MUSIC & ART LINKS OF VARIOUS CULTURES

CONTENTS:

Aboriginal Music

African

Andes

Arabic

Argentine

Armenian

Art

Artists

Arts, Muisc & Culture Links

Asia

Balkans

Ballet

Books

Buddhism

Bulgaria

Burma

Cambodia

Canada

Careers

Caribbean

Cartoons

Celtic

Central Asia

China

Classical Musicians

Computers & Music

Copyright

Cuba

Cultural Anthropology

Culture

Dance

Drama

Education

Ethnomusicology

Events

First Nations

Folk Music & Art

Folktales

Hawaii

Health

Hollywood

Israel

Japan

Korean

Laos

Mongolia

Morocco

Pakistan

MUSIC LINKS of MANY CULTURES:

ABORIGINAL MUSIC:
Aboriginal Music & Dance

AFRICA:
A Brief Guide to Swahili Taarab (Music)
Africa Online Music
African Art Links & Here
African culture web site
African Music & Art Links
African Music Encyclopedia
African Music Survey
African Storytelling: Oral Traditions
Afro-Caribbean Music Links
Drum Is the Ear of God: Africa's Inner World of Music
H-AfraArts Resource Index
West African Music

ANDES:
Andean Instruments
Andean Music is Flourishing Around the World
Quechuan Songs

ARABIC:
Arabic Jukebox
Arabic Literature Poetry Drama and Language
Arabic Music, Films and Pictures
Arabic Music History (and Musical Instruments)
Arabic Wise Expressions (Proverbs)
Aramusic – Real Audio

ARGENTINE MUSIC:
Argentine Folk Music

ARMENIAN:
Armenian Music

ART:
Art Search Engines
Free Art Lessons online & here

Hazara Arts
The Alphabet of Art

ARTISTS:
Fernando Ortega - Christian

ARTS, MUSIC AND CULTURE LINKS:
H-AfraArts Resource Index
Hazara Arts
Internet for the Fine Arts
World Wide Arts Resources

ASIA:
Asian Music
Cyber Music Asia
E. Asian Music Resources on the Web
Journal of the Society for Asian Music
South Asian Music Resources on the Web
The Music of EAST ASIA
The Music of N. Africa/West Asia
The Music of SOUTH ASIA
The Music of SOUTHEAST ASIA
W. Asian Music Resources on the Web

BALKANS:
Folk Music of the Balkans & HERE

BALLET:
'Christian Ballet' is not an Oxymoron

BOOKS:
Books about discovering your own music

BULGARIAN MUSIC:
Bulgarian Folk Music

BUDDHISM:
Buddhism and the Arts

BURMA:

ANYEINT: A MYANMAR TRADITIONAL YET POPULAR DANCE
Burmese music - the Saung Guak

Burmese Music - the Hsaing Ensemble
Burmese Music - Use of Modulation
Burmese Puppets and Marionettes
Myanmar - Burmese Music web sites
Myanmar - Burmese Database URL
Myanmar - THEATRE'S MALE DANCER
Myanmar Traditional Dance -pictures

CAMBODIA:
Cambodian Classical Dance Music
Cambodian Performing Arts web

CANADA:
A Taste of Native Culture – Music and Arts
Canadian Music Periodical Index

CAREERS:
Careers in Music

CARIBBEAN
Afro-Caribbean Music Links
Caribbean and Latin American Music Resources on the Web & here

CARTOONS:
Top Comics/Cartoons

CELTIC MUSIC & ART:
Celtic Art & Cultures
Celtic Music Archives
Ceolas – Celtic Music Archives

CENTRAL ASIA:
Central Asian Arts: Music
Central Asian Visual Arts

CHINA:
China Art Online
China’s Art and Soul
Chinese Art
Chinese Music and Theater Resources
Links to other Chinese Music Pages
Music and Art of China
Soundfiles of Chinese Music
The Chinese Music Page – looks really good!

