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Disclaimer:
The links listed on this page are provided as a convenience to
our site visitors and do not imply our sponsorship or approval of these sites,
their content, products, and/or services.
NOTE: Outside links will open in a new
browser window. Band Links:
Colorguard Links:
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North Texas Colorguard Association - Features members information, photos, contest schedule, unit links, and
contact details.
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Texas Color Guard Circuit
- TCGC offers a
competitive outlet during winter for color guard, indoor marching percussion
and concert percussion units.
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Winter Guard International - WGI was
founded in l977 to draw together the growing winter color guard activity,
standardize rules, provide leadership and guidance.
Drum Corp Links:
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Blue Devils
- The Blue Devils offer young men and women between the ages of 7 and 21
quality educational and performance experiences in the areas of musical and
dance performance.
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Cavaliers Drum & Bugle
Corp - Founded in 1948, The Cavaliers' history spans over 50 years. In
that time, there have been a lot of changes and a lot of memories. Here are a
few thoughts, facts and figures, as recorded by Former Marching Members.
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Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps - A world class drum and bugle corps. Based in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but with performing members from all over the
country.
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Drum Corps International - (DCI) is a nonprofit youth organization serving
junior drum and bugle corps around the globe.
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Drum Corp World
- News and Information.
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Percussive Arts Society - A not-for-profit service organization who's
purpose is educational, promoting drums and percussion through a viable
network of performers, teachers, students, enthusiasts and sustaining members.
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Phantom Regiment Drum &
Bugle Corp - Is a youth organization dedicated to the development of
self-esteem and self-reliance. It encourages team work, sportsmanship, civic
pride and contributions of one's personal best to a group effort. These
lessons are learned through a musical and marching activity in which there is
a blending of the arts and athletics.
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Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps (San Antonio,
TX)
- Mission is to educate, inform, expand, improve, and create better people
through leadership, example, self control, and the art of music.
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The Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps - The oldest and most honored drum and bugle corps in the world.
Based in Bergenfield, New Jersey, but with performing members from all over
the country.
Financial Assistance:
Instrument Auctions:
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eBay Musical Instruments - Musical Instruments page of the World's Online
Marketplace for the sale of goods and services by a diverse community of
individuals and businesses.
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Overstock.com - Online Auction Deals of
Musical Instruments from Overstock Merchants
Instrument Care:
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Caring for Your Instrument
(YAMAHA Education) - Do you take proper care of your instrument after using
it? Proper care will ensure good sound production and prolong the life of
your instrument. This section presents tips on instrument care.
Miscellaneous Links of Interest:
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Band Music from the Civil War Era - Band Music from the Civil War Era
makes available examples of a brilliant style of brass band music that
flourished in the 1850s in the United States and remained popular through the
nineteenth century.
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City of Leander -
Leander lies within the heart of Central Texas and at the edge of the Texas
Hill Country.
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Health Tips for Marching Band - National
Athletic Trainers Association recommends the following tips for parents,
band directors, medical professionals and marching band members.
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Internet Resources for Music, Theatre and Dance - A collection of links to
performing arts libraries and research aids.
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Keynotes Magazine - Instrumental music
education topics of interest to stimulate, motivate and inspire.
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Library of
Congress - Performing Arts Reading Room - The Performing Arts Reading Room
is the service point for the broad and diverse collections of the Music
Division at the Library of Congress. Numbering approximately 12 million items
and spanning more than 800 years of Western music history and practice, these
holdings include the classified music and book collections, music and literary
manuscripts and related artifacts, music-related periodicals and microforms,
copyright deposits, and five collections of musical instruments.
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Music
History in Texas - Music of virtually every Western genre has flourished
in Texas, from before the advent of Europeans through the times of
colonization, settlement, and revolution, until the present-the outgrowth of a
fusion of races and nations.
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Region 13 Education Service
Center (RESC) - RESC XIII will set the standard for excellence in
educational service through leadership, responsiveness to client needs, and
quality products that improve student performance.
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Texas Education Agency
- Outstanding resource with information about Texas school districts.
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Texas Homeland
Security - Emergency workers in Texas are well prepared to respond to any
type of threat, but every Texan has a role to play in homeland security.
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U.S.
Universities by State - This page of UT Austin Web Central contains a list
of regionally-accredited U.S. universities organized by state.
Music Education:
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American Music Conference
- A national non-profit educational association founded in 1947. AMC is
dedicated to promoting the importance of music, music-making and music
education to the general public.
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Baylor
University School of Music
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Boosey Hawkes
"Learning Music" - Resources to help you learn music, from tutor books to
software plus entertainment & shopping.
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Boosey Hawkes
"Making Music" - Everything you need for making music, from catalogue
information and soundclips to news, performances and chat.
