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	American Music Therapy Association
		Music is used in general hospitals to: alleviate pain in conjunction with anesthesia or pain medication: elevate patients' mood and counteract depression; promote movement for physical rehabilitation; calm or sedate, often to induce sleep; counteract apprehension or fear; and lesson muscle tension for the purpose of relaxation, including the autonomic nervous system.
		Music therapy is comparable to other health professions like occupational therapy and physical therapy in that individual assessments are provided for each client, service must be found reasonable and necessary for the individual’s illness or injury and interventions include a goal-directed documented treatment plan.
		The future of music therapy is promising because state of the art music therapy research in physical rehabilitation, Alzheimer's disease, and psychoneuroimmunology is documenting the effectiveness of music therapy in terms that are important in the context of a biological medical model.
	www.musictherapy.org /faqs.html (1616 words)

	American Music Center
		Music On Hold, a partnership between the American Music Center (AMC) and the Eric and Edith Siday Charitable Foundation that created a program to commission composers to write music for AMC's voicemail service, was featured on All Things Considered on July 28, 2005.
		The American Music Center is currently preparing the fifth edition of its Contemporary Music Ensembles: A Directory, the first new edition of this directory since 1998.
		New American Music for Young Audiences is a catalog of works suitable for educational programming and reflects the rich variety of music for young people by American composers.
	www.amc.net (707 words)

	NPR 100
		The composition incorporates a wide range of musical and cultural elements that were part of that scene, from ragtime and blues to classical and parlor songs, and to African and Caribbean music.
		Music historian Nick Spitzer reports that Morton was the first to use "riffs" as musical building blocks.
		Music reviewer Tom Moon reveals how the song marked a resurrection of sorts for Gaye and influenced Motown to allow other artists in their stable to take creative liberties in their work.
	www.npr.org /programs/specials/vote/list100.html (7422 words)

	Supporting Music Advocacy, Playing And Making Music, Music Education Research
		AMC 's goal is to build credibility for music and music education, especially at an early age, and to expand that portion of the population that enjoys and makes its own music.
		The American Music Conference is a national non-profit music education advocacy association dedicated to supporting the importance of music education and music research with students and with members of the general public who enjoy making music and playing their own music, especially at an early age.
		The American Music Conference's goal is to support music education and music research with its music education advocacy programs, and to expand that portion of the population that enjoys making music and playing music, as a high value is placed on music education and music research.
	www.amc-music.com (323 words)

	Publications of the Society for American Music
		Our peer-reviewed publication is American Music, a quarterly journal, published for the Society by the University of Illinois Press.
		The Bulletin of the Society for American Music is published three times yearly to provide a timely and informal means by which members communicate with each other.
		Published quarterly by the Society for American Music and the University of Illinois Press, and edited by Ellie M. Hisama, it is devoted to all aspects of American music and music in America.
	american-music.org /publications/PublicationInformation.htm (283 words)

	Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885
		Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885 consists of over 47,000 pieces of sheet music registered for copyright during the years 1870 to 1885.
		Included are popular songs, piano music, sacred and secular choral music, solo instrumental music, method books and instructional materials, and music for band and orchestra.
		The mission of the Library of Congress is to make its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/smhtml/smhome.html (183 words)

	american music club \| alias records \|
		American Music Club is Critic Michael Goldberg has said "American Music Club make a dark, atmospheric music that sounds a million miles away from its rock, folk and country roots.
		American Music Club’s existence was tumultuous, to say the least; Mark was prone to facing his demons while onstage, and as such earned a notorious reputation.
		Whether you are a fan of American Music Club or Mark’s solo work, if he comes to your town don’t miss out seeing this magnificent artist.
	www.aliasrecords.com /americanmusicclub.htm (598 words)

	American Mavericks from American Public Media
		Suzanne Vega hosts this 13-part American Public Media series that brings you the sounds and personalities of musical innovation in America during the 20th century.
		Interviews with music-makers and discussion with San Francisco Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas are highlights of the programs.
		American Mavericks is produced by American Public Media in association with the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director.
	musicmavericks.publicradio.org (318 words)

