🔗 Music Links
Music Links
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Interactive Activities and Lessons
MTNA Music Websites for Kids
A great page with links to MANY different learning and activity sites!
Smart Music
A fantastic software program that allows students to practice with interactive accompaniment which can actually "hear" and follow the performing student! After going to the link, click on "Students and Parents" and then enter the code "gimusic2". The cost for a subscription is $40, but it is WELL worth it!
Family Road Trip Fun
Here is a fun site that has links to several songs that are great to sing during family road trips!
New York Philharmonic Kidzone
A fun site for learning about the instruments of the orchestra!
SFS Kids
A great website for young people maintained by the outstanding San Francisco Symphony.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids
Another great site with many interactive activities.
Ear Training
Good Ear
A great site with many good listening lessons, activities, and feedback to check your answers!
Music Writing Software
Finale Notepad
A site which allows you to download (for FREE!!) the great Finale Notepad software. This software can be used to write and print music with professional looking results!
Private Teachers
Take Lessons
A site which allows you to search for any type of private music teacher in any geographic area.
Western New York Music Stores
Twin Village Music
Twin Village comes to Kaegebein every Thursday. They are located in Lancaster and do a great job of providing instrument service to Grand Island!
Socha's Band Repair
Socha's, in Lockport, does make visits to Grand Island and does have rental instruments available!
Northtown Music
A new store in Cheektowaga! Rentals available!
Music and Arts
Music and Arts visits Kaegebein frequently. They have locations in the Eastern Hills Mall, Orchard Park, and Lockport.
Alder Creek Music
A great store in nearby Wheatfield!
Matt's Music
Great store in nearby North Tonawanda! Rentals available!
Paramount Music Center
Music store with band instrument rentals, located in the Town of Tonawanda!
Music Organizations
NYSBDA
The homepage of the New York State Band Directors Association - an organization dedicated to the advancement of bands in New York State.
Western New York Bands
American Legion Band of the Tonawandas
The homepage of the Tonawandas Legion Band, Post 264, located in the City of Tonawanda. This is one of Western New York's finest performing groups, and a winner of several National awards and championships.
Western New York Orchestras
Cheektowaga Community Symphony Orchestra
Mr. Robertson loves playing with this orchestra!
Orchard Park Symphony Orchestra
Mr. Robertson loves playing in this group!
Western New York Choirs
Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus
Outstanding chorus, which is open to fourth and fifth grade students!!
Western New York Chamber Music
Helpful Music Products
Smart Music
Here is Smart Music again! Please give this program your highest consideration!! As listed above, this is a fantastic software program that allows students to practice with interactive accompaniment which can actually "hear" and follow the performing student! After going to the link, click on "Students and Parents" and then enter the code "gimusic2". The cost for a subscription is $40, but it is WELL worth it!