www.tmea.org The website for the Texas Music Educators Association. Contains association and music advocacy information. Included is information about the Texas Music Project and how you can designate 1% of your total purchases at Randalls to support music education in Texas.

www.uil.utexas.edu Website for the University Interscholastic League (UIL).

www.musicarts.com Parent company for Band Instrument Exchange.

www.rbcmusic.com Sells printed music, method books. Great source if you lose your music book, need to purchase a solo or ensemble, etc.

www.jwpepper.com Another music source. This web site includes a searchable music database that contains recordings of many of the pieces we play in band class.

www.percussionconstruction.com A great website to get quality percussion keyboard and timpani mallets at affordable prices.

www.howtomakefirstchair.com Practicing resources and information about the book and video series "How To Make First Chair."

www.weinermusic.com/ Website for Frederic Weiner Woodwind Service. An inexpensive source for reeds and woodwind accessories.

www.legere.com Resource for synthetic reeds. (Please do not order until consulting with Mr. Burleson first!)

www.kleinforestband.org Web site for the award-winning band program at Klein Forest High School.

www.wtamu.edu/academic/fah/mus/summer/band/ West Texas A&M University Band Camp

www.finalemusic.com You can download Finale Notepad, a free music compositional program, from this site.

You can also download Finale Performance Assessment, a new program that allows the directors to create a practice file for a student. The student will be able to use FPA to practice a piece of music. The software will mark student mistakes, and the student can then e-mail the file to the directors. It's like having a band director there with you when you practice (without the creepy feeling of having one of your teachers at your house).

www.metronomeonline.com A simple metronome for use when practicing.

www.instrumentalistmagazine.com Publisher of The Instrumentalist magazine, as well as Flute Talk. Both are great resources for students, music educators, and performers.

www.fingering-charts.com/musicracer A cool game where you can see how fast you can name notes or fingerings. The names and schools of the students with the top 50 times are posted on the web site!

www.emusictheory.com/practice.html Lots of neat tools for sharpening your music skills, including a rhythm tapper game.