Bass | Bassoon | Bowed Strings (general) | Brass (general) | Cello | Clarinet | Flute | French Horn | Guitar | Harp | Jazz | Oboe | Orchestra | Organ | Percussion | Piano | Saxophone | Trombone | Trumpet | Tuba/Euphonium | Viola | Violin
Bass Resources (see also Strings Resources and Jazz Resources)
International Society of Bassists. Links, articles, and more.
Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog. Numerous articles, links, and resources.
Free scores from the Internet Music Scores Library Project. Also search under composer, title, genre.
Double Bass Guide, by Jonas Lohse. Articles, links, resources.
Jerry Fuller’s Double Bass Internet Archive. A wealth of articles and links.
TalkBass.com. Double bass/bass guitar forums and reviews.
Double bass articles, courtesy of the Contrabass Shoppe, U.K.
Historical Bass Web Site, by Joëlle Morton.
Lemur Music. The bass player's resource for more than 30 years.
The Double Trolley. A stool and trolley in one device (this is the stool used by bassist Paul Sharpe, pictured on p. 259 of The Musician’s Way).
The Bass Buggie at K.C. Strings.
German Society of Bass Players.
Jazz Double Bass. Articles, interviews, resources, forums.
Bass Player Magazine (nonclassical styles).
International Institute of Bass. Links and resources primarily for electric bassists.
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International Double Reed Society. Articles, resources, links, free scores, etc.
2reed.net. Informative articles and extensive links for double reed players, by Prof. Terry Ewell of Towson University.
Free scores of compositions featuring bassoon, from the IMSLP. Also search under composer, title, genre.
Midwest Double Reed Society. Articles, resources, links.
Bassoon Blog, by Betsy Sturdevant, Principal Bassoonist of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
Articles for Bassoon Students by Barrick Stees, Assistant Principal Bassoon, Cleveland Orchestra.
Australasian Double Reed Society.
Bassoon links, courtesy of Christian Davidsson, Principal Bassoonist, Royal Opera, Stockholm.
"Helpful tips," from Midwest Music Imports.
Dale Clark's Bassoon Reed Making Blog.
Preview Bassoon Reed Making, 3rd Edition, by Popkin and Glickman (Charles Double Reed Co., 2007).
Preview Sound in Motion: A Performer's Guide to Greater Musical Expression, by David McGill, principal bassoonist of the Chicago Symphony (Indiana, 2007).
The Vonk Bassoon Stand (scroll down the linked page).
Bassoon supports, harnesses, etc. from Forrests Music in Berkeley, California.
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Bowed Strings Resources (general)
All Things Strings. Articles and resources sponsored by David A. Lusterman, Founder and Publisher of Strings magazine.
The Strad Magazine. Articles, resources, and more. Ariane Todes, Editor.
Montagnana Books. “The most extensive collection of violin and string instrument books available.” Evanston, Illinois.
Violin Bridges. “The largest online photographic archive of violin, viola and cello bridges.”
American String Teachers Association. Resources for aspiring and experienced educators.
European String Teachers Association, British Branch.
Australian String Teachers Association.
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ErgoBrass.com. Ergonomic strategies for brass players.
Brass Playing Articles on MusicforBrass.com.
Brass-Forum.co.uk. Articles, links, and more.
The Ralph Jones Trumpet Page. Resources for all brass players.
The Brass Herald. "The magazine for the brass musician." Philip Biggs, Editor.
International Women's Brass Conference.
Preview Teaching Brass, 2nd ed., by Kristian Steenstrup (Aarhus, 2007).
Van Cott Information Services. Brass books, scores, recordings.
Embouchure health, from Embouchures.com.
The Brass Gym and Breathing Gym methods.
North American Brass Band Association.
The Internet Bandsman’s Everything Within.
“Brass Instrument Acoustics – An Introduction,” by Prof. Joe Wolfe of the University of New South Wales.
“Harmonic Series,” by Catherine Schmidt-Jones.
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Cello Resources (see also Strings Resources)
Tips from the Internet Cello Society (ICS).
Articles from the ICS.
CelloHeaven.com. A forum.
Free scores of compositions featuring the cello, from the Internet Music Scores Library Project. Also search under composer, title, or genre.
"The Joy of Cello Playing," by Harry Wimmer.
New Directions Cello Association.
The Eisenberg Cello Music Collection at the Univ. of N. Carolina at Greensboro.
