TBA Internet Links Resource

National Music and Arts Education Policy

• 1997 NAEP Arts Assessment
  Information from the 1997 Arts Assessment including results and a statement by Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley.
• Americans for the Arts
• Arts Education and School Improvement Resources for Local and State Leaders
  This guide was developed in response to the tremendous interest in strengthening schools, communities and the economy through the arts. Developed by the U.S. Departement of Education.
• Arts Education Partnership
• Arts Literacy for A Changing America
  Information and resources from the teleconference supporting the release of the results from the 1997 NAEP Arts Assessment.
• Department of Education Blue Ribbon Awards Program
  Includes a listing of exemplary schools that received "special honors" in arts education as a part of the Blue Ribbon Awards..
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National School Boards Association
• National Standards for Arts Education
  The complete online version of the National Standards for Arts Education
• MENC National Standards for Music Education (English Version)
  The complete online version of the National Standards for Music Education.
• MENC National Standards for Music Education (Spanish Version)
  The complete online version of the National Standards for Music Education translated into Spanish.

Texas State Music Associations

• Alamo City Community Marching Band (San Antonio)
• Association of Texas Small School Bands
• Central Texas Orff
• The Gulf Coast Orff-Schulwerk Association (Houston area)
• Texas Choral Directors Association
• Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education
• Texas Fine Arts Association
• Texas Music Educators Association
• Texas Music Educators Conference
• Texas Music Office
• Texas Music Teachers Association
• Texas Orchestra Directors Association
• Texas Private School Music Educators Association
• University Interscholastic League (UIL)

State Music Associations

• Alabama Bandmaster's Association
• Alabama Chapter of Orff-Schulwerk Association
• Arizona Music Educator's Association
• Arkansas Music Educators Association
• California Alliance for Arts Education
• California Music Educators Association
• California State PTA
• Colorado Alliance for Arts Education
• Colorado Music Association
• Florida School Music Association/Florida Music Educators Association
• Florida Federation of Color Guards
• Florida Flute Association
• Florida Music Educators Association / Florida School Music Association
• Florida State Music Teachers Association
• Georgia Music Educators Association
• Idaho Music Educators Association
• Illinois Music Educators Association
• Indiana Music Educators Association
• Indiana PTA
• Iowa Bandmasters Association
• Iowa - South Central Iowa Bandmasters Association
• Kansas Bandmasters Association
• Kentucky Music Educators Association
• Maine Alliance for Arts Education
• Maryland Music Educators Association
• Missouri Bandmasters Association
• Missouri Choral Directors Association
• New Jersey Music Educators Association
• New Mexico Music Educators Association
• New York State School Music Association
• North Carolina Band Association
• North Carolina Music Teachers Association
• Ohio Music Educators Association
• Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association
• Pennsylvania - The Scranton/Wilkes Barre Blues Association™
• South Carolina Band Link
• Utah Music Educators Association
• Vermont Music Educators Association
• Washington Music Educators Association
• West Virginia Bandmasters Association
• Wisconsin Music Educators Association
• Wisconsin School Music Association and Wisconsin Music Educators Association

National Music Education Resources

• American Symphony Orchestra League
• ArtsEdge Music Education Section
  To help artists, teachers, and students gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area in the K-12 curriculum.
• CoNECT Music Schools
  Co-nect combines ongoing professional development, online projects and tools, and a proven methodology into a comprehensive process that enriches learning, supports organizational change, and achieves the results that count.
• Duke Ellington: Celebrating 100 Years of the Man and His Music
  A web site with lesson plans based on Duke Ellington and his music.
• Instrumental Music Teachers' Resources
  A selected list of journal articles, research studies, and other materials which deal with many of the issues important to the practicing music educator.
• International Society for Music Education (ISME) -  The International Society for Music Education (ISME) serves as the voice of the music educators of the world. It represents all levels and all fields of specialization within music education. Its purpose is the advancement of music education throughout the world.
• K-12 Resources for Music Educators
  Valuable resources for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels.
• Music Education Online
  This site contains a list of over 50 music sites about music education, music organizations, music theory, children's music and many more.
• Music is... and the Value of Music in Education
  covers the benefits of music in schools and the community.
• Music Notes
  devoted to teaching musical education with information on music theory, instruments, styles, history and more.
• MusicStaff.com
  This site provides a free service which enables parents, students and musicians to find music teachers, music schools and music lessons anywhere in the United States.
• Music Technology Learning Center
  contains chat rooms and information about computers and music.
• MusicNet includes tips from inside the music profession, and exciting games.
• Technology in Music Education
  TIME is a collection of information about music instructional software. Software products including computer programs, hypertext stacks, CD-ROMs, videotapes, videodiscs, and music classroom systems are eligible for listing in TIME.

Music Education and Related Newsgroups

• k12.ed.music
  This Newsgroup allows people interested in music education from grader K-12 to communicate.

