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A national non-profit educational association founded in 1947 to promote the importance of music, music-making and music education to the general public
http://www.amc-music.org
A national coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organisations that demonstrates and promotes the essential role of the arts in the learning and development of every child and in the improvement of America's schools
http://www.aep-arts.org
Association of Music Educators (Vic) Inc (aMuse)
Subject association, open to all music educators and those interested in music education
http://www.amuse.vic.edu.au
Australian Association for Research In Music Education
Formerly Association of Music Education Lecturers
http://www.deakin.edu.au/education/music-ed/aarme
Australian Society for Music Education (Inc) (ASME)
Established in 1967 to encourage and advance music education at all levels as an integral part of general education and community life, and as a profession within the broad field of music
http://www.asme.edu.au
Callaway International Resource Centre for Music & Music Education
A non-commercial and co-operative international research and resource centre based in the School of Music at the University of Western Australia, promoting the advancement of music and music education
http://www.callaway.uwa.edu.au
Encouraging the development and delivery of quality music education programs within a balanced curriculum, and the confident and competent teaching of music through the awakening and nurturing of the creative spirit
http://www.musiceducationonline.org/cmea
Founded in 1992 to raise the awareness and understanding of the role that music plays in Canadian culture and to advocate the contribution that music education makes in the lives of all Canadians
http://www.coalitionformusiced.ca
Full time composer and former north coast resident
http://web.mac.com/durquhartjones
http://www.menc.org/connect/stateinf.html
Education Network of Australia (EdNA Online)
A service that aims to support and promote the benefits of the internet for learning, education and training in Australia, organised around Australian curriculum
http://www.edna.edu.au
Site managed by the Texas Choral Directors Association, collecting, storing, and re-distributing information relating to subjects in all areas of music
http://www.ensemble.org
Mutual help and information association committed to improving music education throughout Europe
http://www.mdw.ac.at/eas
Internet journal for music and music education
http://www.music-journal.com/english
ABC initiative that gives musicians in regional areas whose style is adult contemporary the chance to be heard on ABC Radio across Australia and exposure to a world audience on ABC Online
http://www.abc.net.au/freshair
Serving music educators and promoting music education world-wide
http://www.isme.org
An international community of music education theorists and practitioners advocating action for change in music education
http://www.maydaygroup.org
A national peak music organisation for the advancement of Australian musical life
http://www.mca.org.au
Provides links to on-line web sites, research reports, proposals, articles, abstracts, and bibliographies related to the field of music cognition (Ohio State University)
http://musiccog.ohio-state.edu:80/Resources/information.html
American national association for music education
http://www.menc.org
A US non-profit organisation committed to expanding the role of music and the arts in education
http://music-for-all.org
Music educators' magazine of Australian Music Association Inc, an industry association
http://www.musicinaction.org.au
Promoting music education for youth in schools and in the community of the San Francisco Bay area (US)
http://www.mustcreate.org
About empowering music educators to give young people more access to music (UK)
http://www.musicmanifesto.co.uk
A campaign to encourage music-making by people of all ages, all musical tastes, in community settings or schools, from the cities or the country, whether for simple recreation or in pursuit of a professional career
http://www.mca.org.au/music.playforlife.htm
Music Teachers' Association of NSW
Aims to promote the study, practice and knowledge of music in New South Wales and to take responsibility for accreditation of private music teachers
http://www.musicnsw.com.au
To advance the value of music study and music making to society and to support the professionalism of music teachers (US)
http://www.mtna.org
A collaborative project funded by the Carrick Institute between the University of Southern Queensland, Griffith University, University of Tasmania and Charles Sturt University, aiming to bridge the gaps between research and teaching in music teacher education, and to decrease isolation between academics, teachers and pre-service teachers
http://www.musicteachersoz.org
New England Music Teachers' Association Inc
Founded in 2000 to meet the needs of instrumental and vocal teachers in the New England area of New South Wales
http://www.nemta.com.au
A public service of the Music Education Coalition (American)
http://www.supportmusic.com
The Occasional Performing Sinfonia (TOPS)
A Sydney-based orchestra under the musical direction of Mal Hewitt
http://www.tops.org.au
A fantastic new musical for high schools, S E Hinton's The Outsiders to music by Darryl Chute
http://www.theoutsidersmusical.com
A family-owned print music publishing company with arrangements and compositions written with the music educator in mind
http://www.thorpmusic.com
Clicking on the following links will take you to independent websites, and views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the North Coast Region Music Teachers Association
The final report of the national review of school music education, November 2005
[308 pages, 3 Mb, requires Adobe Reader]
Australian Government Department of Education, Science & Training website
http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/C9AFAE54-6D72-44CC-A346-3CAF235CB268/8485/review_of_music.pdf
The report of the national music workshop, August 27-28 2006 (released March 2007)
[419 kb, requires Adobe Reader]
Australian Government Department of Education, Science & Training website
http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/F2614A41-156D-4B97-822F-84421A02E556/15765/national_music_workshop_report.pdf
Linking ... Creating ... Inspiring
Richard Gill
keynote address at Orchestras Alive conference September 2002
The Orchestras of Australia Network Inc website
http://member.telepacific.com.au/orchaust/KeyNote2002.html
A Postcard from Victoria: Can We Really Call This Music Education?
