Resources For Students

This page is meant to provide students with extra resources to help interact with music outside of our curriculum.

These links and resources are not meant to substitute what happens in class, but should supplement student learning.

Music & Arts - Lessons!

We have a BRAND NEW M&A store in Winston-Salem! This is a great place to get your reeds, oils, repairs, and instruments, but more importantly, they offer LESSONS!
Lessons in music are not like when you get lessons in other subjects; usually if you need extra math lessons or tutoring, it's because you are falling behind. When you take music lessons on your instrument, it's actually because you want to get ahead and make improvement REGARDLESS of where you are.
Taking lessons is one of the things that students can do to get honors points, but I encourage ALL band students to take lessons - ESPECIALLY freshmen and sophomores!

Separk Music - Lessons!

Separk Music is located near West Forsyth High School in Clemmons, NC, and they are similar to M&A in that you can get almost every musical accessory and supply imaginable here, as well as repairs. They also offer lessons!

Lessons in music are not like when you get lessons in other subjects; usually if you need extra math lessons or tutoring, it's because you are falling behind. When you take music lessons on your instrument, it's actually because you want to get ahead and make improvement REGARDLESS of where you are.
Taking lessons is one of the things that students can do to get honors points, but I encourage ALL band students to take lessons - ESPECIALLY freshmen and sophomores!

Music Theory . Net

This website offers really great lessons on music theory, the building blocks of musical understanding. In addition to the lessons, there is also a wonderful "exercises tab" where students can practice the skills from those lessons.
You can use this website to learn more about intervals, note identification, key signatures, chords, and more

Sightreading Factory

Use this website to generate unlimited sight-reading material to practice one of the hardest skills musicians can work on - sight reading! You can play with the settings A LOT on this website, so you can mold sight-reading examples to your difficulty and then slowly turn up the heat.

The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa - US President's Own Marine Band

This website provides free access to the majority of John Philip Sousa's march catalogue.
Students can use this resource to learn more about marches in general, the history of Sousa's compositions, or as a sight-reading resource.
- As a sight reading resource, this is a great place to find music similar to what students will encounter in the music in class.

Noteflight Composition Software

Students can use this free online software to explore the world of music composition. The basic package for this software is free and will provide a lot of material, but students may elect to purchase the pro package, which offers more perks. Read more on their website.

Musescore Composition Software

This is another online music notation software. Students can use this to explore music composition. Again, a basic version is free, but students do have the option of purchasing a more advanced package.

Randall Standridge Free Resources

Leading wind band composer Randall Standridge offers a lot of free resources for band students and band teachers. Take some time to explore what he has to offer.

The International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

IMSLP is a free PDF database for music that is within public domain, which means copyright on the music has run out and anyone can download the music for free.
Students can use this to learn music specifically on their instrument or as sightreading practice.

Suggested Literature for each instrument (Coming soon!)

LISTENING RESOURCE: The President's Own Marine Band Youtube Channel

This Youtube Channel offers EXTREMELY high-quality recordings of well-performed band music. Students should definitely use this as a resource to understand more about how wind bands perform.
Additionally, the Marine Band also provides music for each instrument, so students can do a deep dive and learn more about their instrument and it's solo repertoire.

LISTENING RESOURCE: The US Army Field Band Youtube Channel

This Youtube Channel offers EXTREMELY high-quality recordings of well-performed band music. Students should definitely use this as a resource to understand more about how wind bands perform.
Note: the field band is not the same as TUSAB Pershing's Own (the United States Army Band)

LISTENING RESOURCE: The US Army Band Pershing's Own (TUSAB) Youtube Channel

This Youtube Channel offers EXTREMELY high-quality recordings of well-performed band music. Students should definitely use this as a resource to understand more about how wind bands perform.
Note: the field band is not the same as The Army Field Band

LISTENING RESOURCE: University of North Texas Youtube Channel

This Youtube Channel offers EXTREMELY high-quality recordings of well-performed band music. Students should definitely use this as a resource to understand more about how wind bands perform.

LISTENING RESOURCE: University of Michigan Symphony Band Youtube Channel

This Youtube Channel offers EXTREMELY high-quality recordings of well-performed band music. Students should definitely use this as a resource to understand more about how wind bands perform.

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