CLASSICAL MUSICIANS:
Articles/Resources for Classical Musicians

COMPUTERS & MUSIC:
Computers and Music
Download a WAV player

COPYRIGHT:
10 Myths About Copyright Explained
Copyright
Copyright Office
Downloadable Copyright Forms

CUBA:
Art is Cuban’s Vessel to Freedom
Cuban Art & Culture
Cuban Music and Musicians & here
The World Dances to a Cuban Beat
http://www.latinolink.com/art/art97/0323ACUB.HTM

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY WEB SITES (re ethnic music and arts)
Cultural Anthropology web sites
The Anthropological Index to Current Periodicals in the Museum of Mankind Library (incorporating the former Royal Anthropological Institute library)

CULTURE:
Baseline Definition of Culture
How to Save the Traditional Culture of the Minorities
What is Culture? - links

DANCE:
Islamic/Middle Eastern Music and Dance

DRAMA:
Arabic Literature Poetry Drama and Language
Drama & Puppets - Islamic

EDUCATION:
Center for World Indigenous Studies
http://www.halcyon.com/FWDP/cwisinfo.html

Center for World Indigenous Studies web site
http://www.halcyon.com/FWDP/fwdp.html
http://www.halcyon.com/FWDP/wwwvl/indig-vl.html - world wide web virtual library of indigenous peoples

ETHNOMUSICOLOGY:
Bibliography of SIL
http://www.sil.org/htbin/silbiblio

Catalyzing Creativity: Nurturing a Dying Music through Apprenticeship - Brian Schrag
http://www.sil.org/anthro/dyingmus.htm

Critical Musicology Journal - Index of Contributions by Topic
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/music/Info/CMJ/Index/topic.html

Cultural dynamics and minority identity in music
http://cc.joensuu.fi/~loristi/2_96/suu296.html

Databases and Online Services
http://voxlibris.claremont.edu/onlineservices/databases/subjectdb1.html
http://voxlibris.claremont.edu/onlineservices/databases/subjectdb2.html
includes performing arts and music from around the world

Definition of Ethnomusicology
http://www.qub.ac.uk/prospectus/degrees/degrees/subjects/ethnomus.htm
Ethnomusicology explores the social and cultural dimensions of world music. All kinds of music - local and exotic, art and folk, classical and popular, vocal and instrumental - are investigated, and students
also work in practical ensembles.

Directory for the Int'l Council of Traditional Music
http://roar.music.columbia.edu/~ictm/memdir-t.htm

Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard
http://www.rism.harvard.edu/MusicLibrary/Welcome.html

ETHMUS-L Archives
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/ReadingRoom/Newsletters/EthnoMusicology/Archive/Archive-index

Ethnic Musical Instruments
http://www.mid-east.com/

Ethno newsletter/digest resource
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/ReadingRoom/Newsletters/EthnoMusicology/

Ethno intro course online - ethno email discussion list
http://venus.beseen.com/boardroom/s/17200

Ethno intro course online - ethno serial publications
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~dvb88569/serial.html

Ethno intro course online - Figures in Ethno - pics
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~dvb88569/figures.html

Ethno intro course online - good intro books
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~dvb88569/books.html

Ethno intro course online - insights on ethno
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~dvb88569/info.html

Ethno intro course online - what is ethno?
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~dvb88569/ethno.html

Ethnomusicological Approaches and Methodology: A Discussion of Six Studies of the Folk Music
of Turkey
http://we.got.net/~djkent/MusicEssays/Turkey6.html

Ethnomusicology Bibliographic Guide
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/guides/ethno.html

Ethnomusicology Books - out of print, used, etc.
http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/mk-jon3.pl?id=906917690-107&exec=Start+Search&level-menu=detailed&subjectall=Music-Ethnomusicology&sort1-menu=author&sort2-menu=title&page-size-menu=500&display-menu=detailed&first=true

Ethnomusicology, Folk Music and World Music Web Sites
http://www.lib.washington.edu/music/world.html

Ethnomusicology and musicology
http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/kpl/page1.htm

Ethnomusicology OnLine
http://research.umbc.edu/efhm/
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~dvb88569/
http://research.umbc.edu/eol/

Ethno Research Digest web page
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/ReadingRoom/Newsletters/EthnoMusicology/Digest/90-016.erd
http://www.inform.umd.edu:8080/EdRes/ReadingRoom/Newsletters/EthnoMusicology/

Ethnomusicology Resources on the Web
http://www.uncg.edu/~charrye/ethno.html

ETHNO-WHAT??? - A Guide to Ethnomusicology for the Layperson
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~dvb88569/

Ethnomusicology Web Sites
http://av.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=asia,+ethnomusicology,+Kathmandu+University&hc=0&hs=0
http://www.ucc.ie/ucc/depts/music/online/wrldindx.html

