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	Connecticut's Heritage Gateway
		Music is perhaps the least place-specific of all the arts, and a study of “Connecticut music” could be a bit artificial.
		There is an unpublished comprehensive history of music in Connecticut available only in a photocopy of the author’s script at the Watkinson Library, Trinity College.
		Typical chapters deal with the history of the contention over “rule or rote,” psalmodists of Connecticut, early organs, secular and sacred music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, biographical sketches, and the Yale school of music.
	www.ctheritage.org /biography/topical_culture/music.htm (725 words)

	Music Together Programs in Connecticut
		Music Together is an innovative, thoroughly researched approach to early childhood music education.
		The Music Together program is based on the premise that all children are inherently musical and can achieve basic music competence, which is defined as keeping a beat and carrying a tune.
		Music selections are appropriate for children of all ages, and activities are varied to meet each child’s abilities.
	www.expectantmothersguide.com /profiles/MusicTogetherCT/index.htm (484 words)

	University of Connecticut Department of Music
		As a center for artistic excellence in musical performance, teaching, and scholarship, the UConn Music Department offers comprehensive and challenging programs that provide superb training for students seeking a career in music.
		Our curricula and degree programs stress the development of the fundamental musical skills necessary for all musicians, and at the same time provide the discipline and rigor for advanced study and performance at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
		Other professional activities in the Music Department include recordings that enhance the vitality of music as a living art, plus the publication of books, scholarly articles and critical editions of musical scores that influence and enhance the way musicians view various aspects of our field.
	www.music.uconn.edu (467 words)

	Connecticut Hospice Music CD Hospice Arts New Release Live Music
		Live music has always been an essential part of our program, and is offered almost daily, in one form or another, to our patients and families, staff and volunteers.
		Music not only has the power to provide distraction from physical pain and discomfort, but it also provides a means for relating to others, a basis for reminiscence and life review, enjoyment, emotional comfort, relief from anxiety, and release in the last hours of life.
		The music made at the Connecticut Hospice is to nurture and celebrate precious lives, and on the occasion of our 30th Anniversary we felt it was time to capture some of the specific moments of music we witness every day.
	www.hospice.com /cthospice/cd.htm (760 words)

	Connecticut Valley Field Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Connecticut Valley Field Music at the William Diamond Muster in May, 2004.
		The Connecticut Valley Field Music is a fife and drum band of approximately twenty playing members.
		For fifteen years the members of the Connecticut Valley Field Music have been developing possibilities in the genre of traditional music for fifes and drums.
	cvfm.us (77 words)

	CCSU Music Department (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Goal of the Music Department is to promote quality learning and musical development among all students, through quality teaching and excellent performance opportunities.
		They help music majors become well-prepared professional musicians, music educators, and liberally educated people enriched through the role of music in their lives.
		CCSU Music is increasingly recommended by private teachers and public school educators to students wanting a quality music experience and a degree with prestige.
	www.music.ccsu.edu (207 words)

	Music Feature \| Connecticut News Fall 2001
		Their wish was granted, and both gentlemen agreed to do this for the love and respect of the music and for each other.
		It is still one of the biggest events in the history of reggae music.
		Music officials are now cutting down on the use of profane languages on records and on stage shows.
	www.jahworks.org /music/features/ct_news_10_01.html (823 words)

	CCSU Music Department
		She was actively involved in the Virginia Music Educators Association on the local and state levels, and was a guest conductor for all-county elementary, middle school, and high school choirs in Arlington, Virginia.
		Pamela J. Perry is a Professor of music at Central Connecticut State University, where she also teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in choral music education and directs the CCSU University Singers.
		As member of the Connecticut Trio in residence at Central CT State University she has performed regular concerts on campus as well as at the New Britain Museum of American Art in addition to several concerts in NY at Weill Hall and abroad in Hamburg, Germany.
	www.music.ccsu.edu /faculty.html (2889 words)

	WELCOME TO MUSIC MOUNTAIN
		Now in its seventh decade, Music Mountain continues to bring life to this mission through a wide variety of teaching and performances by artists who come to Music Mountain from all over the world.
		Music Mountain enters its 76th Season, with a continuing family of donors and friends supporting an expanded concert schedule and a musical presence in all parts of the United States, through the radio broadcasts underwritten by Edward R. Hamilton, Bookseller, of Falls Village, Connecticut.
		Music Mountain is deeply grateful to Pat and Ben Heller, of Sharon, CT, for making possible the most important improvement to Gordon Hall since it was built in the summer of 1930.
	www.musicmountain.org (392 words)

	Connecticut State Music Teachers Association -- State affiliate of the Music Teachers National Association -- Serving ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Connecticut State Music Teachers Association (CSMTA) was founded in 1959 by independent teachers dedicated to the advancement of music and the growth of young musicians.
		CSMTA has local chapters in New Haven, Hartford, Fairfield, Middlesex-New London, and Western Connecticut, and is affiliated with the Music Teachers National Association.
		CSMTA strives to bring together the common concerns of teacher, parent, student, and the community in the many aspects and phases of applied music--from beginning lessons, through high school, to college preparation and training.
	www.csmta.org (209 words)

