Useful Links

The following links will take you to other web sites which may be of use or simply of interest to you and your members

Other musical organisations/umbrellas
COMA (Contemporary Music for Amateurs) - Contemporary music making for amateurs             Association of British Choral Directors - http://www.abcd.org.uk/ 
SPNM (Society for the Promotion of New Music) - http://www.spnm.org.uk/?page=home           Association of British Orchestras - www.abo.org.uk  
National Association of Youth Orchestras - NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH ORCHESTRAS    Handbell Ringers of Great Britain - http://www.hrgb.org.uk/
National Operatic and Dramatic Association - National Operatic and Dramatic Association            National Association of Choirs - http://www.ukchoirsassoc.co.uk/   
Royal School of Church Music -  RSCM: The Royal School of Church Music                                 British Choral Institute - www.britishchoralinstitute.co.uk    
British Association of Barbershop Singers - http://www.singbarbershop.com/                             The Voices Foundation - The Voices Foundation
Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers - http://www.labbs.org.uk/                               British Federation of Brass Bands - http://www.bfbb.co.uk/ 
British Association of Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensembles - http://www.basbwe.org/              Early Music Network - http://www.earlymusic.org.uk/
National Early Music Association - National Early Music Association UK                                        The Bagpipe Society - http://www.bagpipesociety.org.uk/ 
Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland - http://www.tmsa.org.uk/                           Scottish Amateur Music Association  - http://www.sama.org.uk/
Enterprise Music Scotland - http://www.emusicscotland.co.uk                            

Funding  (see also the Funding section of the web site)
National Foundation for Youth Music - www.youthmusic.org.uk                                       FunderFinder - funderfinder.org.uk - home page  
Directory of Social Change (lists of Trusts and Foundations) - http://www.dsc.org.uk/      The Big Lottery Fund - Big Lottery Fund
Arts & Business (sponsorship opportunities) - www.aandb.org.uk

Sources of Music (purchase/hire/download)
Boosey & Hawkes - Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers                   International Association of Music Libraries - http://www.iaml-uk.org/
Scottish Music Centre - http://www.scottishmusiccentre.com/         British Music Information Centre - http://www.bmic.co.uk/
Music Room - www.music-room.freewebspace.com      
Sheet music website featuring original compositions from some of Scotland's finest musicians - www.scotchsnap.com

Musical Instruments for Babies and Children
Amusica - www.amusica.co.uk

Public Bodies
The Scottish Parliament - The Scottish Parliament - Homepage                          The Scottish Executive - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Home
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) - http://www.cosla.gov.uk/        Scottish Arts Council - http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/
Data Protection Registrar - http://www.ico.gov.uk/                                             Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator - http://www.oscr.org.uk/

Listings (choirs, artists, concerts)
British Choirs on the Net - http://www.choirs.org.uk/                                                       Gerontius - http://www.gerontius.net/
Classical Music Artists - www.classicalmusicartists.com                                                    Incoporated Society of Musicians - http://www.ism.org/home.php
concert-diary.com - http://www.concert-diary.com/home/frame.asp?when=4&ref=13        Concert Finder - Phillip Tolley's ConcertFinder.co.uk   
UK live music and musician listings - http://www.nationalgigguide.com/
Where can we go - WhereCanWeGo.com - What's On Events Guide - What's On in the UK

Other
Voluntary Arts Network - http://www.voluntaryarts.org/                               Voluntary Arts Scotland - voluntary arts scotland
Sound Sense - http://www.soundsense.org/metadot/index.pl                       National Association of Music Instrument Repairers - http://www.namir.org.uk/
The Booth (online ticketing service) - http://www.thebooth.co.uk