Indigenous art/music/instruments, etc. on Encyclopedia Britannica~
http://www.ebig.com/cgi-bin/browse.tcl?HeadingUid=2

Int'l Council for Traditional Music
http://roar.music.columbia.edu/~ictm/

Int'l Music Archives - secular
http://www.eyeneer.com/World/index.html
http://www.eyeneer.com/World/regions.html

Int'l Music Festivals - web sites
http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/dandemutande/res_fest.htm

Lark In The Morning: World Musical Instruments, Books, Recordings and Videos
http://www.mhs.mendocino.k12.ca.us/MenComNet/Business/Retail/Larknet/larkhp.html
larkinam@larkinam.com

Musical Instruments of the World
http://www.eyeneer.com/World/Instruments/index.html

Multi-Cultural Media's World Music Store
http://204.164.64.20/mbimages/separate/bar1.jpg

Online Sources for Ethnomusicological Information
http://www.middlebury.edu/~lib/ethno.html

Order free world music catalog - secular
http://www.musicoftheworld.com/MOTWPages/catalog_order.html

Roots World (World Music) Resources
http://www.musicoftheworld.com/MOTWPages/special.html
http://www.musicoftheworld.com/MOTWPages/middle_east.html
http://www.musicoftheworld.com/MOTWPages/india.html
sound files : http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/feature/sound.html

The Society for Ethnomusicology
http://www.indiana.edu/~ethmusic/
http://www.indiana.edu/~ethmusic/lists.html
Ethnomusicology email discussion lists

The World of Music - Journal of the Department of Ethnomusicology – intro info
http://www.uni-bamberg.de/~ba2fm3/wom.htm

World Rythmn Training
http://www.ancient-future.com/rhythm.html

World Rythmn Training Manual
http://www.ancient-future.com/atfp.html

EVENTS:
Events in Vancouver Theater
http://www.vancouver-bc.com/Entertainment/Theatre.html

Harrison Festival of the Arts - July
http://www.echoisland.com/harrfest/

FIRST NATIONS:
Native American Arts - Music
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/xref/0,5716,8472,00.html

FOLK MUSIC & ART:

Folk Art Int'l
http://www.vegcountry.com/fai.html

Folk Bands and Musicians on the Net
http://lem.ch.unito.it/~ravera/folk_artists/folk_artists_geo.html

Folk Art and Music – incredible resource!
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/xref/0,5716,8479,00.html

FOLKTALES:
Arab & Sufi Folktales
Folktales from Other Lands

HAWAII:
Hawaiian Drum Dances

HEALTH:
The International Foundation for Performing Arts Medicine
55 West Lindsley Road
North Caldwell, NJ 07006-4506
Tel 201 890-7874
Fax 201 890-5421
Email IFPAM@aol.com or IFPAM@juno

HOLLYWOOD:
Hollywood on Holy Ground
Why Hollywood Doesn't Like You

INDIAN MUSIC:

About Sitars and Other Musical Instruments
http://www.hmtrad.com/articles/sitars.html

Ali Akbar College of Music and Store
http://www.nbn.com/~aacm/

A Musical Tour of Southern India
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~dukewalk/news0396.htm

Bhakti Theology in the Telegu Hymnal
http://samyujdhara.com/book34.html

Bhangra Pictures
http://www.punjabonline.com/photos/bhangra.html

Carnatic Music
http://www.webindia.com/artindia/cclmusic.htm

Christian Art in India
http://samyujdhara.com/book44.html
http://samyujdhara.com/book45.html

DISCOUNTS on Sitars/Tablas, etc.
http://www.mid-east.com/seconds.html
http://www.mid-east.com/sitars.html

India's Contribution to the Fine Arts - Music
http://www.freeindia.org/sudheer/finearts.html

Indian Dance web sites
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Cultures_and_Groups/Indian/

Indian Music Resources – tutorials, etc.
http://www.earthshakingmusic.com/med11.html

Indian Music and Dance web sites
http://www.gadnet.com/cgi-bin/w3-msql/wwwfly.htm?category=music

Indian Music Links – LOTS!!
http://www.webhead.com/WWWVL/india/india214.html

Indian Music Video Tutors
http://batish.com/catalog/vidttr.html

Introduction to N. Indian Music
http://www.nbn.com/~aacm/music.html

Major Hindu Festivals: A Christian Appreciation
http://samyujdhara.com/book818.html

