Tumwater Middle School

Home of the Firewolves

Music Education

NAfME - National Association for Music Education. A great resource for education and advocacy

Support Music - Resources for parents and students to help support Tumwater music!

MusicTheory.net - Online music theory and ear training

Teoria.com - More music theory and ear training

Metronomeonline.com - A free online metronome! Now go practice with it!

Percussive Arts Society - Great resource for all things percussion!

Vic Firth Education Resource Center - Another awesome percussion resource with posters, articles, and videos

History of Percussion - Lots of good info on the history of various percussion instruments and other helpful links. Thanks, Emily!

10 Ways to Optimize Your Practice - Great practice tips from the "Deceptive Cadence" blog on npr.org

Music Stores

J.W. Pepper - Online sheet music store. If it's in print, they have it!

Steve Weiss Percussion - Online percussion store. Huge selection of all things percussion (and cheap, too!)

Woodwind & Brasswind - New & used instruments, cases, mouthpieces, and accessories.

Ted Brown Music - Tacoma area music store

Music 6000 - Lacey music store

Yenney Music - Olympia music store (across from the mall)

Community Performances

Seattle Symphony

Olympia Symphony Orchestra

Olympia Jazz Senators

Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia (SOGO)

Tacoma Symphony Orchestra

Tacoma Concert Band

The Dukes of Swing - Aberdeen

Jazz Links

Bass Lines! - Step-by-step process of how to construct a walking bass line

Ken Burns' Jazz - Brought to you by PBS and viewers like you.

Jazz Guitar Chord and Scale Generator - Super helpful and has every chord and scale!

Jazz Piano Voicings 101 - Great resource for learning proper voicings

Musical Playground: The History of Jazz - A concise jazz history with tons of other valuable links. Thanks to Mr. Gould and students at Putnam Library for sharing!

Tumwater School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator: Shawn Batstone, 360-709-7030, shawn.batstone@tumwater.k12.wa.us and Section 504 Coordinator: Kelli Ehresmann, 360-709-7040, kelli.ehresmann@tumwater.k12.wa.us Address: 621 Linwood Avenue SW, Tumwater, WA 98512

Harper, James