Preview Cello Technique: Principles and Forms of Movement by Gerhard Mantel (Indiana, 1995).
Preview The Cambridge Companion to the Cello, edited by Robin Stowell (Cambridge, 1999).
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International Clarinet Association (ICA).
ICA Research Center at the University of Maryland.
Free scores of compositions featuring the clarinet, from the IMSLP. Also search under composer, title, genre.
Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain.
Australian Clarinet and Saxophone magazine. Articles, links, resources.
The Clarinet Pages, by Mark Charette.
The Buzzing Reed. David Thomas' Clarinet Blog. "Thoughts from an Orchestral Clarinetist, Soloist, Teacher."
Sherman Friedland’s Clarinet Corner.
Educational videos, by Prof. Richard MacDowell of the University of Texas at Austin (PC users: view in Firefox or Chrome browser).
Van Cott Information Services. Clarinet books, scores, recordings.
Clarinet acoustics, by Prof. Joe Wolfe of the University of New South Wales.
Editions for clarinet by Roncorp Music.
Preview The Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet, edited by Colin Lawson (Cambridge, 1995).
Preview The Clarinet, by Eric Hoeprich (Yale, 2008).
Preview Clarinet Secrets: 52 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Clarinetist, by Michèle Gingras (Scarecrow Press, 2006).
Preview New Directions for Clarinet, by Phillip Rehfeldt (Scarecrow, 2003).
The Sax-On support system for bass clarinet.
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The National Flute Association.
Flutes.tk. A wide-ranging portal.
Free scores of compositions featuring the flute & recorder, from the IMSLP. Also search under composer, title, genre.
The website of Larry Krantz. Articles about flute careers, audition preparation, and more.
Flute embouchure videos, by Prof. Marianne Gedigian of the University of Texas at Austin (PC users: view in Firefox or Chrome browser).
Educational articles from Miyazawa Flutes.
Links from the International Native American Flute Association.
Flute acoustics, by Prof. Joe Wolfe of the University of New South Wales.
The website of Sir James Galway.
Articles for flute majors by Jen Cluff.
PiccoloHQ.com, by Christine Erlander Beard.
The Psychology of Piccolo Practice and Performance, by Prof. Nichole Esposito of the University of Iowa.
Van Cott Information Services. Flute books, scores, recordings.
The Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection at the Library of Congress.
Flute Lab. Angled/upright head joints and other adaptations.
The Drelinger UpRite head joint.
“The Musician’s Survival Manual,” by Richard Norris, M.D. (MMB, 1993). Contains a chapter on the medical/ergonomic problems of flutists. Available for download from Minnesota cellist Janet Horvath’s online store.
Flute clubs and choirs, courtesy of the NFA.
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French Horn Resources (see also Brass Resources)
Horn Articles Online, by Prof. John Ericson of Arizona State University.
HornPlayer.net. Abundant resources.
Free scores of compositions featuring the horn, from the IMSLP. Also search under composer, title, genre.
Links from Julia Rose's Horn Page.
The Horn Embouchure, an article by Prof. John Ericson.
Horn embouchure videos by Prof. Patrick Hughes of the University of Texas at Austin (PC users: view in Firefox or Chrome browser).
Links from the British Horn Society.
Works with Horn by Female Composers, a website by Prof. Lin Foulk of Western Michigan University.
Orchestral Horn Excerpts, by Darren Robbins.
Horn Dog Blog, by Bruce Hembd. “Random notes on a French horn.”
"History of the Horn Mute," and article by Prof. Nicholas Smith of Wichita State University.
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Guitar Resources (mostly classical; some pop/rock/folk/jazz)
Free scores from the IMSLP. Also search under composer, title, or genre.
PlayJazzGuitar.com. Chris Standring's excellent home study course for intermediate players.
GuitarNoise.com. Free beginning and intermediate folk & rock materials expertly crafted by David Hodge.
Classical guitar composers list, by Prof. Ying Sun of the Univ. of Rhode Island.
Robert Coldwell’s Digital Guitar Archive. "Free classical guitar music database."
"Biblioteca della Chitarra." Free classical guitar sheet music, courtesy of Vincenzo Pocci.
EarlyRomanticGuitar.com, by Len Verrett. Scores, historical info, resources.
Tuning the Guitar by Ear, the definitive method book by Gerald Klickstein. Related article: "Pain-Free Tuning."
Guitar Foundation of America (classical). Links, resources, news, archives.
