Some things that have helped me when I was lost

Resources

Composition | Notation | Scores

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General Composition and Notation Resources

Instrument Studies for Eyes and Ears (Dr. Don Freund)
resource with videos, notations, and descriptions demonstrating a wide range of instruments (website)

Principles of Idiomatic Guitar Writing (Jonathan Godfrey)
dissertation with in-depth text explanations, notation, and repertoire examples for writing for guitar (PDF)

Introduction to Computer Music (Dr. Jeffrey Hass)
resource with text, audio examples, and more covering the basics of acoustics, studio gear, MIDI, digital audio, and other related topics (website)

Copyright for composers setting text to music (Juhi Bansal)
overview of the different types of copyright issues composers face when it comes to text, and how to address them (website)

“What You Get and What You Give: Permission and Compensation for Setting a Text” (Jessica Rudman for New Music USA)
article providing guidance to composers looking to set texts protected by copyright (article)

Lyric Hyphenator (Juicio Brennan)
tool that automatically separates English-language text into syllables (website)

Music Grading Chart for Concert Band (American Band College)
pdf outlining guidelines for rhythm, ranges, and more for each grade of difficulty for concert band (PDF)

Out of Context: Part 1 (Shruthi Rajasekar, for I Care If You Listen)
article one of a series addressing the topic of cultural appropriation; this installment focuses on first-steps to incorporating music from other traditions into larger programming considerations (article)

Resources for Extended Techniques

Extended Techniques for Music Composition (channel)
channel with dozens of videos demonstrating various sounds, techniques, and colors (channel)

Extended techniques for harp (American Harp Society)
video demonstrating a variety of extended techniques for harp (video)

Extended contrabass techniques (Dmitry Timofeev)
video demonstrating various techniques (video)

Extended bass flute techniques (Daniela Mars)
video demonstrating various sound colors, along with some text information in-video (video)

Shaken Not Stuttered (Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti)
website that includes video and notation samples demonstrating extended techniques for strings (website)

Extended violin techniques (Alex Targowski)
blog post with videos and explanations for various extended techniques for violin (website)

Extended Techniques for Horn (International Horn Society)
audio examples of a wide variety of sounds and techniques on French horn (audio library)

Score Study Resources

George N. Gianopoulos, YouTube channel
hundreds of score videos; great for discovering new music and score study! (channel)

Chamber Brass Scores, YouTube channel
dozens of score videos for brass works; great for discovering new music and score study! (channel)

Bassoon Score Videos, YouTube playlist
dozens of score videos for bassoon works; great for discovering new music and score study! (playlist)

International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
free scores to download and study! (website)

Boosey and Hawkes, Score Videos playlist
dozens of score videos, largely classical works but includes some my living composers (playlist)