Resources & Links - Blue Bear School of Music
Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture
fortmason.org – In addition to Blue Bear, there are more than 40 nonprofit organizations at Fort Mason involved with the visual and performing arts, humanities, education, ecology and recreation.
Community Resources
https://amateurmusic.org/ – Amateur Music Network offers workshops and community listings.
westcoastsongwriters.org – West Coast Songwriters is very active in the Bay Area, nourishing, educating, and promoting songwriters.
futureofmusic.org – An excellent grassroots music lobbying organization.
calawyersforthearts.org – California Lawyers for the Arts provides lawyer referrals, dispute resolution services, educational programs, and publications to artists of all disciplines and arts organizations.
Online Resources
good-ear.com – free online ear training exercises.
freshsheetmusic.com – Licensed digital sheet music. Over 280,000 titles in their catalog.
Rhyme Desk – a tool for poets and songwriters.
Yona Marie Music – lots of great content for songwriters.
Local Resources
Bay Area venues:
Boom Boom Room
Bottom of the Hill
Elbo Room
Hotel Utah
The Independent
Rickshaw Stop
Listings of open mics in the San Francisco Bay Area:
Educational Resources
makingmusicmag.com – Making Music is a magazine for adult amateur musicians who play music to meet friends, stay healthy, and have fun – articles to inform and inspire the recreational musician, including product reviews, musician spotlights, and news about the latest research into the link between making music and lifelong health.
allmusic.com – The All Music Guide’s online Allmusiczine has in-depth interviews, reviews, and news. Check out the Music Maps and Music Styles section for some interesting history.
rockhall.com/hof – You can find a lot of rock history on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website.
history-of-rock.com – A good resource for early rock ‘n’ roll history.
https://balladofamerica.org/blues/ – A starting place to explore blues history.
Philanthropic Resources
musicwill.org – Music Will is the largest nonprofit music program in the US public school system – it brings musical programming to schools across the country by providing professional development for teachers and ongoing support.
Other Bay Area Music Programs
musiccitysf.com/accelerator – Looking for music production or artist development education? Music City Accelerator offers hands-on programs for emerging producers, artists, and audio creators looking to build their skills in a real creative environment. Based inside Music City Starfactory, programs cover Ableton Live, Pro Tools, audio engineering, sound design, mixing, and artist development, with guidance from expert instructors and access to a working music ecosystem of studios, rehearsal rooms, live stages, and creative community.
sfcmc.org – San Francisco Community Music Center
eastbaycenter.org – East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
sfcm.edu – San Francisco Conservatory of Music
jazzschool – The JazzSchool in Berkeley
stanfordjazz.com – The Stanford Jazz Workshop
cazadero.org – Cazadero Performing Arts Camp
livingjazz.org – Living Jazz