Helpful Websites

Apps for band

Tonal Energy Tuner - all-in one tuner app, produces drone pitches, "smiles" when you're in tune!
Band Mate Tuner - displays written note on the staff, transposes for your instrument
Sight Reading Factory - generates random exercises. customizable tempos
Tempo Slow Mo - listen to an mp3 at any speed without affecting pitch, set markers in track, loop function
Rudiment Tap - learn rudiments by performing with fingers on screen, built-in metronome
Theory Lessons - step-by-step tutorials on intervals, chords, and other theory concepts
iReal book - plays rhythm section accompaniment for jazz, adjust chords, add/remove instruments
Vicfirth Video Tutorials for Percussion - rudiment drum-along tracks

Reference Tools

Music Dictionary - look up any music term, provides definition and pronunciation
Wind Band History - everything you'd ever want to know about band
Army Field band Resource Library - hours of video on instrument-specific techniques
Jazz Academy Video Library - produced by jazz at Lincoln Center, searchable by technique, instrument etc.
Marine Corps Band - All the educational and resource recording from the Marine Band

Vendors

The Music Shop - local instrument vendor

Dillon Music - large selection of used/new wind instruments

Steve Weiss Music - online percussion warehouse

Mouthpiece Express - brass and woodwind mouthpieces and accessories

Must-Watch Videos

Woodwinds

Clarinet Scales - video demonstration of all 12 majors
Sax Chromatic Workouts - alt fingering exercises/demo
reed selection - how to choose the correct strength
tone development - long tone challenge from Jeff Coffin
reed care - preparation and storage techniques
Headjoint positioning - set up tips for  optimal flute tone

Brass

Articulation - part of a video series by Crown Brass
instrument repair - expert advice on "what not to do"
Warmups - how to develop your own routine
right hand for horn - positioning techniques

Percussion

conga technique - from Michael De Miranda video series
four mallets - introductory series for young students
stick selection - examination of design elements
thumb rolls - advanced tambourine technique w/ Neil Grover

Favorite Performances

Angels in the Architecture - Texas Wind Ensemble w/  Ticheli
Elsa's Procession - Baylor University Wind Ensemble
braggin' in brass - Wynton Marsalis and JLCO
Mahler 2 brass excerpt - New York Philharmonic
Drumming - so percussion