Noteworthy Music Sites
http://www.datadragon.com/education/reading/
If you’re a beginner (or you know a beginner), this is the perfect site to gain a basic grasp of music notation. It covers reading, clefs, time signatures, notes, rests, counting, symbols, and more. It goes through all of the elements with short, simple explanations that require no prior knowledge about music. The content seems to be aimed at those just starting to learn piano, since it only covers the standard treble and bass clefs, but the other parts of the site can still be educational for learning other instruments as well. Navigation of the site is relatively straightforward, and the design is simplistic and somewhat outdated. But no matter what decade it is, studying and learning about music notation is always relevant.
http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/
Hosted by The Library of Congress, this site provides a vast selection of music and audio recordings for the public to stream online for free. Genres include classical music, ethnic characterizations, popular music, religious, and spoken word. Their archive seems to be growing every day. This site is clean and easily legible.
http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/hasm/
The Duke University Libraries have placed digital images of more than 3,000 pieces of sheet music online from their collections of American music. All of the music on this site was published in America between 1850 and 1920. The files are free to access but are intended for educational and research use only. The site also has some information about this musical time period in America, and it also discusses the music’s preservation and publication. For research purposes, the site also provides a research guide to direct researchers in the collection. For those who are specializing or have a particular interest in this area of music, this is an informative source.
by Olivia Lin
