WIMA: Werner Icking Music Archive
Target Audience: Educators
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Link: http://icking-music-archive.org/index.php
One of the big roadblocks that most Music Educators run into is being able to find affordable music for their classes. Thankfully, all is not lost. A great resource for downloadable music is WIMA (Werner Icking Music Archive), and the great aspect of WIMA? It’s free! WIMA consisted of free music uploaded by different arrangers/ fellow music educators with the goal of sharing different arrangements.
WIMA contains a vast variety of genres, especially from different composers throughout history. Want to play a piece by Bach for your Orchestra? Or, how about a work from Mozart arranged for recorders? WIMA also provides different file formats for Sibelius, Finale, and even other programs so you can feel free to arrange or make changes yourself. If, however, you’re in a hurry, many arrangements have PDF files that you can download and print on the fly. So, feel free to check out the possibilities for your music groups available online. And remember, it’s free!