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      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
       
      The Flute Trainer - Practice your flute fingerings!
       
      The Oboe Trainer - Practice your oboe fingerings!
       
      The Bassoon Trainer - Practice your bassoon fingerings!
       
      The Clarinet Trainer - Practice your clarinet fingerings!
       
       
      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)
       
       
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      Seattle Symphony

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      Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia (SOGO)
       
      Tacoma Symphony Orchestra

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      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!
       
       

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