Classical guitar and lute links from WorldGuitarist.com.
Classical Guitar Forum at Delcamp.net. Thousands of users. Also in French, Italian, Spanish.
Classical Guitar Alive. A radio program hosted by Tony Morris.
Classical Guitar Blog by Christopher Davis.
Guitar World Blog, by Mark Antony.
European Guitar Teachers Association, U.K. Free articles.
Preview The Cambridge Companion to the Guitar, edited by Victor Coelho (Cambridge, 2003).
Ergonomic guitar straps, by Slider Straps.
Guitar acoustics, by Prof. Joe Wolfe of the University of New South Wales.
Guitar and Lute Issues, the online magazine of Editions Orphée.
Guitarra Magazine. Free articles.
Jazz Guitar Online. Articles, reviews, basic lessons.
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Resources from the American Harp Society.
The International Harp Archives at Brigham Young University.
Also from BYU, Harp Music of the 18th and 19th Centuries (200+ scores).
Free downloadable scores from the Clive Morley Sheet Music Collection.
HarpColumn.com. News, forums, resources.
International Association of Harpists (France).
View the programs that solo harpists performed at the Lyon & Healy Hall Concert Series in Chicago, 2005-2009.
Harp events in the U.S. indexed at Harp.com.
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Jamey Aebersold Jazz. Extensive educational products and links.
"Jazz Improvisation Primer,” by Marc Sabatella.
Jazz Education Resources from MENC.
Jazz improvisation resources from Prof. Joan Wildman of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
The Stan Getz Library at the Berklee College of Music.
Jazz Corner. News, resources, forums.
JazzBeat.org. Links and resources.
Jazz.com. Articles, reviews, more.
Rifftides. "Doug Ramsey on jazz and other matters." A blog.
RedHotJazz.com. Essays on jazz before 1930.
All About Jazz magazine. News, reviews, and more.
Jazz Review online magazine. Reviews and news.
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International Double Reed Society. Articles, resources, links, free scores.
Free scores of compositions featuring the oboe, English horn, from the IMSLP. Also search under composer, title, genre.
Interview with oboist Joseph Robinson. An exclusive interview published on The Musician's Way Blog (February, 2010).
Midwest Double Reed Society. Articles, resources, links.
Australasian Double Reed Society.
OboeInsight.com. Links, forums, and more.
2reed.net. Informative articles and extensive links for double reed players, by Prof. Terry Ewell, Towson University.
English horn repertoire, by Carolyn Hove of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Van Cott Information Services. Oboe books, scores, recordings.
"Helpful Tips," from Midwest Music Imports.
MakingOboeReeds.com. Joseph Shalita’s site and ebook.
Read about Oboe Motions: What Every Oboe Player Needs to Know about the Body, (GIA, 2009), by Prof. Stephen Caplan of the Univ. of Nevada at Las Vegas.
Preview Oboe Art and Method, by Martin Schuring (Oxford, 2009). Professor Schuring's website contains numerous free articles and tips.
Preview Oboe Reed Styles: Theory and Practice, by David Ledet (Indiana, 2000).
The Reed Maker’s Manual, by Weber and Capps (DVD available).
Read about Oboe Unbound: Contemporary Techniques, by Libby Van Cleve (Scarecrow Press, 2004).
Read about Marcel Tabuteau. Laila Storch’s new biography (Indiana, 2009).
Preview Sound in Motion: A Performer's Guide to Greater Musical Expression, by David McGill, principal bassoonist of the Chicago Symphony (Indiana, 2007). Includes detailed accounts of Marcel Tabuteau's teaching.
The FHRED support for oboe and English horn.
Oboe thumb rests, straps, and end pins from Forrests Music in Berkeley, Calif.
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Polyphonic.org. “The Orchestra Musician Forum.”
League of American Orchestras.
Free scores with parts, from the Internet Music Scores Library Project. Also search under composer or title.
Regional Orchestra Players Association.
“Orchestra Repertoire Reports,” from the League of American Orchestras.
International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians.
The Organization of Canadian Orchestra Musicians.
Association of British Orchestras.
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Free scores featuring the organ or harpsichord, from the Internet Music Scores Library Project. Also search under composer, title, genre.
"Pipe Organs and Related Topics." Includes a listserve and links.
OrganFocus.com. Reviews, essays, event listings, & extensive links.
Listen to J. Michael Barone’s program “Pipedreams,” from American Public Media.