	Native American Music
		The music reflects Native American, Mexican and European influences and the repertory combines the rhythms of schottisches, polkas, two-steps and mazurkas with the melodies of O'odham ritual dances.
		The sheer exuberance of this music more than compensates for any lack of technical virtuosity and it is not surprising that the distinctive sound of scratchy twin fiddles led in time to an equally appealing descendent now known as chicken scratch.
		The roots of this music lie buried deep in the soil of the new world, and the shoots that have sprouted show the strength and diversity of this land and its people.
	www.rootsworld.com /rw/feature/first.html (3583 words)

	Native American Music
		The music of the Southeast Native American groups (in a region from North Carolina to Florida and west to Texas), such as the Creek and the Choctaw, are also centered around ceremony and dance.
		Traditional Native American music and the varied, innovative, and ever-changing expression of the culture of these peoples today add richness to the experience of all American music.
		Native American musical instruments vary in construction from group to group, but include the following: drums, rasps, rattles, beaters, flutes, whistles, reed instruments, horns, bullroarers, a type of fiddle, and body percussion.
	www.sbgmusic.com /html/teacher/reference/cultures/nativemusic.html (1193 words)

	American Patriotic Music and Songs: MP3 files for Download
		This setting of Yankee Doodle with Variations was composed by James Hewitt (1770-1827), an early American composer and music publisher.
		This simple arrangement, published in 1816 by Carr's Music Store in Baltimore, is the earliest appearance in print of “The Star-Spangled Banner” set to the tune “To Anacreon in Heaven,” which is now our national anthem.
		A special July 4 classical musical tribute to the USA has information on more unusual patriotic classical selections, including many of the early American pieces here.
	www.amclassical.com /patriotic.shtml (420 words)

	American Popular Music 1900 to 1950
		Tejano Music Awards Since 1980, Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA) has produced this annual event that showcases established and emerging talent from within the industry.
		The Apollo in Harlem Music in Harlem in the 1920's and 30's is considered the soul of fl music.
		Burlesque The musical theatre at the turn of the century.
	kclibrary.nhmccd.edu /music-2.html (1566 words)

	American Music From 1950 to 1990s
		American Bandstand had an audience of 20 million teenagers and 20 million adults.
		Texas, the Outdoor Musical A musical romance of the history of the Texas Panhandle.
		Musicals Offers a list of songs, links to other sites and a synopsis of many musicals, among other features.
	kclibrary.nhmccd.edu /music-3.html (1390 words)

	American Music
		American Music publishes articles on American composers, performers, publishers, institutions, events, and the music industry, as well as book and recording reviews, bibliographies, and discographies.
		Article topics have included the lyricism of Charles Ives, Henry Brant’s “Spatial Music,” the reception and transformation of pop icons such as Presley and Sinatra, blues and jazz, and mixed and emerging musical styles.
		American Music is the official journal of the Society for American Music.
	www.press.uillinois.edu /journals/am.html (91 words)

	Latin American Music Styles
		It is not an easy task to determine the home of a musical variety if you have to choose from more than 20 countries.
		Even a native Latin American senses the difficulty, except of course when he has to identify the kind of music which is unique to his home country.
		To start it off there is an ID in Quichua followed by a music cut, at the end of which the signal faded down.
	home.swipnet.se /gersnaes/henriks/lamusic.html (2089 words)

	American music collections
		The strength of these collections is the music of the late nineteenth through the twentieth centuries including Big Band jazz, Gospel and African American sacred music, and folk music.
		Among the largest of these collections are the Duke Ellington Collection, 1927-1988 spanning nearly the entire life and career of one of America's most recognized musicians and the Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music containing images, music, and lyrics of American life and culture between 1790 and the 1980s.
		Music's role in American advertising can be found in the N W Ayer Advertising Agency Collection, 1849-1996, Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, ca.
	americanhistory.si.edu /archives/d-5.htm (339 words)

	Welcome to SupportMusic.com
		Music and the arts are vital to every child's education.
		In today's world of precious few education dollars, music advocates must assume their district's music programs are competing with other programs during budget deliberations.
		The most obvious sign that your music program may be in jeopardy is when you overhear -- in your community or at school committee meetings, or at PTA events -- any discussion about school budget issues or educational reform.
	www.supportmusic.com (217 words)

