Websites of Interest -- Not Required

Learn more about music and healing as you browse these sites

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Acoustics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustics
An article about acoustics that includes a list of sub-disciplines within the field, how

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/physics-faq/acoustics/
This page includes a FAQ on acoustics that, though it gets somewhat technical at times, does provide answers to a wide variety of acoustics-related questions, such as “What is sound?”, “What causes a sonic boom?”, and “Why does blowing over a bottle make a note?”. The page also includes a list of acoustics resources, including newsgroups, additional FAQs, websites, software, etc.

http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/music/
This website deals specifically with music-related acoustical issues, offering a variety of interesting articles, explanations, an online program to test the viewer’s hearing, a FAQ of basic questions related to music acoustics, and more.

http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/schools/index.htm
A well-organized series of lessons about sound and acoustics, geared to the layman.

Music notation
http://www.treblis.com/Notation/Music.htm
A site that offers a basic introduction to Western music notation.

Music Therapy
http://members.aol.com/kathysl/
Music therapy is a growing field in which music is used as a means for healing. This site offers a definition of music therapy, basic questions and answers about the field, links to schools offering studies in music therapy, links to other music therapy-related sites, and more.

http://preludetherapy.home.att.net/
A commercial website that offers a great deal of information on music therapy, including what it is, frequently-asked questions, music therapy in public schools, and more.

Muzak LLC
http://www.muzak.com/muzak.html
This website for the Muzak Corporation, which specializes in what is commonly known as background or elevator music, offers an excellent overview of its products and services, with many audio examples. Visitors will find examples of the types of music it provides for various corporations, as well as its basic channels, including the target age range for each, the emotions they target, the business environments for which they are intended, etc., and much more.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzak
An article on the history of this company, what services it offers, and a list of its various music channels.