Navigating the art-music world can be tricky and expensive, but we don't believe that it has to be. We've put our heads together to come up with a list of resources that we have found extremely helpful (and often frugal!) in our ongoing process of figuring out what the heck we're doing as composers. We'll update this list periodically as we discover new resources. Feel free to add your own discoveries to the list by contacting us.
WEBSITES THAT OFFER FREE SPACE FOR UPLOADING MUSIC:
Bandcamp
Myspace
ReverbNation
SoundCloud
Vimeo
YouTube
FRUGAL WAYS TO HAVE A COMPOSER PRESENCE ON THE NET:
Blogger (free hosting, easy web design, moderate flexibility)
Facebook (free hosting, limited flexibility)
LinkedIn (free hosting, limited flexibility)
Weebly (free hosting and easy web design)
Wix (free hosting and easy web design)
FREE SOFTWARE:
Audacity (sound editing)
LilyPond (music notation)
MuseScore (music notation)
SourceForge (website offering free programs)
SPEAR (Sinusoidal Partial Editing Analysis and Resynthesis)
SENDING LARGE FILES:
sendspace
SendThisFile
YouSendIt
MISCELLANEOUS:
Artist Residency Listings (many of which are free!)
Composing for the Harp
Marimba Notation Help
Mira's List of Grants, Residencies, Fellowships, etc.
Online Scores: International Music Score Library Project and ScorSer
The Orchestra: A User's Manual
