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Music History Recital Links: remember these are starting points only:
Good info & links (use timeline feature here): http://www.stevenestrella.com/composers/index.html
History of Western Music textbook: http://www.wwnorton.com/concise/welcome.htm
Internet Public Library Music History: http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/#midages
Music History site: http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/history/music-history.htm
Music History Resources: http://www.geocities.com/papandrew/
Best Site Ever!: (also a link to this website is under education)
Connection to over 250 other sites for everything!: http://www.flutes.tk/
For Biography Research (these are starting points only!): Also do a key word search of your composer for more info!
Abridged Dictionary of Composers: http://www.stevenestrella.com/composers/index.html
Composer statistics: http://www.classical.net/
Meet the Composers: http://www.sfsymphony.org/templates/composer_list.asp?nodeid=22
General good source: www.bigpedia.com
Word Translation site (you may need to try a couple sites if the word is unusual):
Word Reference for translating from any language to English: http://www.wordreference.com/
Free translations (choose free translation option): http://www.freetranslation.com/
Babel Fish word translator: http://world.altavista.com/
Flutes, music, accessories, etc, etc:
Flute World (ask me about discounts): www.fluteworld.com
Flute Network (Used flute sales--talk to me first): http://www.flutenet.com/
Music Basics (great for metronomes and tuners): http://www.musicbasics.com/index.html
The Flute Source (list of repertoire): http://www.theflutesource.com/repflalone.html
Flute Organizations:
The National Flute Association: http://www.nfaonline.org/
Chicago Flute Club: http://www.chicagofluteclub.org/
TONS of general and specific flute and music info, articles, and flutist bios:
Larry Krantz Flute Info Pages: http://users.uniserve.com/~lwk/welcome.htm
Music Info and resources: http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/
Flute Piccolo Home (includes fingering charts!): http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/flpicc/myhomepage/
DSO kids: Dallas Symphony site for music exploration: http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/musicroom.asp
Scholarships and Competitions (places to find money for studying): For concerto competitions please see links to orchestras and the listings under those orchestras for details.
From the Top, national radio program for young musical talent:
Arts Recognition and Talent Search, over $3 million in scholarships available: http://www.nfaa.org/aboutarts.htm
Glenn Miller Society Scholarships for pursuit of music education expense: http://www.glennmiller.org/scholar.htm
WAMSO Young Artist Scholarship open to all under age of 26yrs: http://www.wamso.org/musiceducation/youngartist.html
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund for Bachelor's Degree: http://www.talbots.com/about/scholar/scholar.asp
Flute and Music History:
Flute History: www.flutehistory.com
Music History: http://www.geocities.com/papandrew/
Symphony History and interactive activities: http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/index.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0217
Norton Concise History of Western Music: http://www.wwnorton.com/concise/welcome.htm
Flute Accoustics: http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/music/flute/ , http://www.softcom.net/users/greebo/fltphys.htm
Youth and Professional Orchestras (Go see concerts!):
Midwest Young Artists Orchestras: http://mya.org/
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: http://www.cso.org/
Ravinia Festival (Summer): http://www.ravinia.org/
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: http://www.milwaukeesymphony.org/
Evanston Symphony Orchestra: http://www.evanstonsymphony.org/
The Classical Symphony and the Protégé Philharmonic: http://www.classicalsymphonyorchestra.org/
Flutists:
Contemporary flutists: http://66.93.249.166/contfl/contfl.html
Trevor Wye: www.trevor-wye.com
Gary Schocker: http://www.academic.marist.edu/julie/default.htm
Amy Porter: http://amyporter.com/Content.asp?CID=19&sid=573754661
Online Ear Training:
Good Ear: http://www.good-ear.com/
Other Flute Magazines:
FluteWise British publication for students: www.flutewise.com
Odd Music Quotes:
http://www.oddmusic.com/resources/quotes.html