Practicing your instrument

http://www.metronomeonline.com/ Don't own a metronome? Turn on your computer, and go to this site!

Wynton Marsalis' 12 ways to practice Good advice from a master musician.

Tips for auditions

College audition tips by Janice Weller

Preparing for your audition by Lois Ash

Composers

http://www.dws.org/sousa/ A Web Site about John Philip Sousa, with biographical information, photographs and recordings.

http://ericwhitacre.com/home.html The Music of Eric Whitacre

www.percygrainger.net Percy Grainger page

http://www.manhattanbeachmusiconline.com/frank_ticheli/index.html The Music of Frank Ticheli

http://duffymusic.com/ The Web Page for Thomas C. Duffy, Acting Dean of the Yale School of Music.

http://www.classicalarchives.com/index.html A great reference for all things related to classical music. Information on many composers.

Arts Organizations

http://www.menc.org/ The home page for the National Association for Music Education.

http://www.shorelinearts.org/ A wondrerful local non-profit organization that helps support our students, and brings in many outstanding artists to the Shorline area.

http://www.nmsmusicschool.org The Neighborhood Music School web site. Many great music enrichment opportunities for both students and adults.

Local Performing Organizations

http://www.newhavensymphony.com/ Our local professional Orchestra.

http://www.yale.edu/yaleband/index.html The home page of the Yale University Bands

http://create.med.yale.edu/musicschool/ Performance information for the Yale School of Music.

For Fun

http://www.fromthetop.org/ A public radio show that features talented young performers from all over the country. Check out some of the audio clips of some of the performances--they are amazing.

http://www.smartmusic.com/ A very cool music software program that helps students practice their instrument more effectively.