COMPOSING TOOLS
Orchestration
- http://www.dolmetsch.com/musictheory29.htm
- https://tamingthesaxophone.com/. Be sure to check out multiphonics!
- Guide to Drum Kit & Percussion Notation: http://web.mit.edu/merolish/Public/drums.pdf
- YouTube instructional videos
- Instrument Studies For Eyes and Ears: http://resources.music.indiana.edu/isfee
Composition Techniques
- Metric Modulation Calculator: http://www.thenewstyle.org/calculator/
- Composers who discuss musical approaches, such as Rick Beato and Jacob Collier
“Instruments” and samples
- http://sampleswap.org • http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/explore/sound_samples • https://freesound.org
- https://femurdesign.com/theremin/
OPPORTUNITIES & CAREER
- http://www.composerssite.com
- Music Publishing Podcast
- Jennifer Jolley‘s ComposerFAILS.
DISCOVERING MUSIC
WCU library subscriptions: https://library.wcupa.edu > Resources > Databases > Subjects/Music
- Alexander Street
- Classical Music Library
- Classical Scores Library
- Contemporary World Music
- Jazz Music Library
- Opera In Video
- DRAM
- Met Opera On Demand
- Naxos Music Library & Naxos Video Library
- Oxford Music Online
Sheet music collections
- http://imslp.org
- Boosey & Hawkes Online Scores
- http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/ondemand (issuu scores)
- Individual composer sites that have scores and audio.
Blogs and web ‘zines
- http://www.newmusicbox.org.
- https://www.icareifyoulisten.com (includes areas on technology & entrepreneurship)
Recording sharing
MUSIC NOTATION
Learning notation software
- Of Note: http://www.rpmseattle.com/of_note/
- Scoring Notes: https://www.scoringnotes.com
Matthew Hindman fonts (all free!) for use in computer software and for annotating music essays: http://www.hindson.com.au/wordpress/free-fonts-available-for-download. Be sure to get:
- Times + Musical Symbols (Mac only) and Rhythms
- Instrument-fingering and pedaling fonts are available for harp, saxophone, recorder.