Encyclopedia of Pipe Organ Stops, by Edward J. Stauff.
Free scores of compositions for organ, from the IMSLP.
Free Sheet Music Library. Free downloads of works by Bach, Buxtehude, Froberger, Handel, and Pachelbel.
Read a Dec. 2009 NYTimes article about the history-making new replica Baroque organ built in Rochester, New York.
Links compiled by the Incorporated Association of Organists.
Links from the World Organ Directory.
OrganFax. Articles, discussions, resources.
Royal Canadian College of Organists.
Preview The Cambridge Companion to the Organ, edited by Nicholas Thistlethwaite and Geoffrey Webber (Cambridge, 1998).
The Osiris Archive of Organ Specifications.
Organ builders and restorers, from the American Institute of Organbuilders.
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Percussive Arts Society. Extensive resources.
Educational articles on the Pearl Drums website.
Educational articles and resources courtesy of Vic Firth.
Information and resources presented by Zildjian.
Resources and articles from Innovative Percussion.
Drum and percussion articles on the website of the Electric Blues Club.
Drum clinics on Drummer World (also check out the videos and Forum).
Percussion resources and videos on TheLessonRoom.com.
“Undergraduate Percussion Audition Requirements: A Reference List,” compiled by John R. Beck and James A. Strain, 2003. Requirements from more than 79 U.S. conservatories and universities.
Timpani audition repertoire lists and other resources from John Tafoya.
Evelyn Glennie speaks and performs in this video from TED.
Drum shields from SamAsh.com (buy online) and ClearSonic.com (order from your local retailer). Caution: As described in The Musician’s Way, drum shields, in general, should not reach the height of a drummer’s ears or they can reflect sound back at the drummer, thereby multiplying the player's sound exposure and increasing the risk of hearing damage.
Preview The Percussionist’s Guide to Injury Treatment and Prevention, by Darin Workman (CRC Press, 2006).
Preview Percussion Repair and Maintenance, by Mark Bonfoey (Alfred, 1986).
The Forum at Not So Modern Drummer.
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Piano Resources (see also Jazz Resources)
Free scores from the Internet Music Scores Library Project. Search under composer, title, or genre: two pianos, piano four hands, piano trio, piano quartet, piano quintet. More sources for scores are listed on the Practice page.
Chopin: Life, Works, Tradition. From the Chopin Society in Warsaw.
Early editions of the works of Frédéric Chopin in the University of Chicago Library.
"Celebrating the Chopin bicentennial." An article on The Musician's Way Blog.
The Vladimir Horowitz website, by Christian Johansson.
The Piano Forum at PianoStreet.com.
Forums at PianoWorld.com.
Piano research guide from the Music Library at the Univ. of Michigan.
Beethoven's Piano Sonatas. 32-part audio lecture/demonstration series by Andras Schiff.
The International Piano Archives at the University of Maryland. “The world's most extensive concentration of piano recordings, books, scores, programs, and related materials.”
think denk. The blog of concert pianist Jeremy Denk.
Clavier Companion. Published by the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy. Articles and links.
Preview The Complete Collaborator: The Pianist as Partner, by Martin Katz (Oxford, 2009).
Preview Guide to the Pianist’s Repertoire, 3rd Edition, by Maurice Hinson (Indiana, 2000).
Read Piano Mastery: Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers, by Harriette Brower (Stokes, 1915).
Seating guidelines, from WellBalancedPianist.com
"The Self Map" and "The Neutral Hand." Articles by pianist and educator Lisa Marsh.
Steinbuhler reduced-size keyboards. A recent innovation for retrofitting grand pianos with keyboards that are 15/16 or 7/8 of standard size; ideal for smaller-handed pianists.
PianoMap.com. Body mapping for pianists. (See also Alexander Technique.)
Resources from pianist and educator Prof. Barbara Lister-Sink.
Preview Practicing Perfection: Memory and Piano Performance, by Chaffin, Imreh, and Crawford (Lawrence Erlbaum, 2002).
“Memorization: Psychological Data and Some Practical Tips,” by pianist and educator Dr. Scott McBride Smith.
Find a Tuner or Technician on the website of the Piano Technicians Guild.
LearnJazzPiano.com, by Scot Ranney.
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Saxophone Resources (see also Jazz Resources)
International Saxophone Homepage.
North American Saxophone Alliance.
Free scores of compositions featuring the saxophone, from the IMSLP. Also search under composer, title, genre.
Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain.
Saxophone Journal. Articles and resources.
Australian Clarinet and Saxophone magazine. Articles, links, resources.
Saxophone links from SaxOnTheWeb.net.
Sax publications by Roncorp Music, publishers of A Comprehensive Guide to the Saxophone Repertoire (2003), by Jean-Marie Londeix.
Van Cott Information Services. Sax books, scores, recordings.
Instructional videos by Prof. Taimur Sullivan
Preview The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone, edited by Richard Ingham (Cambridge, 1998).
Saxophone acoustics, by Prof. Joe Wolfe of the University of New South Wales.
Resources and articles from jazz saxophonist Pete Thomas.
Transcriptions of sax solos, courtesy of Oakland, Calif. musician Charles McNeal.
A library of transcriptions of sax solos, courtesy of EJMA.
The FHRED support for soprano sax.
The BG family of Sax harnesses.
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Trombone Resources (see also Brass Resources and Jazz Resources)
International Trombone Association.
Website of Douglas Yeo, bass trombonist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Articles, information, resources.
Cleaning Your Trombone. A short video by Nick La Riviere.
TromboneForum.org. More than 8,000 members.
Trombone Excerpts, by Seth Vatt.
Ben van Dijk’s bass trombone forum.
"Trombone Page of the World," by Rene Laanen.
TromboneLessons.com, by Tom Gibson.
ErgoBrass.com. Ergonomic strategies for brass players.
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Trumpet Resources (see also Brass Resources and Jazz Resources)
Free scores of compositions featuring the trumpet, from the IMSLP. Also search under composer, title, genre.
Trumpet Tips. Mini-essays from Prof. Bryan Goff of Florida State University.
Trumpet Players International Network.
The Trumpet Master online forum.
Trumpet Home Pages, compiled by Ralph Jones.
The Comeback Trumpeter’s Guide.
Jazz transcriptions, articles, and links, by Jeff Helgesen.
More than 300 jazz trumpet transcriptions, by Jacques Gilbert.
The Shulman System trumpet support.
Preview Trumpet Technique, by Prof. Frank Campos (Oxford, 2005).
Preview Inside John Haynie's Studio: A Master Teacher's Lessons on Trumpet and Life, compiled and edited by Anne Hardin (Univ. of N. Texas Press, 2007).
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Tuba/Euphonium Resources (see also Brass Resources)
International Tuba Euphonium Association.
Tuba News. Free articles and more.
TubeNet, maintained by Sean Chisham. Links, playing tips, resources.
Arnold Jacobs links, courtesy of Wind Song Press.
Articles by Prof. John Manning, the University of Iowa.
The Nota Tuba Rest.
View an archive of required repertoire from the Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Festival (on the linked page, click on the letters beneath “Composer’s Last Name”).
Preview Guide to the Euphonium Repertoire, by Bone, Paull, and Morris (Indiana, 2007).
Preview Guide to the Tuba Repertoire, by Morris and Perantoni (Indiana, 2006).
The Tuba Exchange in Durham, North Carolina.
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Viola Resources (see also Strings Resources)
American Viola Society. Articles, resources, links.
Viola.com, by Allan M. Lee. Extensive links.
Free scores of compositions featuring viola, from the IMSLP. Also search under composer, title, or genre.
List of compositions for viola, from Wikipedia.
NobleViola.com. "Life on the working end of the viola." By Charles Noble.
The William Primrose International Viola Archive at Brigham Young University.
Violin (viola) acoustics, by Prof. Joe Wolfe of the Univ. of New South Wales.
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Violin Resources (see also Strings Resources)
Violinist.com. Resources, forums, interviews.
Free scores of compositions featuring violin, from the IMSLP. Also search under composer, title, or genre.
Violin acoustics, by Prof. Joe Wolfe of the University of New South Wales.
Information about Stradivarius and other renowned violin makers on the website of the Smithsonian Institution.
The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. Founded in 1982 by Josef Gingold.
Fiddling Around the World. Articles and links.
Fiddle Forum. Fiddle and alternative strings.
American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers.
Read about The Contemporary Violin: Extended Performance Techniques, by Allen and Patricia Strange (Scarecrow Press, 2001).
Preview Violin Technique and Performance Practice in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries, by Robin Stowell (Cambridge,1990).
Read a review of Ilana Cravitz’s Klezmer Fiddle: A How-To Guide (Oxford, 2008).
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