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Eric's Treasure Trove of Music —
Reference site containing info on Chords & Notes, Intervals, Musical
Instruments, Musical Notation, Scales & Modes, Time Signatures
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Music Theory
- Every musician needs to know the basics of
music theory. Here you can learn about note reading, intervals, scales, and
much more.
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National Association for Music
Education - Dedicated to advancing music education by encouraging the
study and making of music by all.
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Southwestern University Music Department - An accredited member of the
National Association of Schools of Music, the department offers courses for
majors and non-majors alike within the context of a broad based, liberal arts
curriculum.
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The
University of Texas at Austin School of Music - One of the highest-ranked
comprehensive schools in the country.
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Texas Tech School of
Music - The School of Music at Texas Tech University prepares professional
musicians and educators, provides every student at the University a chance to
experience music, and serves as a center of musical art and culture for
Lubbock and the surrounding West Texas area.
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University
Interscholastic League (UIL) - The Music Program of the UIL is designed to
support and enrich the teaching of music as an integral component of the
public school curriculum in the state of Texas.
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University of Houston Moores
School of Music - The Moores School boasts an extraordinary faculty of
internationally recognized artist/teachers, composers, music educators, and
music historians and theorists.
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University
of North Texas College of Music - The College of Music is among the
largest, most comprehensive music schools in the country. It is
internationally renowned for its jazz studies program, and is highly acclaimed
for its instrumental and vocal ensembles, keyboard, composition and scholarly
programs, as well as its teacher training.
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US Scholastic Band Association (USSBA Texas) - Formed in the Fall of 1988 to provide
high school band programs with a competitive circuit featuring the best
adjudicators from across the continent and a world class location for the US
Scholastic Band Championship.
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Youth Education in the Arts - Youth
Education in the Arts (YEA!) provides programs which allow thousands of
talented performers to participate in pageantry events around the continent.
Included are The Cadets, the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps, and the US
Scholastic Marching Band Association.
Performing Arts:
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Austin Lyric
Opera - Founded in 1986 as Austin's first professional opera company,
Austin Lyric Opera has rapidly grown to become a major cultural asset for the
Central Texas region.
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Austin Symphony - The mission of the
Austin Symphony Orchestra Society, Inc. is to enhance the cultural quality of
life for the adults and young people of Austin and Central Texas by providing
excellence in music performance and educational programs.
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Dallas Wind Symphony - "America's
Premier Windband", is the leading professional civilian wind band in the
United States today.
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One World Theatre
- One World was begun in 1993 as an education outreach program for which
co-founders Hartt Stearns and lIuminada created performances and programs
designed to enrich students' experiences of the arts and expand their
knowledge of various world cultures.
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San Antonio Symphony
- The Mission of the San Antonio Symphony is to inspire, educate, and
entertain the people of, and visitors to, San Antonio and south Texas
through the performance of live, orchestral music.
Radio Stations & Internet Audio:
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KMFA (89.5 FM) - has been broadcasting classical music to central Texas for
more than 36 years. KMFA is totally listener-supported through contributions
from its generous members and supporters.
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KUT
(90.5 FM)
- From its longest running show, Eklektikos, to hours of Jazz, KUT
offers a wide range of music programming.
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SHOUTcast - (Internet
Streaming Audio) Thousands of broadcasters around the world are waiting for
you to tune in and listen. Take a peek through the SHOUTcast directory to
start browsing the most popular stations.
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Quintessential Player (QCD)
- Download one of the finest sounding skinnable audio players available--
FREE!
Retailers:
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Boosey Hawkes
Music Shop - Over 80,000 Sheet Music Titles from all suppliers
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Brook Mays Music Company - The Leader
In Band Instrument Sales, Rental, and Service.
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Charles Double Reeds
- A great resource for oboe and bassoon players. Over 700 double reed products
including cane, hand made reeds, instruments, tools and services.
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MusiciansFriend.com
- The world's largest music gear company.
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Flute World
- The largest variety of top quality student and professional flutes and
piccolos. Our Web site provides access to over 13,000 products including
instruments, sheet music, recorded music, and accessories.
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Music123 - Music123 is
the outgrowth of a 75 year old family-run business that spans four
generations.
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netINSTRUMENTS - Net
Instruments is a global database of musical instruments for sale.
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Paiste Sound - Cymbals,
sounds, gongs, and bronze percussion instruments.
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Pearl -
Marching Products - "The best reason to play drums"
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Selmer -
encompasses the greatest names in musical instruments – Selmer and Bach wind
instruments, Ludwig and Musser percussion instruments, Glaesel and Lewis
string instruments.
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USA Horn - USA
Horn is considered by many to be the premier saxophone shop in the country,
catering to the needs of saxophone and other woodwind players.
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Vic
Firth - The World's Largest Manufacturer of Drumsticks and
Mallets.
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Waterloo Records and
Video - For the last twenty years they've provided Austin, Texas, with a
large and diverse selection of music from every genre and style.
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Yamaha - Musical instruments and professional audio products.
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