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All Music Guide - An online guide to music resources
AMG's All Music Guide - This site offers information on music history by category, with brief histories and links to different styles within a category. Also includes information on artists within each style. Site also has a music glossary.m
FREE 'Music and Emotions' course - Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Philharmonic. Click the yellow "Access Course" button. Then create a login.
Music selection resources on the WWW - Meant as a tool for music library collection building.
Philadelphia Music Homepage - The Philadelphia music scene from Goth to Classical.
Pollstar - A frequently updated concert search, by artist, city, or venue. Includes an alphabetical "Tours du Jour" feature, so teens can quickly find this week's/month's events nationwide. Includes tour cancellations.
UBL.com - Interactive site dealing with the current music scene.
Worldwide Internet Music Resources - Meta-site linking to information about many types of music

Look No Hands – Online keyboard chord & scale diagram lets you see and hear different chords and scales as they are spaced on the keys.
Piano Tricks – Free online piano lessons with online sheet music, mp3 example sound files and video demonstrations.
Pure Lessons – Community video lessons by and for pianists and keyboard players uploaded by members. A space for instructors and students to learn from each other.

Black Classical Firsts: Biography of Paul Lawrence Peeler, Sr. (1908 – 1992) – Facebook group created by Patrick D. McCoy to celebrate the artistry, lives and careers of African-American Singers who are in the areas of operatic and concert repertoire.
Music Department of the Community College of Philadelphia – The Community College of Philadelphia offers a wide range of music and music technology courses and programs that are detailed here.
The Paul Green School of Rock Music – Website for the School of Rock Music with information on school locations, programs, enrollment, concerts, and more.
Temple University - Boyer College of Music & Dance - Music Technology program – Offers details about the Boyer College of Music & Dance's 36-credit component in music technology available to qualified music majors.
University of the Arts Music Courses – Music courses available at the University of the Arts.

Billboard.biz – Billboard.biz, Billboard magazine's music industry news source.
Careers in Music (Berklee College of Music) – A detailed summary of the various careers available in the music business and what they involve, from the Berklee College of Music.
Media Web Source – Music industry resources for indie bands, garage bands, local bands, and songwriters.
Music Industry Career Center – Free resource for jobseekers and employers in the music industry: search jobs, upload a resume, and apply online.
National Association of Record Industry Professionals (Official Website) – Website of the NARIP with member profiles, information on getting into the music business, calendars of industry events, and a job bank for paid and unpaid internships and jobs in the music business.

All Record Labels – Database of over 24,000 record label/netlabel web sites or Wikipedia links indexed by genre, format, and location.
GetSigned.com – GetSigned.com is a place where undiscovered artists can share their music and advice, learn from music business veterans, and grow their independent music careers.
HitQuarters – Music industry search directory with contact information and individual track records for labels, publishers, A&Rs, and managers.
Indie Managers' Association Managers Directory – Directory of managers for independent musicians with links to other resources in indie artist management.
PerformerMag.com – Website of Performer magazine with news, resources, and calendars for performing musicians.
StarPolish Artist Advice – StarPolish is a website dedicated to educating and empowering artists, with an emphasis on artist advocacy and artist development.

All Guitar Chords – All Guitar Chords is an online guitar chord dictionary with instruction in basic theory, scales, chord progressions, and built-in metronome and tuner.
Guitar Lesson World – Guitar Lesson World offers free guitar lessons in all styles and at all levels to help aspiring guitarists master their skill. Includes theory lessons on scales, modes, chord construction and more!