Musical Instruments of India
http://www.khazana.com/music/instrum1.html
http://www.indianmusicals.com/

Musings on Music/Prominent Musical Terms
http://www.webindia.com/artindia/monm1.htm
http://www.webindia.com/artindia/monm4.htm

Odissi Dance - India
http://members.aol.com/Kaliyare/

Punjab Dances
http://www.punjabonline.com/dance.html

Punjabi Network - excellent site - lots of links!
http://www.punjabi.net/

Punjabi Performing Arts
http://punjabi.net/punjab/culture.htm

Punjabi Poetry web sites
http://punjabi.net/talk/messages/4/17.html
http://www.netrover.com/~dhanjal/punjabi.html

Punjabi Theatre Performing Arts
http://punjabi.net/talk/messages/4/19.html

Ravi Shankar
http://www.wilma.com/spotlight/1997/april/ravi/

Sarangi
http://www.lib.rpi.edu/dept/union/indian/SPICMACAY/public_html/sarangi.html

Sitars
http://www.io.com/~peterc/sitar/sitar.html

Sitar Tuning Chart
http://www.silverbushmusic.com/sitartuning.html

Sitar Tutorial
http://www.io.com/~peterc/sitar/sittut/btut.html

Tabla – videos and books on how to play, tune, repair, etc.
http://www.io.com/~peterc/tut/pages/tablatut.html

Tabla (about them and for sale)
http://www.io.com/~peterc/tabla/tabla.html

Tabla Home Page
http://www.freeyellow.com/members2/tabla/

Techniques of Indian Classical Dance
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~dukewalk/

The History of Indian Music - pt 1
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~dukewalk/news0296.htm

The Violin in Indian Music
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~dukewalk/news0597.htm

Understanding an Indian Music Concert
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~dukewalk/news0697.htm
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~dukewalk/news0697.htm#Feature

* Bringing Back the Youth through the Sikh Arts
http://www.rabab.org/Sikh_Rabab/sikh.html

Sikh Fine Arts and the Rabab
http://www.rabab.org/Sikh_Art_Rabab/arts.html

Sikh Musical Heritage
http://www.sikhmusicalheritage.com/

Sikhnet Radio - RealAudio
http://www.sikhnet.com/Gurbani

The Benefits of Musical Training - Sikhi and Music
http://www.rabab.org/Music_Training/music.html

The Golden Temple - Temple of Song
http://www.rabab.org/Amritsa_Rabab/sona.html



STORYTELLING: A Non-literate Approach to Teaching Reading.
http://homepages.together.net/~folktale//lrningmg.html

INTERNATIONAL:

Int'l Folk Dancing and Music
http://www.uio.no/~knutar/links/



IRAQI:
Folk Song by National Iraqi Folk Art Group – Real Audio Video
http://www.iraq4u.com/
Iraqi Music – Real Audio
http://www.iraq4u.com/




ISLAMIC ARTS:

A Topic of Dispute in Islam – Music
http://www.wakeup.org/anadolu/05/4/mustafa_sabri_en.html

Drama & Puppets - Islamic
http://nisus.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/islam/nbLinks/Islam_Literature_Poetry.html

Islamic Arts – all kinds – incredible resource article!!
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/9/0,5716,109489+1,00.html

Islamic Art During the Middle Ages
http://nisus.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/islam/nbLinks/Islam_Art.html

Islamic Literature
http://www.optonline.com/comptons/ceo/02426_A.html#014

Islamic/Middle Eastern Music and Dance
http://nisus.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/islam/nbLinks/Islam_Music_Dance.html

ISRAEL:
Artists for Israel Int’l
The Complete Book for Artists for Israel

JAPANESE:
Guide to Japan Traditional Music
Japanese Folk Music
Japanese Traditional Music

JINGLES:

The Complete Jingle Course
http://www.jinglebiz.com/

JUNGLE:

Jungle Music
http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/scene/scene2.96/jungle.html

KHMER Music:

KOREAN:
Korean Masked Dance
Koreans in Spiritual Ecstasy

LAOS:
Ethnic Music and Isaan People
Art Forms : "Maw Lom" music is indigenous to Lao/Isaan culture. It is traditional music which uses a bamboo instrument, the "kaen," and incorporates Isaan forms. This music has been modernized and made into an electrical, fast-paced version called "Maw Lom Sing." It is considered the ultimate in popular Isaan music.

