May 2019
Noteworthy Music Sites
http://www.ezfolk.com
Hundreds of pages of tablature and tutorials for folk instruments as well as links to 2,500 music sites exist here. Choose an instrument: ukulele, bluegrass banjo, folk guitar or harmonica and discover albums and instructional books for purchase by one’s favorite musicians. Or one can simply view the master music list for a favorite song.
by Adrienne Escalante
http://lyrics.rockmagic.net
Imagine driving down the road, blasting the radio to a cool song you wish you could sing along with, but there’s one problem: You don’t know the words. Remedy it with Rock Lyrics. It’s like your own personal treasure chest that holds the secret formula to your favorite rock band’s indecipherable songs. Search by song or band and then choose the album that contains the song that has duped you and, Viola! The lyrics appear like magic right before your eyes!
by Adrienne Escalante
http://www.technobeat.com
World music lovers can find CD reviews and information about world musicians thanks to Dave Hucker, tropical DJ and columnist for Beat magazine.
by Adrienne Escalante
http://www.mousejam.com
Select a jam from Dream Fluid, Bisset, Java Council or Pangea. Wait for the “jam” to download, then play with the “controllers” to make your own mix. Make sure you obtain the latest version of QuickTime first and then get ready to create!
by Adrienne Escalante
http://www.tinfoil.com
This site is a shine to early recorded sound. It offers to digitally convert music from wax cylinders onto CD. It also explains, for those of us who are unaware, what wax cylinders are and what they have in common with tinfoil. Using old photographs audio clips, images of phonographs, and elaborate explanations of early recording devices, this site removes the mythical quality present in any history and replaces it with a more solid comprehension of the beginnings of recorded sound. The site is well organized, open to interaction and successful in providing useful information to novices and experts alike.
by Andrea Broussard
http://www.sesac.com
SESAC is a performing rights organization headquartered in Nashville. The site offers background information regarding the organization and its purpose, which includes the representation of songwriters and publishers and the issuance of licenses to music users. One of the three performing rights organizations recognized by the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, SESAC claims as its distinguishing characteristic personal relationships with individual songwriters and publishers. The site itself is simple and direct; it informs the viewer and provides specific services to those involved in the music industry.
by Andrea Broussard
