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Much of the content posted initially to this wiki was ported over from the former Home Practice Online website. HPO was created in 1998 as a resource for young instrumentalists and their directors. HPO was used by many band directors, and was featured in numerous music education articles, texts, and at conferences and university music education technology classes, all over the United States. With the advent of Web 2.0, and its ease-of-use, perhaps this wiki can expand the scope, content, and usefulness of HPO.

Musipedia is a searchable, editable, and expandable collection of tunes, melodies, and musical themes. Entries can contain a bit of sheet music, a MIDI file, textual information about the work and the composer, and last but not least the Parsons Code, a rough description of the melodic contour. Musipedia uses the "Melodyhound" melody search engine. You can find and identify a tune even if the melody is all you know. You can play it on a piano keyboard, whistle it to the computer, simply tap the rhythm on the computer keyboard or use the Parsons code.

Music and the Bassoon includes: (1) Over 360 tunes to play, including folk tunes, popular songs, classical music, technical exercises, and "play by ear" assignments for beginners through professional players. (2) Many audio clips so you can hear professional bassoon playing on the tunes you are studying, and get a good sound in your head for which you can strive. (3) Many instructional videos that will help you see and hear how to play bassoon well. (4) Over 50 duets or canons where you can play in harmony with the audio clip.

These resources examine copyright law in the history of "borrowing" sounds in music, and raise provocative questions about what is creative and what is criminal. These lessons are directed toward grades 9 through 12, and college students for use in the following subject areas: media studies, media literacy, social studies, history, sociology, media production, music and language arts, business, and legal studies.