Music
Library E-Resources
Freegal Music
Freegal Music is a free music service from your library. All you need is your library card number and some libraries utilize a PIN. Freegal offers access to about 8 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists. In total the collection is comprised of music from over 28,000+ labels with music that originates in over 80 countries.
There is no software to download, and there are no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. Access to Freegal is limited to patrons of subscribing libraries.
Web Resources
Music reviews, news releases, artists biographies
Latest music news and reviews, music articles, videos
Free sheet music for a wide variety of different instruments. Also has a paid subscriber option with more options.
A reference site to help the ordinary person identify public domain songs and public domain music. Also includes royalty free music you can use anywhere and any way you choose.
One of the best lyrics websites on the internet and has minimal ads. Search by artist or song title.
Lyrics from soundtracks.
Type an artist's name and Finetune will create a playlist of related songs for you to listen to.
Stream music! Grooveshark is the world's largest on-demand music streaming and discovery service.
Find out about new music. Type in an artist's name and Pandora's music analysts will find songs with interesting musical similarities to your choice. There is also a mobile app available.
An index of music and songs appearing in popular television shows and movies.
Local Resources
The Maynard Community Concert Band is the longest standing tradition in the town of Maynard, Massachusetts with continual performances since 1947. The community concert band is a non-professional musical ensemble comprised of musicians from Maynard and it’s surrounding communities who demonstrate strong interests in playing music in a purposeful but non-stressful atmosphere. The band has been performing FREE concerts to the local towns’ people every Wednesday from mid June into September for many years.
Maynard Music Association at Maynard High School
Maynard Music Association at Fowler Middle School
Private lessons are offered in over 30 instruments -- plus music theory and composition -- in classical, jazz, blues, rock, pop, Irish traditional, and folk styles.