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Ethnic Music and Dance Arts References on the Web

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Instrument and CD/DVD retailers

• Mid-East.com sells many kinds of Mid-Eastern and Western instruments.
• Uncle Mafufo produces CDs and Videos teaching zill and drum playing.
• Finger Cymbol Technique by Yasmin and Artemis focuses on how to become comfortable with them and develop stamina.
• Karim Nagi tambourine and drum instruction DVDs.
• Saroyan zills.
• Fat Chance Belly Dance zills.

Zilling and Druming

• Mary Ellen Donald articles at Gilded Serpent.
• Anthea, a fabulous zill player, is posting a lot of finger cymbal instruction vids out on You Tube.
• Karim Nagi zill rhythms and specialty rhythms.
• Carmine's Rhythm cheat sheet.
• Quick and Dirty Guide to Doumbek Rhythms. zills.
• Zil Practice from ALYNE.biz.
• Doumbek Delerium offers 'Choosing a Middle-Eastern Drum' and 'Beginning Drumming.'
• How to Sew Elastic in Your Zills from Farfesha.com.
• Middle Eastern Rhythms FAQ is the long tour through the subject of Middle Eastern Rhythms.
• Guide to Middle-Eastern Rhythms from Blackroot.org.
• Music and Rhythmn from the Dancer's point of view.
• Practicing with the Finger Cymbals focuses on method rather than individual rhythms.
• Med-dance Mail List from 1998 has good tips for beginners.
• Near East.com zill textbook.

Dancing

• Middle Eastern Dance article in the International Encyclopedia of Dance
• Best of Habibi Magazine, 1992 - 2002

The Library:

Arnold Steinhardt blog Fiddlers Beat.

Danny Barnes blog How to make a living playing music. Brilliant, even if you don't intend to make a living playing music.

Catherine Schmidt Jones Basic Elements of Music

Fast Company and Demand the Book: Selling Symphonies and other good marketing info .

Kennedy Center in WDC produces a free concert of theatre, music or dance every day at 6 PM, which is then archived for your viewing pleasure on their Millennium Stage page.

Mary Ellen McDonald Basic Music Theory .

New England Conservatory blog by the President who writes eloquently on the artistic and business problems facing musicians.

Raven Spiral guide to music composition.

Simon Shaheen Teacher Resource Guide published by Overture Center for the Arts in Madison when they brought Simon Shaheen to town.

University of Virginia page of print-your-own blank music staff paper, many styles, no charge.

Violinist.com:

• Tunes that teach Musical Intervals.
• Intonation is not an absolute science
• Using ringing tones to correct intonation
• Stretching exercises for violinists.
• Body Maintenance for violinists.

Some real libraries:

• The New York Public Library has created an extensive online dance library.
• The Library of Congress has an astonishing collection of music, theater and dance resources in their Performing Arts collections.
• Ohio State University's music and dance library has several databases for research; use their Music Index to track down just about any piece of music.

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