Dr Anne Lierse, Melbourne High School, 2002
Music Council of Australia website
http://www.mca.org.au/index.php?id=149
Parents' Perception of Private School Provisions
Dr Felicia Chadwick, University of Newcastle
presented to Australian Association for Research in Education national conference December 2000
Australian Association for Research in Education website
http://www.aare.edu.au/00pap/cha00480.htm
The Use of Technology in Victorian Secondary Music Classrooms
Robert Jacob, St Paul's Anglican Grammar School
an analysis of fifty completed questionnaires 2001
[requires Adobe Reader]
Australian Association for Research in Music Education website
http://www.amuse.vic.edu.au/PDFfiles/jacob.pdf
Music Education Inconsistent: Report
AAP, November 2005
The Sydney Morning Herald website
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Music-education-inconsistent-report/2005/11/21/1132421582871.html
Music Plays Second Fiddle to Other Subjects
Justin Norrie, November 2005
The Sydney Morning Herald website
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/music-plays-second-fiddle-to-other-subjects/2005/11/21/1132421603527.html
Australian students to sing in biggest school music gig
Brendan Trembath, August 2007
ABC The World Today website
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2007/s1993915.htm
Minister Trumpets Musical Reforms
Michelle Grattan, August 2006
The Age website
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/08/28/1156617274933.html
On The Scale Of Things, School Hits Top C
Linda Doherty, November 2005
The Sydney Morning Herald website
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/on-the-scale-of-things-school-hits-top-c/2005/11/21/1132421603543.html
Dr Colin Durrant, University of Surrey Roehampton, November 2001
International Journal of Education and the Arts website
http://ijea.asu.edu/v2n5
Clicking on the following links will take you to independent websites, for the content of which the North Coast Region Music Teachers Association is not responsible
Detailed biographies of composers, a huge discography of notable works, an index of forms and styles, as well as a detailed glossary
http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/music
Over 2000 free, legal, downloadable classical works by a range of known composers
http://www.classiccat.net
A note-bashing resource for choristers: sing along with MIDI
http://www.cyberbass.com
A huge site that contains a teacher's page as well as a student area, well worth a look
http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/teachers.asp
CD for young children by north coast music teacher Joe Landers
http://www.dinosaurmusic.com.au
Excellent for elective and senior students, including scale, chord, cadence and interval recognitions and a range of tonalities including jazz, diatonic, chromatic and modal
http://www.good-ear.com
Theory site with a jazz twist, with sections on scales, chords, blues, improvisation etc. Some printable and audio examples. Rotating theory lessons which are regularly updated, complete with quizzes which include written (notation) and ear tests
http://www.jazclass.aust.com/contents.htm
Interesting, fun and creative site where students drag and drop sounds into a grid to create compositions in a range of styles using lots of different types of notation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/makingtracks/makeatune.shtml
From the Mankato area public schools (US)
http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/music/k-12music/midi.html
Describes itself as a method for adults or teens who love music and who want to play but are frustrated by the childish little pieces that are most often part of the curriculum for novices
http://www.bobwoodmusic.com
An online service developed by the National Library of Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive
http://www.musicaustralia.org
Describes its purpose as "teaching the wonders of music and surviving it with a smile on your face". While there are certainly some "only in America" moments, there is a very useful kids' section with a guitar chord reference and a very clever "scale cruncher", also a "stump the teacher" section to keep you on your toes, and a light-hearted musical malaprops section
http://www.musiceducationmadness.com
American website with hundreds of lesson ideas (beware pop-up ads)
http://www.angelfire.com/nb2/musicedresources
Essential resources. By music teachers, for music teachers
http://www.noteable.com.au
Interactive site with well-presented, detailed information about orchestral instruments, how they are played and how they are constructed, including informative interviews with performers and high-quality classical music examples
http://www.playmusic.org
Includes an interactive "music lab" with simple but effective music reading, performing and composition tools, useful orchestral interactive information and games which define the musical elements of rhythm, pitch, tempo, harmony and instrumentation
http://www.sfskids.org
Tap the rhythm of a tune on the space bar and this will have a go at identifying it, then direct you to sites with the lyrics
http://www.songtapper.com
Technical and musical facts about a wide range of instruments from ancient, through orchestral and electronic, including sound file examples, a "create your own" section and a notation and theory section which investigates tabs and traditional notation
http://library.thinkquest.org/04apr/00275/index1.htm
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