Antonio Massa Viana • Guitarist
Links
Personal favorites
- Teoria.com
This site has a broad collection of music theory and analysis using
Flash learning objects. The learning objects on the site are divided
into three categories: Tutorials, Exercises and Reference.
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Download MiniTuner at the
Jorge Guillen site
This is a handy program designed to tune musical instruments by
using a microphone through your PC's sound card. MiniTuner
automatically detects the pitch of the input signal and displays the
corresponding note and its deviation from the targeted note.
- Metropolitan Opera
Guild
The Met Opera Guild site has
great information compiled here. Scroll down to find opera synopses,
biographies for singers, conductors and composers, production
photos, sound clips, background information, and more, all
translated to several languages.
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A very good and free
Music Dictionary. It also has a great page of
musical
symbols. Another great one is the
Virginia Tech
Multimedia, with term pronunciations and music examples in
Flash.
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For a more complete resource, you may want to try the wonderful
Grove Music Dictionary Online.
It is the mother of music dictionaries out there (It is not free,
however you may sign up for a free subscription period).
Personal friends
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Check out John Henry
Sheridan's page. A college colleague and friend, I'm sure he is
destined to go far.
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Los Chantas, a great tango
ensemble based in NYC. Check out their calendar and do yourself a
favor: go listen to them. They very often play in the Boston area.
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Vox Novus, created by
Robert Voisey for the promotion of contemporary composers and their
music via concert performances, recordings, publishing, and
publicity on the Internet.
Wedding Resources
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WeddingMusicUSA is an
association of professional wedding entertainers located throughout
the USA. The site also contains articles on planning the music for
your wedding ceremony and much more.
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WedAlert. This
wedding planner website has, amongst plenty of other useful
information, a great library of audio files with suggestions of
music for your wedding.
Guitar Specific

- Delcamp
Forums
Probably the best resource website for classical guitarists. Other
than the more than 2,000 pages of classical guitar sheet music, and
3, 000-plus MP3s, this site has a great forum where guitarists,
novice and experienced, share their ideas, technique, and love for
music.
Frets.com
"The Online guitar owner's manual". A great resource in case you
need to discover more about the mechanics of your instrument.
Articles
Miscellaneous
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At Teachlist you can find
information about other local music teachers in the area.
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Brazilian Endowment for
the Arts, site of the Brazilian-American Library in NYC and
non-profit institution geared towards development of the Brazilian
Cultural expression in the USA.