Following are some helpful, interesting, and/or instructional links
I have found.
It is in no way complete, and I would love to get some suggestions
for new ones to add to the list!
http://www.codamusic.com/coda/ Finale Notepad is a free download that will get you started on entering notes on a computer. What’s even better is that you will be able to hear what you are composing – instantly! It will help you ALOT in this class!!
http://www.apple.com/quicktime Yes, I know, it's Apple. Did you know Hal Leonard, one of the biggest music publishing companies in the world, uses Macs? So do professional graphic artists... This free plug-in will be used a great deal in class. It allows you to see and hear most kinds of multimedia files. Buy the "key" for $29.99, and you will have a powerful multimedia editting and file conversion program. Alot of bang for the buck!
www.classical.net The be all, end all for any kind of classical music information, clips, or links.
http://www.law.duke.edu/copyright/face/music/index.htm Click on the “LIVE AT THE LICKEDY SPLIT – A Band’s Story” link. Real life application of copyright issues. You need Macromedia’s Shockwave plug-in for it to work… http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/frameset.fhtml?text/plain
http://www.musictheory.net/ Download the Music Trainers and Utilities – great exercises at an even better price (it's free...)!
http://edweb.fnal.gov/linc/spring96/projects_linc2/allmusic/technology/teacher.html An excellent Music Technology project – higher level comprehension, meaning real world stuff!
http://www.pcabx.com/training/index.htm Train your ears to detect flaws in equipment, instrumentation, balance, etc – includes samples at varying levels of difficulty.
http://www.cyberfret.com Every guitarist, no matter what level of expertise (or not), should check this site out. It has lessons covering all areas of guitar playing, reading, and style, and a comprehensive list of guitar links.
http://www.cyberfretbass.com/ Ditto for basses…
http://www.mousejam.com/mjam.html Fun to create jams over a rhythm track – need QuickTime plug-in. Created by E Wold - please send link suggestions and comments to: egwold@yahoo.com |