Music Research

• CAIRSS for Music
  A bibliographic database of music research literature.
• MUSICA: The Music and Science Information Computer Archive
  Scientific research (references & abstracts) on music as related to behavior, the brain and allied fields.

Music Education Associations:

• American Music Conference
  Resources for music, music-making, and music education.
• American Orff-Schulwerk Association
  This site is home to a professional organization of music and movement educators dedicated to the creative teaching approach developed by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman.
• American Guild of Organists
• American Music Conference
• American Music Therapy Association
• American String Teachers Association
  This is a professional organization serving string teachers, orchestra directors, professional players-and through them-the general public. Its ultimate goals are maintaining standards of musical excellence, professional communication, member inspiration, and increased visibility of its position, activities, and the art it serves.
• American Symphony Orchestra League
• Association for Technology in Music Instruction
• Bands of America
  A non-profit educational organization that produces music education events, including Marching Band Championships, Concert Band Festivals and a week-long Summer Band Symposium.
• College Music Society**
  Consortium of college, conservatory, and independent musicians and scholars of composition, ethnomusicology and world music, music education, performance and theory, gather, consider and disseminate ideas on the philosophy and practice of music.
• Drum Corps International
• IAJE - International Association of Jazz Educators
  Nurtures the continued worldwide growth and development of jazz and jazz education by initiating programs which promote the understanding and appreciation of jazz and its heritage.
• IAJE - Campaign for Jazz
• MENC - The National Association for Music Education
  An organization concerned with the advancement of music education as a profession and the assurance of music education as a part of the core curriculum across America.
• Music for All Foundation
• Music in Education National Consortium
• Music in Schools Today
  
• Music Teachers National Association
• National Band Association (NBA)
• National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
• National Music Council
• National Piano Foundation
• Percussive Arts Society

Music Education National Fraternities

• Delta Omicron International Music Fraternity
• Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Fraternity
• Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
  The national fraternity contains male music college and university students as a brotherhood and society of musicians.
• Sigma Alpha Iota
  SAI is an international music fraternity that seeks to raise the standard of productive musical work among the women students of colleges, conservatories and universities.

Arts Education Resources

• Arts Wire Home Page
  An online network of artists, arts workers, arts organizations and arts funders which provides a forum for creating and experiencing online art
• ArtsEdge
  The National arts and education information network hosted by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Peforming Arts and supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the United States Department of Education. The site is designed to help artists, teachers, and students gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area in the K-12 curriculum.
• ArtsUSA
  Americans for the Arts works with cultural organizations, arts, business and government leaders and patrons to provide leadership, research, visibility, professional development and advocacy to advance support and resources for the arts in communities across the country.
• Arts Education Partnership
• Mars Millennium Project

Music Industry Associations

• American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
  Represents, negotiates, administers and protects the contractual rights of its 120,000 professional members in the United States and Canada.
• American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
  Represents 65,000 composer, lyricist and music publisher members as well as affiliated foreign writers and publishers by licensing, collecting fees and distributing royalties for the public performance of their copyrighted musical works.
• BMI
  Represents its members by licensing, collecting, and distributing royalty fees for the publicly performed works of over 180,000 U.S. writers and publishers, as well as those affiliated with foreign societies.
• Country Music Association (CMA)
• International Bluegrass Music Association
• Henry Mancini Institute
• Jazz At Lincoln Center
• John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
• Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
• Music Publishers' Association (MPA)
  The oldest music trade organization in the United States, fostering communication among publishers, dealers, music educators, and all ultimate users of music.
• Muzak Heart and Soul Foundation
• National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)
  Strengthens the global music product industry and increases active participation in music making.
• National Association of School Music Dealers (NASMD)
• Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI)
  Represents the interests of, and promotes the advancement of songwriters.
• National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc. (NARAS)
  An organization of more than 13,000 musicians, producers and other recording professionals, known for the GRAMMY Awards and responsible for cultural enrichment, education and human services programs
• Recording Industry Association of America (RIIA)
  The RIAA represents more than 500 companies engaged in mobilizing the talents of musicians, artists and producers to entertain millions of people worldwide.
• Suzuki Association of the Americas, Inc.
• The Tipatina's Foundation
• VH1 Save the Music

Music Industry

• Alfred Publishing Company
• Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc.
• BOSE In Harmony With Education
• Casio Inc.
• Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
• Henry Mancini Institute
• The International Association of Electronic Keyboard Manufacturers
• Roland Corporation US
• Southern Music Company

Miscellaneous Links

• Afterschool Alliance
• American Music Center
• Chorus America
• Coalition for Music Education, Canada
• Early Music America
• Experience Music Project
• In Tune Monthly
• MIMA Music, Inc.
• Music Alive! Magazine
• Music Center
• Music Critics Association of North America
• Must Create
• MusicFriends
• Ray's Mid-Bell Music
• Rock for Kids
• Senseney Music
• Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society
• SoundTree
• Wood Violins
• VSA Arts
• Young Audiences New York
• Canadian Music Educators Association
• Marching Arts Directory