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Listening and Recording Resources
Stanton's Listening Library

Stanton's is a sheet music dealer that has made a concerted effort to place as many recordings of published band works as possible on their website. This is a great place for students to search current pieces we are performing and listen to an ideal recording of those pieces.

http://listeninglab.stantons.com

Walking Frog Records

Walking Frog Records is a major band recording publishing company. Their recordings span a very large variety of works from solos to full band. Their "Washington Winds" band that records many of their works is among the finest recording bands in the world.

http://www.walkingfrog.com

iTunes

Apple's iTunes Application contains a store with a great variety of band and orchestra works in addition to their known popular music library. There are many quality wind bands represented on their catalog, including The Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, The Eastman Wind Ensemble, University of Wisconsin Wind Ensemble, and many others.

http://www.itunes.com

The Marine's President's Own Web Exclusives

The United States Marine Corps "President's Own" is among the very elite of professional wind bands in the world. Each month they feature free 'Web Exclusives' that may be downloaded for free from this site and feature both current and past recordings played at an exceptionally high level. 

http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/audio_resources/web_exclusives/index.htm

Charms Office
Charm's Office

CharmsOffice is where we communicate with students and parents on a regular basis. Every student has an account that should be updated with their info on an Annual basis. Information about student accounts may be requested through Mr. Rash.

http://www.charmsoffice.com

Sheet Music Dealers
JWPepper

JWPepper deals exclusively in sheet music and recordings. They have a large range of music from solos and ensembles, to band music, to recordings. Many time you may find reference recordings of pieces we are performing on this site. JWPepper is also a great place to purchase 'fun' pops music books from movies and TV shows, and other popular music.

http://www.jwpepper.com

RBC Music

RBC Music is a major music publisher and sheet music dealer based in San Antonio. Their store has one of the largest in stock collections of sheet music in the country, and may be a great resource for finding solos and other sheet music to supplement students playing time in band. They can also order anything and ship it out in a timely manner.

http://www.rbcmusic.com

Summer Camps
Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islander Band Camp

Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islander Band Camp

http://cla.tamucc.edu/music/camps/bandcamp.html

Texas State San Marcos Band Camp

Texas State San Marcos Band Camp

http://www.txstate.edu/bands

Hummingbird Music Camp

 

Hummingbird Music Camp is in Jemez Springs, NM and is an outstanding camp for students ages 8-14. Every day students participate in Choir and an ensemble of their choice (Band, Orchestra, Guitar, or Piano) and receive a private lesson on their primary instrument. Located in the mountains of New Mexico the camp also allows kids to have plenty of fun in the mountains. Students attend an overnight hike, a moonlight hike, campfires, dances, fish, and a variety of other activities. 

 

 

http://www.hummingbirdmusiccamp.org

The University of Texas Longhorn Band Camp

The University of Texas Longhorn Band Camp

http://www.music.utexas.edu/campsconferences/#8

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp is one of the finest music camps in the world. The camp is located in Twin Lake, Michigan.

http://www.bluelake.org

Interlochen Summer Arts Camp

Interlochen is considered to be the most elite summer music camp for musicians. Students receive very intensive musical training during their time at the camp, and perform with a variety of ensembles.

http://camp.interlochen.org

Percussion Resources
Vic Firth

Vic Firth makes a number of products for percussionists, but also has a great educational resource page with videos on performance tips. 

http://www.vicfirth.com

Steve Weiss Music

Great source of percussion music, sticks/mallets, instruments and accessories. 

http://www.steveweissmusic.com

Lone Star Percussion

Lone Star Percussion sells a wide range of percussion supplies and instruments.

http://www.lonestarpercussion.com

ATSSB, TMEA, and UIL
Association of Texas Small School Bands

The Association of Texas Small School Bands serves the small schools, 3A and below, across the state. This organization runs the All-State bands for 1A/2A, and 3A, as well as the All-State Small School Jazz Band, The Outstanding Performance Series competition, and other services for bands across the state.

http://www.atssb.org

ATSSB Region XIV

Information about events and auditions for ATSSB Region XIV.

https://sites.google.com/site/atssbregion14/

Texas Music Educators Association

The Texas Music Educator's Association is a major supporter of music education in the State of Texas. 

http://www.tmea.org

UIL Region XIV

This site commonly has scores and schedules for marching competitions and other music events in Region XIV.

http://www.uilforms.com/regions/14/

The University Interscholastic League - Music

The University Interscholastic League is the governing body for state music assessment events and competitions.

http://www.uiltexas.org/music

TEA/UIL Side-By-Side

The document linked from this page is a resource for understanding the educational and extracurricular nature of various band events. This document is produced in conjunction with the Texas Education Agency and is considered to be a governing document for both organizations.

http://www.uiltexas.org/policy/tea-uil-side-by-side

UIL Forms

Serves as a host of current and past results for music contests across the State.

http://www.uilforms.com/regions/14/

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