News & Online Magazines
- News and Announcements
- 4BarsRest.com - the leading online brass band news
- Brass Crest - Salvation Army band news and information
- Brass Gear News - announcement of new brass instruments and related gear as it is released. Trumpets, trombones, horns, tubas.
- Cuivres.org - to inform & facilitate the relations between the artists musicians of the brass family
- North East Brass - internet magazine for North East brass bands in England
- TubaNews.Com
Discussion Forums
Some forums require you to register before you can join and post/view messages
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Active, well-populated fora
- TheMouthpiece.com - brass band forum
- IBEW forum on tMP
- Brass-Forum.co.uk - forum for brass instrumentalists
- Spit Valve - Brass Band Forum for Australasia
- The Brass Band Forum - from the Brass Band Portal
- Scottish Brass Band Forum - for all Scottish bandsfolks (and those from further afield too)
- Australian Concert Bands Forum
- Belgian Brass Band Forum
- Danish Brass Forum
- Russian Brass Music Forum
- Brassbua - Norwegian Brass Forum
- The Passionate Musician - for the everyday amateur player
- Trombone Forum
- Forum Tromba
- Tuba-Euphonium Forum
- NorskTuba Forum
- Deutsches Tuba Forum
- Band Director Discussion Forum
- Brass BBS - for the discussion of all brass related topics, especially brass quintets
- Brass Music Freaks Forum
- Brassband Forum Nederland
- Brassinfo.nl - de Site voor Brassband liefhebbers
- Horn-u-copia - dedicated to collecting information on obscure, antique, and out of production brass instruments
- Swiss Brassband Forum
- Brass Quintet Discussion Group. The homepage is at http://www.roth-music.com/brassquintet
- BrassPuben (For likesinnede med en genuin brass-interesse) - A Norwegian discussion forum for brass enthusiasts
- Brassband Discussion Forum - a very easy to use Forum board
- Music Discussion Forum
- Gloucester Music Forum - for musicians and bands in Gloucestershire
- Music-Web Forum - for all forms of classical music, and getting feedback on your compositions
- Percussion Pages Forum
- Band Chat Online - providing serious musicians interested in the wind ensemble and symphonic band, with current information pertinent to the field
- BandZone - Singapore band forum
Less active, sparsley-populated or defunct fora
- Basement Register
- Belgian Brass Band forum
- Brass Band UK forum
- Brass Band People forum
- Brass Bands & Instruments forum
- Brass Gossip Forum - any contributions are welcome, commercial or otherwise...concert announcements, items for sale, new products, publications, services, news, interesting links, pleas for help etc...
- BrassForum - Haugalandet Brass Forum (Brass band news in both English and Norwegian)
- Brass Band Forum
- Brass Band Talk
Individual Bands' fora
- Darebin City Brass - Preston Brass Band
- Harrogate Band
Blogs & similar
- Andante Con Appassionato - Diary of a rookie principal cornet (Shiela Dixon)
- The Brass Factory - News and updates of brass ensembles from all over the world. "Breaking news" concerning the last developments of music instruments, accessories and sheet music.
- Brass Gear News - announcement of new brass instruments and related gear as it is released. Trumpets, trombones, horns, tubas.
- Hot Brass - David Read (Playing tips, concerts, broadcasts, events and all things brass and trombone related)
- Huw Morgan's Trumpet Blog
- Les Neish Tuba Blog
- Planet Brass - The no nonsense brass page that says how it is
Email Lists and ICQ
- Brass Band Mailing List - (Managed by Nigel Horne)
- You can subscribe to the list via www.bandsman.co.uk/subscrib.htm
- Archives of the mailing list are held at www.bandsman.co.uk/bb-list.htm
- Photos of members of the Brass Band Mailing List are being maintained by Carol Wills in the Rogues' Gallery
- Brass Band ICQ user list - A directory of people who have ICQ ("I Seek You"). If you have ICQ you can join the list via this web page. For details of ICQ, visit their web page: www.icq.com
- Brass E-Mail List (Owner Ted Zateslo) - To subscribe to the Brass Email list send an e-mail to brass-request@geomag.gly.fsu.edu, asking to be added to the list.