	Stones Throw Records
		Eothen Alapatt, a Los Angeles record producer who grew up in Seymour, is seeing to it that the Connecticut musicians get credit for their work.
		Alapatt's love of rap music inspired him to assemble a CD that recognizes the state's contribution to the genre.
		Although the music put out by Connecticut performers didn't gain the national audience that New York and New Jersey hip-hop artists managed to.
	www.stonesthrow.com /3rd/ctpost.html (550 words)

	The Connecticut Bride (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Claiming to be Mary Tyler Moore's favorite band, The Neutrinos specialize in jazz, swing, big-band music and blues.
		One of Connecticut's premier wedding band for over 20 years, offering professional music planning for all types of receptions.
		From their multigenerational music library to their DJ’s whose styles are as diverse as the clients they serve, Tone Zone will provide you with a balance of class, fun and memorable times.
	www.theconnecticutbride.com /ritestuff.asp?article=Music (578 words)

	The Connecticut School of Music
		Learning the basics of musical theory will allow you not only to understand the music you are playing but also enable you to be able to discuss, analyze, and even compose your own music.
		The Connecticut School of Music believes that students of all ages and levels should benefit from collaborative ensemble experiences and provides the opportunity early on and in a more intimate setting.
		The Connecticut School of Music will be the first in Westport to provide a choir that teaches and inspires young singers.
	www.ctschoolofmusic.com (608 words)

	Connecticut College - Department of Music Ensembles
		The Connecticut College Orchestra rehearses on Thursday evenings from 6:30 - 9:00PM, and is open to student musicians as well as members of the community.
		In addition, resident faculty soloists are regularly invited to rehearse and perform with the orchestra, and all orchestral students, music majors and non-majors alike, have the opportunity to study privately with these renowned faculty members every semester, free of charge.
		Auditions are held at the beginning of the school year and requirements for ensemble participation include a prepared solo, pre-selected excerpts, sight reading, good music reading skills, some improvisatory skills, a desire to play some good jazz, and a commitment to the rehearsal and performance schedule.
	camel2.conncoll.edu /academics/departments/music/ensembles.html (640 words)

	Connecticut Early Music - Schedule
		Returning to the Early Music Festival by popular acclaim after their brilliant performance of Charpentier's Les arts florissants in 2004, the New York Baroque Dance Company and Concert Royal commemorate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth with his pantomime, Les petits riens, and ballet music and dance from his opera, Idomeneo.
		The music and musicians summoned by Louis XIV of France for his own personal delectation were of the highest order.
		The glory of Versailles at the end of the 17th century is reflected in intimate music for the sonorous combination of two violins and two violas da gamba (Le Steinkerque, La Sultane) by the great François Couperin.
	www.ctearlymusic.org /schedule (282 words)

	Music
		Music majors at Southern get the preparation and practice they need to make music their life's work.
		The program provides students with a strong foundation in musical traditions, solid working knowledge of music theory, and the chance to develop their talents through rigorous and inventive training in musicianship.
		allows students to follow their musical leanings in a course of study that explores the rich musical contributions and culture of different regions around the world.
	www.southernct.edu /undergrad/schas/MUS (461 words)

	Connecticut Country Music Association: Welcome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A non-profit organization founded in 1968 as The Connecticut Country Entertainers Association was originally created to encourage musicians and singers to become established country artists.
		To help performers the association incorporated under its present name and became a public relations medium for country music and the talents of the Association members.
		It sponsors Connecticut winners in the New England Regional Country Showdown, and maintains membership in the North American Country Music Association International, enabling Connecticut members to enter in National competitions, held annually in Pigeon Forge, TN.
	www.ctcountrymusic.com (186 words)

	Arts
		Connecticut's organization for district arts education leaders, featuring monthly professional development workshops for CEUs and collaboration to improve arts education locally and statewide.
		Connecticut's primary organization for music educators, affiliated with the National Association for Music Education (MENC).
		Connecticut's primary organization for art educators, affiliated with the National Art Education Association (NAEA).
	www.state.ct.us /sde/dtl/curriculum/currart.htm (467 words)

	Hartford Symphony - Connecticut's OrchestraSM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Hartford Symphony Orchestra, marking its 62nd season in 2005-2006, is Connecticut's premier musical organization and is widely recognized as one of America's leading regional orchestras.
		To that end, the mission of the HSO is to perform live orchestral music of the highest quality for ever-expanding audiences, and to increase through its educational programs the understanding and enjoyment of that music by residents in Connecticut.
		The HSO also was one of three orchestras in North America to be honored with the 2004 MetLife Award for Excellence in Community Engagement, awarded by the American Symphony Orchestra League in June, and a 2003 award from the Hispanic Professional Network recognizing the HSO's "dedication to promote awareness of Hispanic arts and culture".
	www.hartfordsymphony.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=109 (600 words)

