General and Miscellaneous Music Resources
- AllMusic
AllMusic offers a broad online database of recorded music.
- Artists for Literacy: The SIBL Project
"The Songs Inspired By Literature (SIBL) Project, is ... dedicated to connecting ... readers to literature through the arts." With a list of popular songs inspired by books or stories, a songwriting competition, and a benefit CD for sale.
- Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music
Online encyclopedia from Schirmer Books.
- BBC: Music
"An essential guide to music on the BBC and beyond", this site has news, reviews, links to streaming music radio, and special features such as Sold on Song.
- BMI
Large database of information on millions of song titles. Searchable by author, title, or publisher.
- DrummerWorld
"Drummerworld is a noncommercial site - about Drums and Drumming for Drummers ... The intention is, that the site should be kept clean, fast and free of charge for all drummers and friends."
- Fiddler's Grove
"This site tells the story of the emergence of Harper Van Hoy's Fiddler's Grove, and the continuing of a tradition." Includes pictures and audio and video clips.
- Harmony Central
Everything from where to take music lessons, to how to pick equipment, how to get booked professionally, current music news, and products reviews makes this site a must-see.
- The Internet Music Guidebook
"Helping to inform the general music lover on various ways to access, listen to, download, and manage music online as well as locally on their computer. Amongst other things, this guide also features tips on discovering new music, live performances, and organizing your music."
- JamStudio.com
"Free online music mixing & songwriting tool - quickly create backing tracks, karaoke songs, soundtracks & demo songs with professional sounds. JamStudio is perfect for songwriters, musicians, producers or any music enthusiast."
- Library of Congress: Performing Arts Encyclopedia
"The Library of Congress's unsurpassed collections of scores, sheet music, audio recordings, films, photographs, maps, and other materials."
- MusicBrainz
"A community music metadatabase that attempts to create a comprehensive music information site."
- Musipedia
"We are building a searchable, editable, and expandable collection of tunes, melodies, and musical themes. ... You can find and identify a tune even if the melody is all you know." or use a text-based search.
- My Favorite Music Sites
One person's collection of music sites they find worthwhile. Sites are organized by subject and include brief descriptions.
- NPR Music
News, reviews, songs, interviews, clips, concerts, streaming music, and much more.
- Secondhand Songs
"Find out who performed the original version of a particular song, or who covered that song."
- Singer-Songwriter Directory
A directory of singers and songwriters searchable by name, genre, or region. There are also links to studios, music companies, and other organizations related to vocal music.
- Songfacts: Fun Facts About Your Favorite Songs
Facts and trivia about songs and their artists.
- SoundJunction
"Listen. Explore. Discover. Create." This site has information about music, musicians, and instrument, audio files, and more, and offers tools for composing and re-mixing right online.
- Top 100 Musicology Blogs
"History, theory, criticism, and more, all relating to music...100 of the best blogs covering the study of music today."
- Worldwide Internet Music Resources
Extensive listings of links to all sorts of music resources, all over the world.
