breizh Partitions: Free Celtic Music Scores
Drum Score Archive
Choral Public Domain Library
IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library
American Choral Music
Just Sheet Music
SOUND EFFECTS
FindSounds – Search the Web for Sounds (www.findsounds.com temporarily unavailable)
TheFreeSite
The Recordist
Flashkit SoundFX
SPORTS/DANCE MUSIC
Multiple topic
Sport music: Music as ergogenic aid (no longer available)
Cheerleading Music
Cheerleading and Dance Music Mixes
Ballet and Modern Dance
The Ballet
CyberDance
Ballroom Dance
Ballroom Dance Steps
An American Ballroom Companion
Belly Dancing
Oriental Belly Dance
The Art of Middle Eastern Dance
Breakdancing
History of Breakdance
Court and Historic Dances
Court Dances
Basse Dance
Orchesography (digitized translation)
Blakeney Manor Dance and Music
Renaissance Dance
Disco
Seventies Dance Music
The Disco History Page
DanceNetRadio (security software identifies DanceNetRadio.com as being a potentially problematic site)
Folk Dancing
Folk Dance History
Online Folk Festival
Webfeet: Dancing on the Web
Hula
Hawaiian Music and Hula Archives
Hula Preservation Society
Line Dancing
Country and Western Dancing
Merengue
Merengue History of Dance
A History of Merengue
Multiple Dance Types
Dance Steps
D.J. Rhythms Dance Music Database
Dance Instruction Manuals
A comprehensive guide to dance websites from around the world
Polka
Polka Steps
Polka History
Polka: Wisconsin’s State Dance
Swing Dances
Jitterbug/Swing Dancing
Tango
Guides to Tango Music for Social Dancing
Tap
Tap Dance Homepage
Tap Dance – Basic Steps and Moves
Tap Dance History
SWING/BIG BAND
SwingMusic.net
Swingin’ Down the Lane
Craig’s Big Bands and Big Names
TECHNO
Techno Music and Raves FAQ
Shoutcast
VIDEO GAME MUSIC
Videogame Music Archive
A History of Video Game Music
Video Game Music Albums
Overclocked Remix
A Game Music Index
Kohina
Ifurita’s Anime Jukebox
Megadriver Official Homepage
How video game music is created
Video Game Jam – Guitar and Bass Tablature for Video Game Music
Video Game MIDI Music
WEDDING MUSIC
WOMEN’S MUSIC
Diana Ambache on Women Composers
Women Composers Database
IAWM
Women’s Music
What Women’s Music Does, or Doesn’t Mean
Suffrage Singalong!
WORLD MUSIC
General Links
Inside World Music
Global Jukebox
World Music Central
World Music Instrument Gallery
Global Rhythm
National Public Radio Music: World
World Music Network
Africa: An Overview (For North Africa see: Middle East)
The African Music Encyclopedia
Afropop Worldwide
African Music and Drumming Resources on the Web
African Music Hub
The Manding Music Traditions of West Africa
Southern African Music Bibliographies
Asia: An Overview (For Central Asia see: Middle East)
Southeast Asian Traditional Music
Europe: An Overview
Regions:
Northern Europe
Kantele
Eastern Europe
The Balkans
Balkanarama
Latin America: An Overview
Zona Latina
Andean Music Links
Music from the Andes
Cultures of the Andes – Quechua Songs
Caribbean Art and Music
Reggae Music
Middle East
Maqam Music
Maqam World
Turath Traditional Arab Music
Al Mashriq – Middle East Music (site http://almashriq.hiof.no/base/music.html appears to be inactive)
The Sahara: Music
Arab Music Websites
Music in Uzbekistan & Tajikistan
North America: see United States and Canada under Individual Country Links
Transnational Ethnic Groups
Assyrians
Songs of Assyria
MUSIC LINKS FOR KIDS
A Note to Parents: These links have been checked very carefully to be sure they are suitable for children. Polley Music Library cannot, however, guarantee that they will stay that way or that you will find them useful or appropriate for your own children. The safest solution always regarding the Internet is to personally supervise your children when they are online. We hope you can find enjoyable sites here! Please contact us with comments, ideas, and suggestions for other links you like.
Music Education at Datadragon
Children’s Music Games by Morton Subotnick: Creating Music
Arts Alive: Music
Children’s Music Web
Classics for Kids
Learn About Instruments
Mama Lisa’s World: Children’s Songs and Nursery Rhymes
Music Genre Sampler