- A number of brass band or general brass related Yahoo Clubs exist. Perform a search using "brass" to see a selection. None of them seem to have much information or recent activity.
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Community Music List
To subscribe to the Community Music list send an e-mail to majordomo@austx.tandem.com with "subscribe community-music" in the body of the message. The list is for discussion and distribution of ideas relating to Community Music Ensembles, specifically community bands and orchestras. The list address is community-music@austx.tandem.com.
- A List of Musical Discussion Lists
- Contrabass E-Mail List
(discussion of bass and contrabass instruments of all kinds) - To subscribe to the Contrabass Email list send an e-mail to list-request@contrabass.com, with the message "subscribe" in the subject line. The list address is list@contrabass.com. You can also subscribe via the list home page. There are also archives of messages.
- Horn E-Mail List
To subscribe to the Horn Email list send an e-mail to majordomo@spock.nlu.edu, with the message "subscribe trumpet". The list address is horn@spock.nlu.edu.
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Horn List at eGroups
To subscribe to the Horn Email list send an e-mail to subscribe-horn@egroups.com, or visit http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/horn. The list address is horn@egroups.com.
- Trombone E-Mail List
(Owner Eric Nicklas) - To subscribe to the Trombone Email list send an one line e-mail message (no Subject heading) to listserv@showme.missouri.edu, with the message "subscribe trombone-l Your Name".
- Trumpet E-Mail List
To subscribe to the Trumpet Email list send an e-mail to majordomo@acad1.dana.edu, with the message "subscribe trumpet". The list address is trumpet@acad1.dana.edu.
- Tuba & Euphonium E-Mail List
(Carl Webster) - Web Page: http://www.egroups.com/group/TubaEuph . To subscribe to the TubaEUph Email list send an e-mail message to mailto:tubaeuph-subscribe@egroups.com or subscribe via http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/TubaEuph.
- eGroups offers a large number of brass and band related mailing lists and discussion groups via its service (now combined with ONELIST). These are fairly new, and with a relatively low number of members. You can search the service with keywords for mailing lists of interest. Some of the brass related ones are:
- Brass Research
- Trombone Central
- Trombone
- Boners United
- TPIN - for people interested in playing and collecting brass instruments.
- National Association of Brass Band Conductors
Webrings
Webrings provide a means of linking together web sites of a related topic. When you visit a webring member site you have a number of options for linking onwards to other sites in the ring.
- Brass Band Web Ring (over 400 active sites) - For more details, or if you would like your website to be included in this Web Ring, go to the Brass Band Webring Homepage.
You can enter the ring from here at a random point.....[Random brass band site] - UK Brass Bands Webring
- (Brass) Music Webring
- Australian Brass Bands Webring
- The Japanese Brass Band Web Ring (in Japanese)
- Nederlandse Brassbands Webring
- De Nederlandse HaFaBraSho Webring
- Cycle of Fifths (Community Bands) Web Ring (133 sites) - For more details, or if you would like your website to be included in this Web Ring, go to the homepage: www.astro.com.au/~forte/CycleofFifths/.
You can list the ring entries from here..... [List Cycle of Fifths sites] - Wind Bands Webring
- British Youth Bands Webring
- Bomis brass-band webring (56 sites) - This is an automatically generated webring based on brass band links from the Open Directory Project. The Bomis host provides a different mechanism for establishing webrings to that of www.webring.org. (You can still, however, create and manage your own webring in Bomis). See the BOMIS home page, or the brass-band webring home at www2.bomis.com/rings/Mclassical-brass_bands/.