	Asian / Asian American Music Reviews
		Others might find many of the pieces boring or inaccessible, and might not be patient enough to appreciate the popular singer's mastery of the material, as she matches the microtonal quavering and swooping glissandos ot the instruments.
		The intensity of her playing and her music is apparent from the wide dynamic range and changing tempos.
		In this kind of music, it is often as important to listen to the spaces around the beats and notes, as it is to listen to the sounds themselves.
	members.tripod.com /~tfeng (1438 words)

	Native American Flutes and Native American Flute Music by Charles Littleleaf
		As you listen to the sounds from Littleleaf's hauntingly beautiful Native American music, he will immediately take you back in time to when life was pure and simple.
		His music is a testament of his life and of his ancestors.
		This American Indian artist (Blackfoot/Warm Springs) and Tribal Member of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon, USA, takes us on a beautiful heart-warming journey of ancient times, when life was simple and the music...
	www.littleleaf.com (693 words)

	Native American Culture - Music
		If you like Native American flute music, or just want to hear what it is like, here is the place.
		NativeRadio.com is your portal to the beauty and mystery of Native American Music.
		We are one of the largest sources of Native American music on the Web.
	www.ewebtribe.com /NACulture/music.htm (649 words)

	The Music Buffs Web Pages
		The music and interviews were recorded at Canterbury in 1960 and 1972; and at Sabbathday Lake in 1960 and 1980.
		Music has remained an important aspect of Shaker culture ever since the time of Mother Ann, who was said to be a wonderful singer and some of her songs have survived, such as "Mother Ann's Song" (Love is Little).
		During January and early February 2002, the musical drama was presented at the ArcLight Theatre in New York City.
	hometown.aol.com /musbuff/page4.htm (5869 words)

	Native American Flute Music: Featuring the Highly acclaimed album Spirit Tracker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hear the natural haunting, traditional sound and style of American Indian flute music as it has been played for centuries.
		This album leads you on an unforgettable musical experience you will return to time and again.
		Also known as the Indian Love Flute this instrument is universally recognized as among the most expressive and beautiful of all instruments.
	www.lifequest-freshstart.com /nativeamericanflutecd.htm (157 words)

	aworks :: "new" american classical music
		Back to the United States and it's sometime enemy, I don't know how much American classical music was performed during the Soviet era.
		He may have written some music that today sounds very much of its era (say, A Rainbow in Curved Air) but I think he was and is quite sincere, all flowing from his strong spiritual beliefs.
		Zappa's music is a stew of influences as well.
	rgable.typepad.com /aworks (2335 words)

	AMERICAN IDOL
		And then your next American Idol will take their place next to Kelly, Ruben, Fantasia and Carrie.
		The much-anticipated American Idol Season 4: The Showstoppers cd is now in stores everywhere.
		AMERICAN IDOL ® is a registered trademark of 19 TV Ltd. and FremantleMedia North America, Inc.
	www.idolonfox.com (407 words)

	Old time,historic American, bluegrass music and American folklore-Native Ground Music
		Our gospel, bluegrass, and old-time folk music collections are unsurpassed, and we have a full catalog of outlaw ballads, cowboy music, pioneer music, Lewis and Clark music, and railroad songs.
		Many of our recordings capture the sounds of Celtic music played on historical instruments such as hammer dulcimer, lap dulcimer, violin, and guitar.
		Adding richness and flavor to Native Ground Music's catalog, Erbsen's wife, Barbara Swell, has collected pioneer recipes, kitchen wisdom and sayings, romantic advice, and cooking secrets from rural women now in their eighties and nineties who grew up using wood cookstoves in the southern mountains.
	www.nativeground.com (515 words)

	American Music Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The American Music Awards show is broadcast live on network TV each year.
		It attracts the biggest names in the music business, who appear live on stage as performers, presenters, recipients, and/or hosts.
		In 2002, the 29th Annual American Music Awards were held on Wednesday, January 9, 2002 at the Shrine Auditorium at 3:30 p.m., and were hosted by
	www.seeing-stars.com /Awards/AmericanMusicAwards.shtml (757 words)

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