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Links

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
 
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)
 
 
Community Performances
 
 
 
 
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!