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Other Bands
City of Orange Symphonic Band
Orange, CA

Claremont Winds,
Claremont, CA

Golden State British Brass Band
Covina, CA

Grand Pacific Band
San Diego, CA

Huntington Beach Concert Band (CA)

Long Beach Community Band (CA)

Long Beach Municipal Band (CA)

New Sousa Band

Pomerado Community Band,
Poway, CA

Valley Winds Community Band, Temecula, CA

Military Bands
US Air Force Band
"America's Band"
Bolling AFB, DC

US Army Bands
Ft. Myer, VA
"Pershings Own"&
"The Old Guard" Fife & Drum Corps
Online Instrument Master Classes

US Coast Guard Band
New London, CT

US Marine Corps Band
"The President's Own"
Washington, DC

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band
MCAS Miramar,
San Diego (formerly at MCAS El Toro)

US Military Academy Band
West Point

US Navy Band
Washington Navy Yard, DC

US Naval Academy Band
Annapolis, MD

Music Supplies
Anaheim Band Instruments
Anaheim, CA
Instruments, supplies, repairs (shop on premises)

B&S Tubas
Manufacturers of fine German tubas

Forrest Music
Berkeley, CA
double reed supplies

Giardinelli Mouthpieces
Brass mouthpieces

Marcinkiewicz Mouthpieces
Canby, OR
Precision brass mouthpieces, including custom. Also custom trumpets.

Moosewood Mouthpieces
Sun City, AZ
Custom & limited-production horn mouthpieces

Trumcor
Dallas, TX
High-quality brass mutes

Woodwind & Brasswind
South Bend, IN
Instruments, supplies, some music & recordings, for all instruments plus technology/software

Performance Venues
Orange County Performing Arts Center,
Costa Mesa, CA

LA Music Center
Los Angeles, CA

Richard M. Nixon Library and Birthplace
Yorba Linda, CA

Life as a Musician
American Physical Therapy Association

Embouchures.com
Embouchure development and dealing with overuse injuries

George Mason University Center for Arts and Wellness

Sheet Music
Robert King Music
Huge selection of brass sheet music, collections, method books and recordings

JW Pepper & Sons Music
7 catalog-order locations across US, including store-front in Santa Fe Springs
Sheet music (all types), method books, solo/ensemble music

Sheet Music Service
Portland, OR
Outstanding selection of sheet music available for order online. Very knowledgeable.

David E. Smith Publications
Deckerville, MI
Large selection of sacred music; catalog available by return snail mail.

Thompson Edition
Extensive collection of sheet music

Organizations
Association of Concert Bands

Community Music Newsgroup

International Horn Society

Percussive Arts Society

Southern California School Band & Orchestra Association

World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles

Miscellaneous
Altissimo!
or Military Music.com
US Military Band recordings

Canadian Brass

Community Music E-Mail List

Instrument-specific links

Instrument Techniques
Online master classes from US Army Bands

History of Taps

Sound of Light
Lamps made out of [unplayable] instruments

Taps Project
Arlington Natl. Cemetery, Virginia

Tower Records Hollywood
Classical Annex
8840 W. Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA  90069-2105
(310) 657-3910

Tuba Christmas

Walking Frog Records
Band recordings and band-related miscellany

Windplayer Online

Yahoo's Community Band List