LINKS:

Thousands of music links/ethnic music
http://www.handilinks.com/cat1/Music.htm

LITERATURE:

Arabian Nights – online book
http://mfx.dasburo.com/an/a_index.html

Islamic Literature
http://www.optonline.com/comptons/ceo/02426_A.html#014

MALDIVES:

Divehi Art Intro
http://members.xoom.com/DhivehiArt/


MELANESIA:

Papua New Guinea - Music/Arts web sites
PNG Arts
http://www.pngnetsearch.com/PNG_Arts/
http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/OC.html

PNG - Sepik Sacred Flute Players -picture
http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/OC/OC020s.html

Vanuatu Art
http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/HEB.html

Vanuatu Men Playing Drums - Picture
http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/HEB/HEB009s.html

MIDI:

Maximum MIDI
http://www.christianity.net/yc/7Y1/7Y1013.html

The Music, Recording, and MIDI Learning Center on the Internet
http://209.239.63.78/

MONGOLIA:

Intro to the Art of Mongolia

MOROCCO
Journey to the Heart of Morocco
http://www.moroccofilm.com/
http://www.moroccofilm.com/index2.html - – RealAudio video

MOVIES:

Christian Movies Theater – RealAudio Video
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/BibleTruths/MovieCenter.html

MUSIC

Arabic Music History
http://www.aramusic.com/history.htm

A Topic of Dispute in Islam – Music
http://www.wakeup.org/anadolu/05/4/mustafa_sabri_en.html

Handbook for the Collection of Traditional Music and Musical Instruments
http://www.unesco.org/culture/cdmusic/html_eng/cdmusic3.htm

Islamic/Middle Eastern Music and Dance
http://nisus.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/islam/nbLinks/Islam_Music_Dance.html

MusicStaff.Com
http://home.earthlink.net/~bluesman1/wishlist.html

MUSIC DISCUSSION LISTS
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/music/research/musicallists.html

MUSIC FESTIVALS:

European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals
http://www.sfinks.be/efwmf/

MUSICAL FORMS AND GENRES
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/xref/0,5716,8481,00.html

Non-Western Forms
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/8/0,5716,118778+13,00.html

MUSICAL SIGN LANGUAGE:

Musical Sign Language FAQs
http://www.fromthetop.org/mslfaqs.htm

MYANMAR:

ANYEINT: A MYANMAR TRADITIONAL YET POPULAR DANCE
http://www.myanmar.com/ACOCI/PERFORM/any7-97.htm

NEPAL:

Nepal Art & Music

OCEANIC ARTS

Oceanic Arts, Music and Dance
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/xref/0,5716,8476,00.html

PAKISTANI:

Urdu Poetry
http://www.netpakistan.com/poetry/poetry.htm

Pakistani's Arts and Entertainment
http://www.jamals.com/pakistanlinks.html

Pakistan Audio Files
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/pak/audio.htm

Pakistan Music Directory - Pashto Songs, Punjabi Songs, Urdu Songs, Folk Songs
http://www.geocities.com/pakistanmusic/

Pakistani Music Channel
http://www.muziq.net/index.php

Pakistan Sound Recordings - Bibliography
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/SouthAsia/pakistan.html#sound


PALESTINIAN:

Palestinian Folklore Page – songs, proverbs, stories
http://www.barghouti.com/folklore/

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Papua New Guinea - Music/Arts web sites
PNG Arts
http://www.pngnetsearch.com/PNG_Arts/
http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/OC.html

PNG - Sepik Sacred Flute Players -picture
http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/OC/OC020s.html


PHILIPPINES:
Filipino Folk Arts & Culture
http://members.aol.com/TaraCelest/artsculture.html

Filipino Folkdance Glossary re Mindanao
http://pw1.netcom.com/~ntamayo/muslim.html

PHOTOGRAPHY:

Basic Photography Guide
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~masres/photo/man.html

How to Develop Black & White Films
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~masres/photo/bwdev.html


PICTURES:

70,000 Images of Art & Architecture mainly from the Mediterranean Basin


Bhangra Pictures
http://www.punjabonline.com/photos/bhangra.html

PNG - Sepik Sacred Flute Players -picture
http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/OC/OC020s.html

Punjab (Bhangra) Music pictures
http://www.punjabonline.com/index.html

Vanuatu Men Playing Drums - Picture
http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/HEB/HEB009s.html


PORTUGAL:

