| INSIDE YAHOO! |
|
|
| •Yahoo! Music- Includes news, reviews, charts, and downloads. |
| |
| CATEGORIES |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| SITE LISTINGS |
|
|
| Alphabetical | By Popularity | | - American Gamelan Institute
 - Devoted to publishing, recording, and distributing information about Indonesian music and culture. - American Music Conference
- National nonprofit educational association dedicated to promoting the importance of music, music-making, and music education to the general public.
- ARChive of Contemporary Music
- Nonprofit archive, music library, and research centre that collects, preserves and provides information on the popular music of all cultures and races throughout the world from 1950 to the present.
- ASCAP Foundation
- Dedicated to nurturing the music talent of tomorrow, preserving the legacy of the past, and sustaining the creative incentive for today's creators through a variety of educational, professional, and humanitarian programmes and activities.
- Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
- Collective of musicians and composers dedicated to nurturing, performing and recording serious, original music.
- Bands Against Bush@
- Bang on a Can
- Organisation founded by Julia Wolfe, David Lang, and Michael Gordon, and dedicated to the work of composers across the entire aesthetic spectrum, making a home for musical inventors, misfits, and pioneers.
- BEEM Foundation for the Advancement of Music
- Stimulating understanding and appreciation of the music created and/or performed by African Americans through research, lectures and demonstrations, scholarships, and other awards.
- Boston Woodwind Society
- Nonprofit organisation that awards scholarships to woodwind students, arranges master classes, woodwind chamber music concerts, and various festivals.
 British Music Information Centre
- Library and information service for British contemporary classical music. Site includes useful addresses, recent aquisitions and concert listings.- British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
- Trade association for U.K. record companies.
- British Unsigned Rock Band Site (BURBS)
- Cambridge Music Circle
- Meets each term-time Monday evening to present a programme of recorded classical music.
- Cello Club of Great Britain
- Chinese Music Society of North America
- Contemporary Music-making for Amateurs (COMA)
- Promotes participation, for musicians of all abilities, in contemporary music. Features national and regional activities and music library.
- Contra Costa Performing Arts Society
- Provides information for members and interested parties to participate in creating and playing solo and ensemble music in the Bay Area.
- Council for Music in Hospitals
- Presents live concerts by professional musicians throughout the U.K. for people of all ages in hospitals, hospices, care homes, day care centres, and special needs schools.
- Creative Musicians Coalition
- An alternative distribution and support network dedicated to bringing new music to a wider audience. Includes online music catalogues.
- Forval Foundation
- Offers university students from foreign countries the chance to deepen understanding of Japanese enterprises. Also provides scholarship for violinists to borrow Stradivarius violins free for two years.
- Global Alliance of Performers
- Nonprofit organisation of musicians, artists, and professionals dedicated to utilizing our professions and talents to make a measurable difference in society.
- Global Music Centre
- Music institute based in Finland dedicated to the different musics of the world.
- GoGirlsMusic
- Seeks to bring together independent women musicians from around the country through networking and events.
- Grassmusic Tape Trading Community
- Calling for artists to create and trade music about marijuana as part of the cannabis revolution.
- Guitar Center Music Foundation
- Organisation working to promote music education.
- Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM)
- Professional association for all musicians in the U.K., providing a complete backup service for professional performers, composers and teachers.
- International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC)
- Network of organisations promoting the music of its own region and offering resources including libraries of sheet music and sound archives.
- Istanbul Hi-Fi Club
- Consists of hi-fi enthusiasts who like to share their experience and encounters with hi-fi culture.
- Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI)
- Worldwide network for youth and music, with a message of friendship and understanding through music. Programmes include JM World Orchestra and World Youth Choir.
- Just Plain Folks
- Group of songwriters, artists, publishers, recording engineers, and other professionals providing a network of ideas and support.
- King's College Musical Society
- La Musica Foundation
- Collecting new and used musical instruments for distribution to the children of Honduras.
