Links
Music Examinations
RCM Examinations: www.rcmexaminations.org
Conservatory Canada: www.conservatorycanada.ca/
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (England): www.abrsm.org/en/regions/usa/canada/
Trinity College London (England): www.trinitycollege.co.uk/site/?id=1905
London College of Music: www.tvu.ac.uk/lcmexams/Welcome.jsp
Music Schools
Royal Conservatory of Music: www.rcmusic.ca
University of BC, Music School: www.music.ubc.ca
Douglas College, Music: www.douglas.bc.ca/programs/music.html
Vancouver Community College, Music: www.vcc.ca/programs-courses/college-programs-area.cfm?DIV_ID=14
BC Music Teachers’ Associations
British Columbia Registered Music Teachers’ Association: www.bcrmta.bc.ca/
BC Registered Music Teachers’ Association, Vancouver Branch: www.bcrmta.org/
Local Music Festivals and Competitions
Student Performers’ Guild: https://sites.google.com/site/spgfestival/
Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival: www.vkmfestivals.org/
Vancouver Music Festival Workshop: www.vmfworkshop.com/
Richmond Music Festival: www.rmfs.org/
Canadian Music Competition: www.cmcnational.com/en/
Pacific Piano Competition: https://www.gatewaytheatre.com/satellitepiano2.html
BC Conservatory of Music Festival: http://bccmusic.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=9&Itemid=7
More festivals: go to www.bcrmta.org/ and click on link for Festival List
Local Music Stores
Tom Lee Music: www.tomleemusic.ca
Long and McQuade Music: www.long-mcquade.com/?page=locations&LocationsID=35
Northwest Music: www.northwestmusic.ca
Prussin Music: www.prussinmusic.com
Fan’s String World: www.weblocal.ca/fans-string-world-vancouver-bc.html
Yamaha Music Education System
Local information: www.tomleemusic.ca/learningcentre/?p=7
General Information and USA Schools: www.yamaha.com/ymes/musicschools/default.asp
Local Instrumental Ensembles
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: www.vancouversymphony.ca
Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra: www.vyso.com
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra (amateur): http://vmocanada.com/
Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra (amateur): www.vanphil.ca
Pacific Baroque Orchestra: www.pacificbaroque.com
Early Music Vancouver: www.earlymusic.bc.ca
Friends of Chamber Music concerts: www.friendsofchambermusic.ca
Cello
Janelle and Andrew: http://stringsforall.net/default.aspx
Internet Cello Society: www.cello.org
New Directions Cello Association: www.newdirectionscello.com
Amateur Chamber Music Players: www.acmp.net
Organ
Royal Canadian College of Organists: www.rcco.ca/
Royal Canadian College of Organists, Vancouver Centre: www.rcco.bc.ca/index.html
American Guild of Organists: www.agohq.org
Piano
The Piano Education Page: http://pianoeducation.org/
National Piano Foundation (USA): http://pianonet.com/
Piano Teachers Federation (Vancouver): www.pianoteachersfederation.com/
Music Theory
Wikipedia. reliable and often excellent articles on major composers and other musical topics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_music
The page above has many links to other articles in Wikipedia, as well as external links.
Oxford Music Online/ Grove Music Online (the largest music dictionary in any language, articles are often far too long for RCM exam purposes); this is a subscription website: however, you can log on at no charge by using your public, college, or university library card: for example, from the www.vpl.ca home page enter “Oxford Music Online” in the Search box, click on Search, click on View Website, enter your VPL card number and PIN as requested, click on Send, and follow the links.
http://www.classical.net/
Enjoyment of Music text: www.wwnorton.com/college/music/enj10_splash/
Encyclopedia of Music in Canada: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=EMCSubjects&Params=U1
Canadian Music Centre: www.musiccentre.ca/home.cfm
J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/wtc.html
Classics Today (Classical CD reviews): www.classicstoday.com/index.asp
Naxos Music Library: www.naxosmusiclibrary.com/home.asp. Contains half a million recordings. Can be accessed for free at many libraries; for example, go to www.vpl.ca, type Naxos Music Library in the Search box, click on Search, click on View Website, enter your VPL library card barcode and PIN, click on Send, click on Continue …
Good Ear (free internet ear training): www.good-ear.com/index.html