Traditional Music from Spain/Portugal
http://www.dirtynelson.com/linen/feature/70norte.html

PROVERBS:

Arabic Wise Expressions
http://www.awo.net/trav-ent/culture/intro.asp

Turkish Proverbs
http://www.turkishodyssey.com/turkey/culture/people.htm#PROVERBS

PUBLISHING:

Web Publishing: The Future is Here
http://community.cc.pima.edu/users/larry/chordcht.htm

PUPPETS:

Drama & Puppets - Islamic
http://nisus.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/islam/nbLinks/Islam_Literature_Poetry.html

Puppets Around the World
http://www.auntannie.com/puppets.html

RECORDING:

Audio Recording – Compton’s Encyclopedia
http://www.optonline.com/plweb-cgi/fastweb?getdoc+view1+all002+362+103++music

Composing Music Using Computers
http://www.computer-music.com/artcl001.htm

Computer Music Consulting – very good site – lots of resources
http://www.computer-music.com/toc.htm

Fresh Start Christian Recording Studios
http://www.freeyellow.com:8080/members7/freshstartrecordingstudios/

Organizing Your First MIDI Studio
http://www.computer-music.com/artcl003.htm

Record Companies (Christian)
http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/christainmusicrocks/Record.html

Tips for Selecting a GOOD Recording Studio
http://members.aol.com/ssanctuary/selecting.html

RESOURCES:

Art Resources for Christians
http://www.connecti.com/~bynum/ram-resources.html

SCREEN SAVERS:

Art & Nature ScreenSavers
http://screensaver.downloadstore.com/art.html


SENEGAL

Music of Senegal – CD
http://www.rootsworld.com/crossroads/4285.html

SONGWRITING:

An Online Course in Songwriting
http://www.euronet.nl/users/menke/lesson1.html

Chord Charts
http://community.cc.pima.edu/users/larry/chordcht.htm

How to Write a Great Commercial Song
http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/1963/

Jeff Mallett’s Songwriter Site – includes MANY MANY MANY valueable links and resources!!!
http://www.lyricist.com/

Online Course in Songwriting
http://www.euronet.nl/users/menke/songs.html

Semantic Rhyming Dictionary
http://www.link.cs.cmu.edu/dougb/rhyme-doc.html

Songwriting Advice from Nashville
http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/1963/songfaq.html

Songwriting and Music News
http://www.songwriting.net/news

Songwriting Articles
http://www.senet.com.au/~scala/articles.htm

Songwriting and Related Links – excellent resources!!
http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/1963/wwwhotli.html

Songwriting Links
http://www.handilinks.com/cat1/s/s1305.htm

SOUND:

A no-nonsense approach to a maze of sound options
http://www.christianity.net/yc/9Y1/9Y1020.html

Can Wireless Mics Liberate Your Ministry?
http://www.christianity.net/yc/7Y1/7Y1018.html

How to Pick an Amplifier
http://www.christianity.net/yc/7Y3/7Y3043.html

Sound: How to Warm Up Visiting Performers
http://www.christianity.net/yc/8Y6/8Y6032.html

Poorly Placed Speakers Can Muffle Your Message
http://www.christianity.net/yc/7Y1/7Y1010.html

Seven Steps to Great Sound
http://www.christianity.net/yc/8Y1/8Y1012.html

Wireless Mics
http://www.christianity.net/yc/9Y1/9Y1024.html

SOUTH ASIAN

S. Asian Arts: Music – incredible resource!
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/xref/0,5716,8477,00.html

SOUTH EAST ASIAN

South East Asian Arts and Music – incredible resource!
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/xref/0,5716,8478,00.html

STORYTELLING:

African Storytelling: Oral Traditions
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/afrstory.htm

Chronological Bible Storytelling (excellent materials!!!!!!)
http://www.ntm.org/books/index.html - Building on Firm Foundations
http://www.ntm.org/books/video.html#emmaus - video - The Emmaus Road Connection
http://www.ntm.org/firmfoun/index.html - sample lesson

Network of Biblical Storytellers
http://www.nobs.org/

Perceiving the Foundations of Storytelling
http://www.teleport.com/~bjscript/wfound.htm

Storytelling – Compton’s Encyclopedia
http://www.optonline.com/plweb-cgi/fastweb?getdoc+view1+all002+5061+28++music