- Ladyslipper Music
- Furthers new musical and artistic directions for women musicians. Offers a comprehensive catalogue and resource guide of music by women.
- LIFEbeat
- National nonprofit organisation dedicated to reaching America's youth with the message of HIV/AIDS prevention.
- Listen for Life
- Global organisation created for the preservation and advancement of musical culture by serving the needs of music, musicians, and music listeners in every region of the world.
- Live Music Now!
- Charitable organisation that promotes the enjoyment and experience of live music amongst people who would not normally have access to it, whilst assisting gifted young professional musicians at the outset of their careers.
- Meet the Composer
- National organisation supporting the music of living American composers through commissioning, residency, education and audience interaction programmes.
- Merseyside Music Development Agency (MMDA)
- Exists to help create jobs in the Merseyside music sector, attract new investment, and develop the area as a centre for music excellence.
- Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
- Nonprofit that partners with businesses, schools, and communities to provide new and refurbished musical instruments to qualified schools and individual students.
- Music Council of Australia (MCA)
- Works towards the advancement of Australian musical life in all its aspects.
- Music for People
- Nonprofit organisation that promotes self-expression through music and improvisation. Based on the work of David Darling.
- Music Rising
- Musical instrument replacement fund developed by U2's The Edge to benefit musicians of the Gulf Coast who lost their instruments and equipment in the 2005 hurricanes.
- National Association of Negro Musicians
- Information regarding the organisation, history, membership, officers, activities and scholarships.
- National Association of Recording Merchandisers
- NARM counts as its members all the major record labels and record retailers in the U.S.
- National Music Foundation
- Not-for-profit organisation dedicated to American music and the people who bring it to us.
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts - Music Division
- A vital centre for music scholars and students, the collection also serves the needs of a broad professional constituency; singers, instrumentalists, lawyers, publishers, and writers.
- North Carolina Music Hall of Fame
- Seeks to become a clearinghouse of information, to build a museum of artifacts and memorabilia, and to sponsor events that showcase North Carolina musical talent.
- Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts
- Musical concerts by well-known and emerging artists. The site contains concert series information and related musical links.
- Pavarotti Music Centre
- Centre built by charity to help traumatised children with music therapy.
- Pipedown
- UK-based campaign for freedom from piped music (also called canned, muzak, or wallpaper music).
- Positive Force
- Dedicated to radical revolution of ideas and values.
- Rhythm & Blues Foundation
- Fosters wider recognition, financial support, and historic and cultural preservation of rhythm and blues music through various grants and programmes in support of artists of the 40s, 50s, and 60s. Founded by Bonnie Raitt.
- Rhythm Foundation
- Nonprofit organisation established to promote multicultural exchange through the presentation of live music.
- Royal British Legion Bands Association
- Contact list.
- Society of Recorder Players
- Stimulates interest and enjoyment in the art of recorder playing through meetings, concerts, festivals, competitions, teachers' certificate, help to youngplayers and more.
- Society of Singers
- Nonprofit charity that provides emergency financial aid and case management services to professional singers who are in crisis.
- Sound Exchange
- Licenses, collects, and distributes public performance revenue for sound recording copyright holders within such digital channels as cable, satellite, and the Internet.
- Soundhouse
- An art centre organisation.
- South East Music Alliance (SEMA)
- Information exchange mechanism between the music and entertainment industries and attempts to create opportunities for musicians, songwriters, producers, bands, and recording artists.
- Truckee Alliance for the Musical Arts
- Includes information on upcoming events and photos from previous shows.
- Unconservatory
- Supports the creation, performance, recording and education of the musical arts.
- Underground Music Online
- For musicians and fans of underground music, includes Greenwich Village visitor, tourist, and resident services.
- University Musical Society
- Offers performances and educational events featuring outstanding performing artists.
- Women In Music
- Nonprofit organisation that recognises and supports the efforts of women in the music industry through educational and networking resources.
- Young Concert Artists
- A nonprofit organisation dedicated to developing the careers of extraordinary young musicians.
| | | |
