Music Software and More - Web Resources
- Desktop Music Handbook - Excellent "getting started" guide to MIDI and Digital Audio from CAKEWALK
- Unit for the Study of Musical Skill and Development, Keele University - World-renowned research unit which specialises in acquisition of musical skill; psychology of music; music and emotion, and other psychological aspects of music. Of particular interest is their recent research into Young People and Music Participation - the report can be downloaded from the above site.
- Keele University Music Department - teaching and research with specialisms in, amongst other things, Electroacoustic Music, Multimedia Composition, Computer Programming for Music Processing (download a free copy of Al and Erwin - an alogorithmic composition environment with a granular synthesis plug-in)
- The Suzuki Method - home of the Suzuki Method in the UK, a teaching method very dear to our own hearts having experienced it first hand for our two children.
- Staffordshire LEA music site - mainly (though not entirely) for teachers, a useful, fast and beautifully designed site, which has a very well-organised Links section.
- Guitar Notes - guitar links, lessons, mp3s, tabs, shopping, and reviews!
- Red Spot - Staffordshire\'s local music site, campaigning for better music facilities (venues, rehearsal space) for Stafford, and a resource centre for local musicians and music projects
- Acoustic Guitar Amps: A guide to acoustic guitar amps and accessories.
- Pay The Piper - fantastic free resource for anyone learning a musical instrument.
- The Music Directory: - An informative directory of sites and newsgroups on many genres of music, with a section on education
- A Traditional Music Library: - A large archive of traditional, folk, and roots music with sheet music and midi files. Includes Bluegrass, Old-time, Irish, Scottish, Country dance, Session tunes etc
- Bfactor Music:- a huge range of music related resources
- Pianos Online:- Directory of information about piano retailers, manufacturers and areas of related information
- MFiles:- free music files and notes: Sheet Music, MIDI and MP3 files
- A useful UK business directory with Music Links
- Music & Vision magazine - The world\'s first daily classical music magazine
- Visit Cadenza - resources for classical and contemporary musicians
- All Things Music, a big site with many links. You can search for both instrument shops and teachers here.
- The Virtual Pianoshop, Everything you need to know about pianos in one place...
- Guitarnoise is a great online resouce for everyone who plays the guitar or wants to. It carries a host of articles on every aspect of the instrument, including online lessons for beginners, advice on buying a guitar, chords, tablature, musical theory, and different styles of guitar music
- Learn to play the guitar on Guitar Weekends courses for jazz, Country, Rock, Blues, Django gypsy jazz, songwriting, maintaining and setting up your guitar.
- Besbrode Pianos - a comprehensive site by a wholesaler/retailer of pianos with an extensive links section
- Paregal Pianos - Piano rentals, sales & polishing, useful links section.