STORYTELLING: A Non-literate Approach to Teaching Reading.
http://homepages.together.net/~folktale//lrningmg.html

Storytelling Resources web sites - LOTS!!
http://home.newmedia.no/~nff/resources.html

The Storyteller – Stories by Radio - Christian
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/rw/tst.htm

SUFI:

Arab & Sufi Folktales
http://www.zensufi.com/story.htm

Sufi Stories and Poems
http://homepages.haqq.com.au/salam/sufistor/index.html

TAPES/CDs:

CD UNIVERSE – CD’s from every country?
http://cdu2.cduniverse.com/asp/browsemore.asp?HT_Cart=9709&CDUCAT=World&x=106&y=342

CROSSROADS: Classic Recordings from the Middle East and Around the World
http://www.rootsworld.com/crossroads/

THAILAND:

About Thai Music
http://members.tripod.com/~thaimusic/thaimusic.htm

Explore Thai Music
http://members.tripod.com/~thaimusic/contents.htm

Thai Arts
http://www.mahidol.ac.th/Thailand/art/arts.html




Thai culture - music, drama, etc.
http://www.phoenixworld.com/globalbars/Thailand/Culture.htm

Thai Music on the Web
http://www.thainetcity.com/
http://www.baanthai.com/alte.shtml
http://www.wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de/~sascha/thailand/impressions/nira.html

Thai Classical Music - Paying Homage to the Musical Teachers
http://www.mahidol.ac.th/Thailand/art/teacher.html

Thai Music
http://www.mahidol.ac.th/Thailand/art/arts.html
http://www.siamu.ac.th/heritage/music/music.htm

The Dance and Music of Thailand
http://www.hamilton.edu/ACADEMIC/Music/erichards/sendthai.htm

Keep Traditional Folk Music Alive
http://www.mahidol.ac.th/Thailand/art/kamol.html

Thai Performance Arts
http://www.thaiair.com/thailand/backgrnd.htm

About Thai Music
http://members.tripod.com/~thaimusic/thaimusic.htm

Explore Thai Music
http://members.tripod.com/~thaimusic/contents.htm

THEORY (Music):

Music Theory
http://www.azstarnet.com/~solo/

Music Theory and Composition Resources
http://www.azstarnet.com/~solo/

THUMB PIANO:
http://worldmusic.about.com/entertainment/worldmusic/msubinstrument-m10.htm?once=true&

Dandemutande Catalog
http://www.dandemutande.com/Catalog/index.html

The Making of an Mbira
http://worldmusic.about.com/entertainment/worldmusic/library/blmbira.htm

TIBET:

How to Play Tibetan Singing Bowls




Tibetan Music
http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~ccline/mag/tibet.html

TURKISH:

Ottoman Lyric Poetry
http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~sibel/poetry/books/ottoman/index.html

Turkish Poetry HomePage
http://www.cs.umd.edu/~sibel/poetry/

Turkish Poetry Throughout the Centuries
http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~sibel/poetry/roots.html

Turkish Proverbs
http://www.turkishodyssey.com/turkey/culture/people.htm#PROVERBS

TUVINIAN:

On the Music of Shamanism in the Tuvinian Culture
http://www.avantart.com/tuva/drums.html

TV:

God on TV
http://www.creativeye.com/goodnews/godontv.htm

VANUATU:

Vanuatu Art
http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/HEB.html

Vanuatu Men Playing Drums - Picture
http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/HEB/HEB009s.html

VIDEO:

Christian Movies Theatre – Real Audio/Video
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/BibleTruths/MovieCenter.html

Hidden Manna Christian Movies Theatre – Real Audio Video
http://www.kingdomquest.com/joeog/movies.htm

Video Projectors on the move
http://www.christianity.net/yc/8Y3/8Y3010.html

VIETNAM:

Vietnam Music
http://home.vnd.net/english/general/music.html

Vietnamese Music Going through Changes
http://music.acu.edu/www/iawm/articles/feb95/vietnam.html

VISUAL ARTS

Central Asian Visual Arts
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/1/0,5716,108781+1,00.html
WAV:



WESTERN MUSIC:

History of Western Music
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/xref/0,5716,8470,00.html



WRITERS:

Guidelines for Writers
http://www.cornerstonemag.com/guidelin.htm

Quick Reference Shelf of Story Worksite – dictionaries, thesaurus’s, rhyming tools, etc.
http://www.oz.net/~story/resource.html













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