Educational Sites
The following links are intended to provide additional learning opportunities to all YMM members and anyone wishing to increase their musical knowledge. There are sites that teach music theory, as well as sites that provide support to various orchestra sections like: strings, percussion, brass, & woodwinds.Music Theory
Music Theory by Ricci Adams
This is a fantastic Beginning to Intermediate Music Theory site. The site offers lessons, training drills, and various other utilities that will provide a foundation for understanding music theory and facilitate musical learning no matter what instrument you play!
This is a fantastic Beginning to Intermediate Music Theory site. The site offers lessons, training drills, and various other utilities that will provide a foundation for understanding music theory and facilitate musical learning no matter what instrument you play!
Teoria
This is a comprehensive Intermediate to Advanced Music Theory site, which offers a stunning array of resources for anyone wishing to gain a thorough understanding of how music compositions function. The site's extensive tutorials, exercises, and theoretical questions will help students prepare for college level theory courses, and the huge database of articles, resources and references will continue to support your success in those courses.
This is a comprehensive Intermediate to Advanced Music Theory site, which offers a stunning array of resources for anyone wishing to gain a thorough understanding of how music compositions function. The site's extensive tutorials, exercises, and theoretical questions will help students prepare for college level theory courses, and the huge database of articles, resources and references will continue to support your success in those courses.
Philharmonia- The Orchestra
Offers a breadth of information about the symphony orchestra, lessons, games, quizzes, videos and lots more.
Offers a breadth of information about the symphony orchestra, lessons, games, quizzes, videos and lots more.
String Instrument Resources
CMEA Strings Page
A good resource for beginning to intermediate string players. The site has information and photos that reinforce basic concepts for violin, viola, cello, and string bass.
A good resource for beginning to intermediate string players. The site has information and photos that reinforce basic concepts for violin, viola, cello, and string bass.
Violin Online
Great site for violin excercises and lesson support. Offers some nice scale drills, as well as an extensive reference page that offers info on many violin techniques.
Great site for violin excercises and lesson support. Offers some nice scale drills, as well as an extensive reference page that offers info on many violin techniques.
Internet Cello Society
Exhaustive information, tips, and lesson support for all cellists.
Exhaustive information, tips, and lesson support for all cellists.
Philharmonia- Instruments
Information about caring for your violin/viola/cello/string bass, as well as details about the history and construction of your instrument, performance and practice tips, audio clips and videos.
Information about caring for your violin/viola/cello/string bass, as well as details about the history and construction of your instrument, performance and practice tips, audio clips and videos.
String Instrument Maintenance
Tips on maintaining your string instruments.
Tips on maintaining your string instruments.
Wind Instrument Resources
CMEA Brass Page
Good resource for beginning to intermediate brass players. The site offers history, info, resources, and tips for trumpets, trombones, French horns, and tuba.
Good resource for beginning to intermediate brass players. The site offers history, info, resources, and tips for trumpets, trombones, French horns, and tuba.
CMEA Woodwinds Page
A great place for beginning to intermediate woodwind students, who wish to learn more about proper technique, care and maintenance, reed making, and performance issues relating to all orchestral woodwind instruments.
A great place for beginning to intermediate woodwind students, who wish to learn more about proper technique, care and maintenance, reed making, and performance issues relating to all orchestral woodwind instruments.
Philharmonia- Instruments
Information about caring for your brass and woodwind instruments, as well as details about the history and construction of your instrument, performance and practice tips, audio clips and videos.
Information about caring for your brass and woodwind instruments, as well as details about the history and construction of your instrument, performance and practice tips, audio clips and videos.
Percussion Instrument Resources
CMEA Percussion Page
Here, you'll find exhaustive information and resources regarding nearly all facets of percussion music, from instruments to ensembles to mallets and beaters.
Here, you'll find exhaustive information and resources regarding nearly all facets of percussion music, from instruments to ensembles to mallets and beaters.
Philharmonia- Instruments
Information about all orchestral percussion instruments, as well as details about the history and construction of percussion, performance and practice tips, audio clips and videos.
Information about all orchestral percussion instruments, as well as details about the history and construction of percussion, performance and practice tips, audio clips and videos.
Musical Opportunities
The following sites are intended to help you learn about various musical opportunities that may be open you as a member of YMM. These opportunities include: scholarships, regional and national competitions and honor orchestras, performance channels, and more.Scholarships
Monterey Bay Blues Foundation
This is a wonderful local music scholarship, which many YMM members have benefited from in the past. The funds can be used for private lessons and more, and the 2007 application will be posted sometime in November 2006.
This is a wonderful local music scholarship, which many YMM members have benefited from in the past. The funds can be used for private lessons and more, and the 2007 application will be posted sometime in November 2006.
Chamber Music Monterey Bay- Summer Music Scholarship
This is another local program that offers a week-long day camp with multiple levels of string instruction. This site offers more information about the program, as well as applications for registering for the camp and for applying for scholarship assistance.
This is another local program that offers a week-long day camp with multiple levels of string instruction. This site offers more information about the program, as well as applications for registering for the camp and for applying for scholarship assistance.
CMEA Foundation
CMEA offers two scholarship programs... a summer camp tuition scholarship, and a need/talent based general music scholarship. Information about both programs can be found on this site.
CMEA offers two scholarship programs... a summer camp tuition scholarship, and a need/talent based general music scholarship. Information about both programs can be found on this site.
