Jacob Neville

MUED 409

Internet Bibliography

Musictheory.net

-Ear training exercises, note identification, free lessons, scale, chord and interval help. If

a student wants to learn more about music theory or is struggling in class, this website is a huge

help!

Tuner.ninja

-A free online tuner with minimal advertisements, great for students who do not own a

physical tuner and do not have a cell phone to download a tuning app

https://www.imusic-school.com/en/tools/online-metronome/

-An online metronome for students who do not own a physical metronome or have a cell

phone to download an app. This website also offers basic guitar, drum and piano lessons!

https://www.wfg.woodwind.org/

-An online database of every fingering on every woodwind instrument. Extensive data on

every note, and as the notes get harder to play there are more fingerings that will help any

students find one that works best for them and their instrument. Also includes a forum in which

you can add fingerings that work for you if they are not already included.
http://www.bandworld.org/pdfs/BWBrassChart.pdf

-Includes a chart of all of the brass fingerings together, students will be able to check if

their fingering is correct and see how it relates to other brass instruments. Printing out this poster

as a fingering chart for all brass students is a great idea.

https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/

-Chrome Music Lab has many options for students that are looking to create their own

music for free. Many lessons could be created from the options available on this website.

https://sites.lib.jmu.edu/brasspedagogy/2016/05/26/partials-and-overtones/

-A website and page that focuses on brass pedagogy regarding overtones. If a student is

struggling to understand the overtone series and not performing the changes in embouchure

correctly, reading this page will greatly help them understand how to hit the higher or lower

notes.

https://randomsongoftheday.org/

-Chooses a random song every day, can help yourself and students discover new artists

and genres of music you otherwise wouldn’t have found, could play the random song of the day

at the beginning of class when students are getting their music and instruments ready.

https://tamingthesaxophone.com/saxophone/accessories/reed-maintenance-care

-An extensive page on how to care for your reeds, and alter them to better fit your playing

if you so choose. Talking over this information students will greatly help them understand how

to better care for their reeds, and will point them in the direction of tools they can use to fix

dying reeds.
https://www.tuningdrones.com/

-A website where you can generate tuning drones on a variety of sounds/instruments.

This will greatly help students that struggle playing in tune, as they can play their music or scales

along with the drone and hear which notes tend to be out of tune.

https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/jazz-chords-for-dummies/

-A page that teaches how to read jazz chord notation. If a student wishes to solo in jazz

band or is interested in jazz in general, this website will greatly help them understand jazz

harmony and how different chords are build and heard.