Noteworthy Links

 

 

   Seattle Music Groups

 

• Seattle Symphony 

• Seattle Philharmonic

• North Corner Chamber Orchestra

• Seattle Pro Musica 

• Seattle Opera 

• Jazz Alley 

• Jazz Night School 

• Seattle Chapter of American Guild of Organists

• Live Music Project

• Seattle Music Partners

• King FM - Classical

• KNKX - Jazz and Blues

• Music Together

• Music for Transition and Healing Program

• Music and Memory Care

• Therapeutic Music for Children's Hospitals

 

 

     Manuscript Paper

 

• Blank Sheet Music

  Print out your own manuscript paper.  Design it for a solo melody, an exercise, an arrangement of your favorite song, or compose a symphony!

 

 

   Sheet Music

 

• Your Favorite Sheet Music

  Download instantly. Small purchase fee.

 

 

   Pianos

 

• Piano World

  Everything you want to know about pianos!

 

 

   Local Music Stores

 

• Capitol Music Center

  The place to go for music, accessories, and instrumental rentals. U district.

 

• JWPepper

       All the sheet music you want.  Kent or online

 

 

   Music Games

 

• San Francisco Symphony - Including Meet the Instruments, and The Music Lab

 

• Dallas Symphony Orchestra

 

• New York Philharmonic 

 

• PBS introduction to Jazz - Jazz greats. Timeline. Meet the musician. Bandleader. Join the jazz band.

 

• The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra

 

• A listening adventure produced by the Weill Institute for Carnegie Hall  "From The New World" by Dvorak

 

• Classical Resources for Families

 

• Listening Playlist - Animals

 

• Listening Playlist -  Underwater Adventure

 

• Listening Playlist - Monsters

 

• Listening Playlist - Dinos and Dragons

 

 

   Music Theory

 

• Music Theory Web

  Tutorials and exercises

 

• Music Theory . Net

  More analysis and drills.

 

 

   Piano Lessons Online

 

• The Piano Nanny

  Free online lessons. Let me know if she is fun!

 

 

   Interesting Articles

 

• What Happens To Your Brain Under The Influence of Music?  From the perspective of neuroscience, listening to music is one of the most complex things you can do. Many parts of your brain have to work together to comprehend even the simplest tune. So what is music really doing to our minds.

 

• Music: It's in your head  "I think there's enough evidence to say that musical experience, musical exposure, musical training, all of those things change your brain," says Dr. Charles Limb, associate professor of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery at Johns Hopkins University. "It allows you to think in a way that you used to not think, and it also trains a lot of other cognitive facilities that have nothing to do with music."

 

• Brain Scans of Jazz Musicians  Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, have found that the brain interprets music and language in a similar way, by scanning the brains of improvising jazz musicians.

 

• Music Training may strengthen your child's brain for a lifetime  Playing a musical instrument appears to have long-lasting brain benefits, particularly if a child starts practicing before age 7, according to new studies presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

 

• What Playing A Musical Instrument Does To Your Brain  Check out this great video!

 

• Music Education Improves Students' Academic Performance  ....BUT active participation is required!

 

• Fascinating research on the healing power of music for the elderly   From the non-profit organization, Music & Memory, and their documentary Alive Inside.