Regional/National Competitions and Honor Ensembles
CMEA CODA All-State Honors Orchestra
This is the California state Honors Orchestra, hosted each year by CMEA. All available information about the program, schedule, and deadlines... as well as downloadable applications and audition information, is available at this site.
This is the California state Honors Orchestra, hosted each year by CMEA. All available information about the program, schedule, and deadlines... as well as downloadable applications and audition information, is available at this site.
CMEA Central Coast Section
Here you will find all pertinent info regarding the CMEA Central Coast Section high school and middle school honors orchestras, including contact information, schedules, deadlines, applications and more.
Here you will find all pertinent info regarding the CMEA Central Coast Section high school and middle school honors orchestras, including contact information, schedules, deadlines, applications and more.
Music and Arts Education Advocacy
These pages are intended to help generate awareness about the current state of music and arts education within the YMM community. As many of you know, music education has endured unprecedented cuts to funding in many parts of Monterey County (and throughout California) related to the state's fiscal deficits and the implementation of No Child Left Behind, which has resulted in the depletion or elimination of music education programs in many of our community's public schools. The following links will help you keep up-to-date on this critical situation, as well as provide you with various ways to contribute to the fight to restore and preserve this extremely valuable educational avenue for generations of Monterey County residents.
The Carmel Bach Festival
In it's 70th season, the Carmel Bach Festival is a locally cherished family tradition. With over 100 events each year, including concerts, lectures, recitals, educational lectures, dinners, and competitions this is a truly unique and wonderful festival. More than half of the events are absolutely Free! Young musicians will be interested in their Junior Bach Series, which includes family concerts, the Young Artist Competition, and the Youth Access Program.
In it's 70th season, the Carmel Bach Festival is a locally cherished family tradition. With over 100 events each year, including concerts, lectures, recitals, educational lectures, dinners, and competitions this is a truly unique and wonderful festival. More than half of the events are absolutely Free! Young musicians will be interested in their Junior Bach Series, which includes family concerts, the Young Artist Competition, and the Youth Access Program.
Support Music Coalition
This is an incredible national coalition, with more than 140 affiliates across the U.S., which provides invaluable support to organizations working on music education advocacy issues. YMM is an official affiliate of this coalition, and we are actively involved with many aspects of the program. On the site you will find an immense amount of information about what's happening across the country in regards to music education, including: podcasts, articles by the acclaimed music advocate Dr. John Benham, surveys that help you rate your school's music program, contests, and toolkits for budding music education activists.
This is an incredible national coalition, with more than 140 affiliates across the U.S., which provides invaluable support to organizations working on music education advocacy issues. YMM is an official affiliate of this coalition, and we are actively involved with many aspects of the program. On the site you will find an immense amount of information about what's happening across the country in regards to music education, including: podcasts, articles by the acclaimed music advocate Dr. John Benham, surveys that help you rate your school's music program, contests, and toolkits for budding music education activists.
California Arts Council
Amazing resource for California based arts education advocates. The CAC is a government subsidized organization that works to advance arts education across the state. Here you'll find an Advocacy Toolkit and recent articles about the condition of arts education in California.
Amazing resource for California based arts education advocates. The CAC is a government subsidized organization that works to advance arts education across the state. Here you'll find an Advocacy Toolkit and recent articles about the condition of arts education in California.
California Alliance for Arts Education
Another wonderful state organization, which has a powerful voice in Sacramento and played a huge role in lobbying for the recent record-breaking state budget appropriations for arts education in CA public schools. This site will provide you with current updates on legislation, advocacy tips, and more, as well as providing an Advocacy Action Update newsletter that you can sign up to receive.
Another wonderful state organization, which has a powerful voice in Sacramento and played a huge role in lobbying for the recent record-breaking state budget appropriations for arts education in CA public schools. This site will provide you with current updates on legislation, advocacy tips, and more, as well as providing an Advocacy Action Update newsletter that you can sign up to receive.
American Music Conference
A fun and exhaustive website designed to provide useful bits of research, advocacy guidance, news, psa's, and so much more. This is a very interactive site, that is sure to offer new information and get you excited about music education advocacy efforts.
A fun and exhaustive website designed to provide useful bits of research, advocacy guidance, news, psa's, and so much more. This is a very interactive site, that is sure to offer new information and get you excited about music education advocacy efforts.
MPUSD Board of Education
This site will keep you up-to-date on issues facing the MPUSD Board of Education, including the recent proposal to the board from the Music and Arts Advocacy Partnership, (a local coalition of teachers, administrators, parents, students, and advocates in which YMM is actively involved). The MAAP plan, presented to the board on Oct. 2nd 2006, is a vision and plan for implementation that may help guide the district in restoring and fortifying equitable music and arts education in every school in MPUSD. This website will provide contact information for all board members, to help facilitate the YMM community in communicating their support for the MAAP plan to those who must vote to adopt the plan.
This site will keep you up-to-date on issues facing the MPUSD Board of Education, including the recent proposal to the board from the Music and Arts Advocacy Partnership, (a local coalition of teachers, administrators, parents, students, and advocates in which YMM is actively involved). The MAAP plan, presented to the board on Oct. 2nd 2006, is a vision and plan for implementation that may help guide the district in restoring and fortifying equitable music and arts education in every school in MPUSD. This website will provide contact information for all board members, to help facilitate the YMM community in communicating their support for the MAAP plan to those who must vote to adopt the plan.