- Baritone Web Ring (33 sites) - This ring is for all people that play a baritone, know what a baritone is, or that just want to be a member of this ring. - Homepage and List of sites
- Cornet Web Ring (7 sites) - This ring is for anyone interested in the Cornet. - Homepage and List of sites
- Drum Web Ring (50 sites) - The Drum Ring is a collection of web-sites that center on professional drummers and/or percussionists from around the world.- List of sites
- French Horn Player's Web Ring (35 sites) - This ring is for people who play the French Horn and who have horn related websites.- Homepage and List of sites
- French Hornist Web Ring (37 sites) - For all horn player sites, especially those who could not get into the French Horn Players webring. Join this webring for all the best French Hornist fun - Homepage and List of sites
- Low Brass Web Ring (103 sites) - The Low Brass Web Ring is for sites that contain low brass material or even some hate towards low brass. It doesn't matter what the site content is.. just join the ring! - Homepage and List of sites
- Marching Bands Web Ring (250 sites) - The marching bands ring is open to any and all marching bands. - Homepage and List of sites
- Marching Tuba Web Ring (35 sites) - The marching tuba ring is designed to tell about the tuba and the tuba players. It is open to anyone that has a site about the Tuba or any member of the Low Brass Family. - List of sites
- Official Trumpet Web Ring (90 sites) - The Official Trumpet Webring: dedicated to all trumpet players and the trumpet itself.- Homepage and List of sites
- Trombone Web Ring (40 sites) - The Webring for Trombonists around the world! Join this ring if you play the trombone or just think it is awesome (because it really is). Because life is boring without a trombone!! - List of sites
- Trombonists Web Ring (43 sites) - Linking all sorts of pages with content about the trombone, it's repertoire, uses, and playing techniques. Basically anything to do with the Trombone.- List of sites
- Trumpet Player Online! Web Ring (52 sites) - Linking Trumpet Players around the world. - Homepage and List of sites
- Tuba Web Ring (141 sites) - The home for all things...TUBA! - List of sites
- TubaEuph Web Ring (17 sites) - This is a ring of ALL low brass sites. Including trombones, tubas, baritones, and, of course, Euphoniums. - List of sites
- Japanese Euph & Tuba Ensemble Ring
- Japanese Tuba Ring
- Japanese Euphonium Ring
Web Directories
- The Internet Bandsman's Everything Within
- The Brass Band Portal
- Brass Band Stuff - for everything Brass Band related that's online
- Netzwerk Sinfonische Blasmusik - information platform for wind music in German speaking countries
- Blasmusik Schweiz
- Musikforum Schweiz
- Musique Classique - directory of French music web sites
- 2inabar - directory of bands and services
- UK Brass
- Google Directory (ranked list) - Arts/Music/Styles/Classical/Brass_Bands/
- Bandcode Band Search
- Brassbands Beginthier
- Brassband.pagina.nl
- BrassLink - dutch site with Salvation Army brass related links
- Band Director.com - articles and information for concert bands
- HotBot - Arts/Music/Styles/Classical/Brass_Bands/
- The Open Directory Project - Arts/Music/Styles/Classical/Brass_Bands/
- Yahoo - Entertainment/Music/Genres/March/Marching_Bands/
- Yahoo - Entertainment/Music/Artists/Community_Bands/
- Lycos - Arts/Music/Styles/Classical/Brass_Bands/
- OpenHere - Music/Styles/Classical/Brass-bands/
- Top Brass Band Sites on the Net - A listing ranked by visits to the homepage via registered member sites
- Online Blasmusik (Wind Music Online) - a German site for brass and wind music resources and links
- Musikkapellen Top 500
- BrassWorld
- Classical Music UK Directory
- Classical Search - Global search engine for classical music. Currently over 15,000 sites.
- TheEAR Online - Australian based music website directory
- Musiklinks.Com - Swiss music links directory
- Vocalweb.nl - blaasintrumentalisten database & cd site
- World Brass
- Showband Music Online
Web services
WAP sites
- These are sites specially tailored for WAP phones. They are generally not visible to normal HTML browsers.
