Welcome to Mountain View Music Academy
Mrs. Marcia Kuhlman, Artistic & Musical Director
Applied Musical Instruction for Voice, Piano, & Bassoon
Choral Public Domain Website (CPDL)
Website: http://www.cpdl.org/
This site features thousands of solo and choral literature to print off FREE!!! If you 're looking for something, check here first! If you have extra free time, get on line and find recordings of some of these pieces, I'd love to hear your suggestions!
Online Resources for Vocalists
Art Song Central
Website: http://artsongcentral.com/
Art Song Central is an archive and directory of FREE, PRINTABLE sheet music for singers and voice teachers. An emphasis is placed on standard classical and traditional repertoire. Many exist in both high and low keys so you can select what's best for your voice. International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions are available for every German, French, Italian and Latin song in the index! While most of the song posts have not yet been updated to reflect this, the transcriptions can be downloaded from the post announcing the availability of IPA files for the entire collection.
International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
Website: www.imslp.org
The logo is a capital letter A, taken from the very first press-printed book of polyphonic music, the Harmonice Musices Odhecaton, published in 1501. Its printer,Ottaviano Petrucci, is this library's namesake. The music found here includes extensive libraries of instrumental & vocal literature in mutiple keys and in multiple editions, including in some cases, original manuscript.
Indiana University Digital Music Library
Website: http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/variations/scores/
Full online scores of opera literatre, solo vocal literature, orchestral & choral works, chamber music selections, piano literature, solo instrumental literature, online scores, sound recordings, liner notes and editions available in multiple keys. Check here before you purchase anything!
Lied & Art Song Webpage
Website: http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/
The Lied and Art Song Texts Page is an archive of texts used in 80,362 Lieder and other classical art songs (Kunstlieder, mélodies, canzoni, романсы, canciones, liederen, canções, sånger, laulua, písně, piosenki, etc.) as well as in many choral works and other types of classical vocal pieces. The collection currently indexes 49,656 texts and includes 10,518 translations to English, French, Italian, Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and others. The site has frequent updates. This is a great location for both poetic and literal translations of works.
Classical Singer Downloads
Website: http://www.classicalsingerdownloads.com/sheet-music-arie-antiche-opera_3739292.html
This has TONS of arias for all voice parts!
Additional Music Supplier Resources
The most reasonable websites I’ve found for purchasing music via the Internet. All I can remind you is to shop around and to try to purchase with as much early notice as possible to avoid additional fees. Sometimes you can find better deals that don’t charge shipping…
Sheet Music Plus
Website: http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/
Amazon
Website: http://www.amazon.com/
Music Notes (Downloadable)
Website: http://www.musicnotes.com
Vocal & Physical Health Resources
Alexander Technique
Website: http://www.alexandertechnique.com/
Tense when you sing? Take a look at this site! I took a class on it in college and it really helped me with tension… It’s not for everyone, but it really helped me with my singing, piano playing, acting, and bassoon playing!
McClosky Technique
Website: http://www.mcclosky.org/
Again, finding ways to relieve tension for all performing artists
Online Resources for Bassoonists
Charles Double Reed Supply (North Conway, New Hampshire)
Website: http://www.charlesmusic.com
By far my favorite site! They have reasonable prices on everything and have great “beginner” student cane for reed makers. I really like the tone and cut of the cane that comes GSP, however watch that it’s a little on the light side. They also have cool gifts. They make super neat reed cases from old cigarette cases… It’s just an awesome site!
Forrests Music (Berkley, California)
Website: http://www.forrestsmusic.com/
Great source for sheet music and other interesting things. Cool gifts, cool ideas, great site.
RDG Woodwinds (Los Angeles, California)
Website: http://www.rdgwoodwinds.com
Very good quality cane for making reeds, but be cautious, things tend to be a bit on the expensive side....
Womble Williams Double Reed Supplies (Detroit, Michigan)
Website: http://www.womblewilliams.com/bassoon-helps/
Bob Williams, is the principle bassoonist for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He's an amazing bassoonist and offers helpful advice on fingerings, supplies (including cane and reed tools) and more on his site.
Woodwinds & Brasswinds (South Bend, Indiana)
Website: http://www.wwbw.com/
This site has the most competitive prices for FOX bassoons. They also run specials very often and you can get good deals on large purchase amounts. CAUTION: Before purchasing a bassoon, plan to drive to Indiana and try out the instruments first.
Bassoon Sitter, Wooden Bassoon Stands (Oakland, Michigan)
My father makes affordable, sturdy, QUALITY handmade bassoon stands. They’re really very nice, in one piece and durable. They are more competitvely priced than most metal ones you may purchase. I use mine often, they’re a wonderful, reliable tool. Contact me direct for details.
Fox Products (South Whitely, Indiana)
Website: http://www.foxproducts.com/
Everything you need to know about Fox bassoons. They have parent/teacher resources as well as information about the factory. You can schedule a tour or make an appointment to have your instrument inspected.
Heckel Bassoons (Wiesbaden, Germany)
Website: http://www.heckel.de/en/prod-bassoon.htm
Everything you need to know about bassoons. You can schedule a tour or make an appointment to have your instrument inspected if you want to fly there... I've found that even a Heckel bocal (while NOT cheap), can create a warmth in your tone unmatched by competitors.
International Double Reed Society
Website: http://www.idrs.org/
A good place to consult for advice or interesting articles…
International Double Reed Society
Website: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jlym/pages/BsnMusic.html
I came across this site while looking up college audition info. This guy is amazing! The charts never end… Check it out if you’re interested in traditional audition rep, suggestions for solos or otherwise!