	The Kosciuszko Foundation
		Whatever their contents may be (linear, harmonic, etc.), they continually appear in new formations, in order to create a constant refreshment and stratification of sound forms from beginning to end.
		Adrian Mackiewicz, violinist and conductor, is founder and artistic director of the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra.
		A graduate of the Poznan Music Academy, he hold holds a Master of Music and Artist Diploma degrees from Yale University, where he studied in the class of Eric Friedman.
	www.kosciuszkofoundation.org /EV_May04_23.html (657 words)

	Music at Connecticut Lindy Exchange
		Rob is the Music Coordinator for CTLX and pleased to be featuring several of his favorite musicians and DJs this weekend!
		Michael Lamy was an active supporter of the Connecticut Lindy Hop scene for several years before moving with his family to Kansas City.
		She found her way to Lindy because of her love of the music, as her eclectic selection of danceable randomness reflects.
	ctlx.org /2004/music.html (925 words)

	CT Area Music Links
		CT Area Music Links is a website that was designed to point visitors in the right direction for information on CT area bands, venues, record labels, shows, and so on.
		I'd rather focus on those who actually have love for the music and wish to see the scene grow, not those who are out to cause conflict and hatred in the scene.
		Anway, the bottom line is, from the looks of things it seems as though I am going to have much more free time in the coming months (no job for now!) to add all of the links that people have been sending me over the past year.
	www.geocities.com /ctaml (732 words)

	Connecticut Music - Music Reviews, Concerts and Music News from ctnow.com - MUSIC
		The Netherlands-based rhythm team was initially captivated by American jazz, but their musical explorations have grown increasingly broad and bold over the decades.
		After nearly four decades of enduring success, Kenny Rogers stands as one of the true brand names in music, one for whom taking charge of an audience is clearly second nature.
		Saturday night, the 67-year-old worked the room with impressive expertise as he spun hits from throughout his career for a full house at the Foxwoods Resort Casino's Fox Theatre in Mashantucket, breezing through a show that was as precisely rehearsed as it was pleasantly amiable.
	www.ctnow.com /music (901 words)

	Connecticut Wedding
		In addition to a great DJ you may be looking for music for your wedding ceremony.
		We offer both live classical and jazz music for your ceremony and/or social hour by some of connecticut's finest classical and jazz musicians.
		We understand that many people visiting our site are planning their wedding from outside connecticut.
	www.mixmastersmusic.com (176 words)

	The Howard Dunham Barlow Archives at Western Connecticut State University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Music, good music, is the vitamin of the soul.
		I studied music while I was in high school with the superintendent of music in the public schools of Denver, a man named Wilberforce J. Whiteman.
		What it did mean is that Arthur Judson, a co-founder of CBS, would choose Howard Barlow to be the serious music conductor for the new broadcasting system and on Sunday, September 18, 1927, Barlow's twenty-three piece orchestra rang up the invisible radio curtain playing Luigini's Ballet Egyptienne from Radio Station WOR in New York City.
	www.wcsu.ctstateu.edu /library/barlow_html.html (1313 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Connecticut: Arts and Entertainment: Music: Bands and Artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Connecticut Firefighters Pipes and Drums - Fraternal organization established to maintain and further the tradition of pipes and drums in the fire service.
		Connecticut Wedding Ceremony Musicians - Statewide directory of musicians and vocalists, indicating musical instrument specialty and contact information.
		Tirebiter Band - Established band with 25 years of live music, 40's to present for weddings, clubs and corporate for New England and New York.
	www.dmoz.org /Regional/North_America/United_States/Connecticut/Arts_and_Entertainment/Music/Bands_and_Artists (907 words)

	CTlinks: Entertainment : Music
		Connecticut Choral Society - The Connecticut Choral Society, founded in 1980, is an ensemble of auditioned singers who perform choral music of the highest artistic quality.
		Connecticut Opera Association produces three large-scale operas each season, utilizing a professional cast of international principal and supporting singers; stage directors and designers from all over the world; and The Hartford Symphony Orchestra, the resident orchestra of Connecticut Opera.
		Connecticut Opera - founded in 1942, Connecticut Opera is the sixth oldest professional opera company in the United States.
	www.ctlinks.com /Entertainment/Music/index.htm (904 words)

	Traditional music and dance around SW Connecticut
		Among local contra dances with live music are the monthly Round Hill dance on second Saturdays at the Round Hill Community center in north Greenwich, Ct., the New Haven Country Dancers on first, third and fifth Saturdays, and (new in Nov. '04) a Danbury series most fourth Saturdays.
		A few plugs are due to the Musical Traditions magazine home page, which has posted a wealth of good stuff; to Folktrax.org; and to the excellent Camsco company, source of CDs-by-mail.
		Nutmeg Spelsmanslag, Connecticut's Scandinavian folk dance band, lets me play in on piano accordion when I promise not to be too loud, as do the more tolerant jam sessions and pickup contra bands.
	www.walterolson.com /local/musicdance.html (1331 words)

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