- BrassNet - www.brassnet.co.uk/wml/index.wml
- Chester Brass - www.chesterbrass.co.uk/wap
- Mid Rhondda Band - www.bango.net. The number is 00672263 (00-mrband for American diallers).
- Pontypool Brass - members.tripod.co.uk/pontypoolbrass/wap/index.wml
- Waterbeach Brass - www.waterbeachbrass.org/wap
- Have a free webpage for your Band - the IBEW will provide and host a webpage for any band currently without a website of its own
- Terapad - free websites for brass bands
- The Brassband.Com domain name is owned by MailBank and subdomains are available (at a modest cost) for bands or individuals to use for their personal Email and/or matching Website addresses.
- Brassnet - a managed web hosting service for brass bands and related organistions
- Grimethorpe.com - a managed e-commerce site for brass band products
- Website advice - some basic homespun advice on how to set up a band website.
- Tips on creating a band website - from Nigel Horne
- SchoolBand - help and advice for teachers wanting to start their own orchestra or band
- Joinin - a web database for clubs and societies - where you can record and maintain news, membership, event and accounts information.
- Andy The Trumpet - design of web sites and graphics
- Wardy.net - internet services for brass bands
- Brassplayers.net - news and email addresses for brass players
- SmartGroups - free group forums, mailing lists, document areas etc. for clubs and societies.
- Bflat Music Resources - musical clipart, jokes etc..
- Music graphic images
- Music Graphics Galore
- Musiquality - website design for musicians
- 4YEO music graphics
- Linkware Graphics music images
- Music related graphic images
- Brass Band Christmas and other royalty-free images
- Musical instrument web graphics
- Musical instrument web graphics
- Brass instrument web graphics
- See also Services for bands for other sites
- Internet Brass Harry's Awards - 1998, 1999 and 2000 award winners, and details for the 2001 awards. The categories are:
- Best band association web site
- Best band trade related web site
- Best commercial use of a brass band web site
- Best commercially produced band website
- Best non-commercially produced band website
- Most entertaining band website
- Most positive contribution to promoting the movement on the internet
- Best Contribution to the Brass Band Mailing List
- Best band association web site
- Copyright FAQ - questions and answers about copyright, particularly that of music
- Ask the Experts - a service covering some of the most common questions asked by brass band players of all standards and experience
- Brass Bands Events Diary - listing concerts, contests and festivals - submit your own events
- Classified Ads - brass band instruments that are for sale, or that people want to buy
- Deputies Database - list of players who are willing to deputise with other bands
- Finda-Bandsman - central location for brass bands to advertise positions and also for players to advertise their availability
- Learn to Play in a Brass Band - Bands offering to teach beginners
- News from the World of Brass Bands - a place where you can post news items about your band
- Situations Vacant - list of positions in brass bands
- Situations Wanted - list of players seeking positions in brass bands
- Listen to the Band - Concert diary of SCABA bands - Southern England
- Tips on hiring a brass band
- SETI Brass Band Group - Brass band people helping in the "Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence"
- You Name It - international name registry for brass bands and brass ensembles
Brass band related newsgroups are available via news://nntp.bandsman.co.uk. Currently these newsgroups are:
- njh.music.brass-band.announce
- njh.music.brass-band.general
- alt.music.band-director - band directors' forum.
- alt.music.trombone - a discussion forum for trombonists.
- alt.music.tuba - music made by the lowest brass.
- rec.arts.marching.band.college - college marching bands.
- rec.arts.marching.band.high-school - high school marching bands.
- rec.music.makers.bands - for musicians who play in groups with others.
- rec.music.makers.french-horn - about horn players and playing.
- rec.music.makers.marketplace - buying & selling used music-making equipment.
- rec.music.makers.percussion - drum & other percussion techniques & equipment.
- rec.music.makers.trumpet - the exchange of trumpet related information.
- rec.music.classical.performing
- alt.music.makers.available-wanted
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