Music Educators of Berks County
Music Education Links
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ADVOCACY / COALITION
American Music Conference (AMC)
http://www.amc-music.com
Start here for resources, statistics, files, “Advocacy Toolkit,” etc.
MENC Advocacy Page
http://www.musicfriends.org
Information for Press and Public
Articles and Quotes from <<why.musiced@verizon.net>>
http://www.berksmusic.com/whymusic/whymusiclinks.html
If you’re doing advocacy research, check out this list of links!
Great articles and quotes for newsletters, concert programs, advocacy research, etc.
Also includes instructions for subscribing to have releases emailed to you weekly
“Gaining The Arts Advantage: Lessons From School Districts That Value Arts Education”
http://www.pcah.gov/gaa/study_findings.html
A study published by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Education Partnership (1997)
NAMM National Association of Music Merchants
http://www.namm.com/namm
NARAS National Association of Recording Artists
http://grammy.com
Pennsylvania Coalition for Music Education (PCME)
http://www.amc-music.com/states/pa.htm
Pennsylvania information from the National Coalition
PA Coalition email info group: email for information to zlz11@scasd.k12.pa.us
PCAE Pennsylvania Council on Arts Education
http://wwwcciu.k12.pa.us/PCAE/PCAEHome.html
PCNTV
http://www.pcntv.com
http://www.pde.psu.edu PA Senate and House floor schedules and text of pending legislation
PDE Pennsylvania Department of Education
http://www.pde.psu.edu
Reading Musical Foundation
http://www.readingmusicalfoundation.org
Scholarship opportunities, Grants, Advocacy Support
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Association for Music Education
PMEA
http://www.pmea.net
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association
DISTRICT 10 PMEA
http://www.pmeadistrict10.org/files/main.htm
District 10 PMEA Information
(RMTA) Reading Music Teachers Association
http://www.readingmusicteachers.org
Site includes referral list for Reading area private music teachers
BERKS CO. PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIC LINKS
Brandywine Heights Music Department
http://bhmusichome.wikispaces.com/
Conrad Weiser Music Department Website
http://www.cwmusic.org
Daniel Boone Band Website
http://www.dboone.k12.pa.us/band
Governor Mifflin School District Music Department
http://www.gmmusic.org
Hamburg Area School District Music Department Web Site
http://www.hasdhawks.org/community.cfm?subpage=786854
Schuylkill Valley School District
http://www.schuylkillvalley.org
Twin Valley School District
http://www.tvsd.org/Pages/default.aspx
Wilson High School – Music Department
http://www.wilsonsd.org/770240920121525/site/default.asp
Wyomissing Area Music Department
http://www.wamamusic.com
TEACHING MUSIC
All About Jazz
http://www.allaboutjazz.com
Jazz magazine and resource
BMG: Classics World
http://www.classicalmus.com
Good source for classical recording information
ChoralNet Repertoire Site
http://www.choralnet.org/music/index.shtml
Program notes, translations, web pages, MIDI files, recordings, books, and so on.
Classical is Cool! cool
http://www.classicaliscool.com
Classical Music Navigator
http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/music/
Structure facilitates the identification and linking of composers and their works, styles, and influences;
Created by Charles H. Smith, Ph.D., Western Kentucky University
MIDI Resources for Teachers
http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/midi.html
Lots of MIDI info
Music Reference Database
http://www.classiccd.co.uk/reference/reference.html
Terrific database for information on specific pieces, composers, etc. Check this one out.
OperaPak
http://www.nycopera.com/education/opakmenu.html
Brought to you by the New York City Opera
Oz’s Teacher Page: Music
http://members.aol.com/Tchrfromoz/Music.html
Fantastic page of categorized links! Try this one FIRST, it has just about everything.
schoolmusic.com Message Board
http://www.schoolmusic.com/resources/message_board/forum.asp?id=3
The “Music Educators’ Forum” at schoolmusic.com
Texas School Music Project (TSMP)
http://www.tsmp.org
This site includes informative articles about band, orchestra, choir, elementary, keyboard, and musicianship.
COMPOSERS
Classical Music Navigator
http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/music/
Structure facilitates the identification and linking of composers and their works, styles, and influences;
Created by Charles H. Smith, Ph.D., Western Kentucky University
Mozart: The Mozart Homepage
http://www.vt.edu:10021/A/anyoung/mozart.html
Excellent Mozart site
Mozart: The W. A. Mozart Page
http://www.mhrcc.org/mozart
Miscellaneous Mozart site
Music Reference Database
http://www.classiccd.co.uk/reference/reference.html
Terrific database for information on specific pieces, composers, etc. Check this one out.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS / SCHOLARSHIPS
Reading Musical Foundation
http://www.readingmusicalfoundation.org
Scholarship opportunities, Grants, Advocacy Support
TI:ME
http://www.ti-me.org
The Technology Institute for Music Educators
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MANUFACTURERS / SUPPLIERS / PUBLISHERS
(Links provided for convenience only; no endorsement is implied.)
Hear the Music Play
https://hearthemusicplay.com/
Music Notes, Inc.
http://www.musicnotes.net
Publishes “Music You Can Read” a supplemental curriculum for teaching the
Language of Music in grades k-5/6
Pepper Music Network
http://www.jwpepper.com
J.W. Pepper
schoolmusic.com
http://www.schoolmusic.com
The Internet Catalog for Music Educators
LOCAL MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS
Berks Classical Children’s Chorus (BCCC)
http://www.bcccsings.org
Reading Musical Foundation
http://www.readingmusicalfoundation.org
Reading Pops Orchestra
http://www.readingpops.com
Reading Symphony Orchestra
http://readingsymphony.org
Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO)
http://readingsymphonyyouth.org
Reading Symphony Junior Strings Orchestra (RSJSO)
http://readingsymphonyyouth.org/rsjso
(RMTA) Reading Music Teachers Association
http://www.readingmusicteachers.org
Ringgold Band of Reading, Pennsylvania
http://www.ringgoldband.com