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Helpful Links

These are links to various websites we think are of value to our customers

About Midi Files and How to find Them:  Midi Files

Austin Area Independent Piano Teachers (Piano teachers who have websites and are friends of Capital Music Center)

Dolce Music Studio –Piano Studio in Georgetown featuring Private & Group Piano Lessons and Drum Lessons

Alex Bohrer –Traveling Piano teacher in the Westlake/Lakeway Area

Curious Chords Music Studio – at Plum Creek in Kyle, TX, a place where parents are comfortable and students are excited to learn.

Student Musical Activities (Learn more about music theory, music history, etc.)

MusicTheory.netComprehensive theory site with lessons and trainers on beginning to advanced theory topics, including key signature, introductory analysis, church modes, voice leading, and ear training.

Classics for Kids.comEspecially good site for exposing kids to classical music in a fun way, safely searching composer history, etc.  Games, radio shows, instruments of the orchestra, musical dictionary, more.

CreatingMusic.com – An interactive place for kids to compose music, play with musical performance, music games and music puzzles.

FreeStaffPaper

Best Notation Tool:  NoteflightNoteflight is an online music writing program that allows users to write, view, print, and hear music notation right in a Web browser.

The Piano Education Page

TheViolinCase.com – Quiz yourself on treble and bass note flashcards, build major and minor scales.  Provides feedback and scoring.

Teoria.com – Rhythmic dictation; Clef reading; Interval/Chord construction, identification, and ear training; Reference.

PBS Jazz  – Jazz lesson plans and activities for kids of all ages!   Activities include  “Improvisation Station,”  “Jazz Timeline,”  “Repeat the Beat,”  “Now and Then” (stories about today’s jazz kids & other famous ‘jazzers’).

PBS Kids – Fun music games for young children

San Francisco SymphonySan Francisco Symphony’s world-class music learning resource for children.  The highly engaging site keeps brings music to life, making difficult concepts such as harmony, rhythm, and tempo both more understandable and more fun.

Austin SymphonyOnline Musical Terms Dictionary

Piano Composers

Christopher Norton – Composer, arranger, educationalist and producer Christopher Norton is universally regarded as the leader in his field.  World-famous for the Microjazz series, Christopher's other award-winning titles include the Concert Collections of original solo piano repertoire; the Essential Guides to pop styles; and the Piano Preludes.

Other

Animusic – Computer animations synchronized with music (based on MIDI technology), everything you hear in the music you see an animation of an instrument or character playing that--great visualization of music, educational, and best of all…kids love it!  Featured on PBS – Multiple Award Winning; Perfect to show off your Plasma, LCD, or DLP Home Theatre System.  Animusic Teaching Tips

Video Game and TV Addicts by Robin Yapp, Daily Mail-London, January 2005

Must see Movies about Music