Find Children's Music : Musical Instruments
cultivating resources
N. Raymond Day's great resource: Designing, constructing, and providing: adaptive clamping system and attachments for holding simple musical instruments and other items to wheel chair trays and table tops; and music instruments, storage aids, and assistive devices for music education. Also, inviting suggestions for ways to meet unmet needs in the elementary music education and therapeutic environment.
http://oddmusic.com/
John Pascuzzi's great site featuring unusual instruments, showcasing the sounds, music, and instruments of artists and artisans from around the globe. From gourd music to electronic odysseys, harp guitars to industrial insect metal, from the beautiful to the bizarre.
http://www.tigerbill.com/
Tiger Bill Meligari's site for expert advice, products, resources, and talk about drums, drumming, and percussion.
http://www.davidahmed.com/
David Ahmed's site has some great music freeware, including MakingMusic 2.61, an online Musical Instrument Encyclopedia, providing a description, an image and a sound clip per instrument.
http://www.fluteworld.com
Flute World is America's flute specialty house with the largest variety of top quality student and professional flutes and piccolos.
http://www.laughlincases.com/
Laughlin Instrument Cases : Neil Laughlin's specialty shop
http://www.ardsleymusic.com/
Michael J. Pagliaro, Jr.'s musical instrument source for rentals, sales, repairs and supplies.
http://juststrings.com/
Sandra Hardee's musical instrument string superstore, JustStrings.com
http://www.mid-east.com/
Mid-East Mfg., Inc. is one of the largest suppliers of ethnic musical instruments because we offer quality products with excellent service at exceptional prices.
http://www.drumbum.com/
Mike Donovan's drum lessons database, t-shirts, and gifts for drummers
Read N. Raymond Day's article on creating adaptive "jigs" to assist children with disabilities.
Photos link to his site.
Childrens-Music.org