CCC Music: Music Links

Contra Costa College Music Department
2600 Mission Bell Drive
San Pablo, California, USA 94806
(510) 235-7800

An Alphabetical List of Classical and Contemporary Composers.
Clicking on a composer's name will bring you some biographical information and lead you to reviews of recordings.
The Gregorian Chant Home Page
Interested in Gregorian Chant? Visit this site for related organizations and databases.
Internet Resources for Music Scholars
Come here to connect with libraries, publishers, vendors, databases, organizations. MIDI info and resources are also available.
Music Lists by Genre
Find information and links to many types of music: classical, folk, bluegrass, blues, country, jazz, and rock.
Sibelius Academy Music Resources
Visit this site in Helsinki, Finland to link up with almost any music subject you can imagine.
The Ever Expanding Web Music Listing
Many music subjects to investigate- including individual band pages, electronic music sites, publications, and more.
Brown Fine Arts Library
More places to go! Here you'll find links to databases, journals, music industry, and musicians.
The Lied and Song Texts Page
Choose a composer, poet, first line, or title. Then find the text of the song. Some English translations of foreign texts are available. You'll also find useful links to dictionaries: French-English, German-English, Italian-English, Russian-English.
Library of Congress Music Gopher Menu
You'll find more sources for a variety of music information.
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American Musicological Society
Check this out for info on this organization as well as MANY other sites for those interested in musicology.
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
You'll find music business resources, a searchable data base, membership info, and more.
Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
A national organization of music educators at all grade levels. You'll find information on membership, music education, jobs, and links to other sites.
Musical Organizations and Professional Societies
Lists and links to music organizations around the world.
BMI.com
Read all about BMI, a music performing rights organization representing works of songwriters, composers, and music publishers. There's a searchable database and infor about songwriting and music licensing.
International Association of Jazz Educators
Membership and organization info, Jazz Educators Journal, publications, scholarships, and jazz links.
American Orff-Schulwerk Association
Learn about this music teaching method, the organization, and related links
Organization of American Kodaly Educators
Learn about this organization, Zoltan Kodaly, the music teaching method, and find links.
National Association for Music Therapy
Information on music therapy careers and membership in the organzation.
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American Music Conference Internet Service
Learn about this organization, read about national standards, explore the news archive, and find more links in music education.
Piano Education Page
A resource for students, teachers, parents, and piano fans. Check this out!
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Classical MIDI Archives
Choose a composer and a composition and listen! (Uses the Crescendo plug-in).
MIDI File Central
"The Ultimate MIDI File Archive". A variety of styles and artists can be heard here.
MIDI, MIDI, MIDI
A list of more MIDI pages on the Internet...
Standard MIDI Files on the Net
Another list of sites with MIDI files.
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Poetry and Music of the War Between the States
Listen to Union and Confederate music and read the poetry from that time.
Historical Musical Instruments
A great site to visit and view photographs of a variety of musical instruments.
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Worldwide Internet Music Resources
The place to go if you want links to a huge variety of internet music magazines and journals.
Billboard Online
An amazing place to visit! Use RealAudio or download files to hear the latest music hits. There's much more, too.
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Internet Resource for Musicians
Music industry news, software/shareware, buyers' guides, links, etc.
Jazz Central Station
Discover highlights in the jazz genre, learn about jazz festivals, artists, instruments, and more.
Warner Bros. Black Music
Listen to excerpts from popular African-American artists.
Warner Bros. Jazz Space
Sample some jazz sounds- uses the Real Audio plug-in.
Warner Bros. Nashville
Choose from a variety of country musicians- learn about them and listen to their music.
Music Jokes and Riddles
On the lighter side...
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