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Music Resource Guide: Welcome

The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Music is designed to give the student a general experience in music within a liberal arts degree

About This Guide

This resource guide was designed to provide you with assistance in locating good sources of information as you study music, music appreciation, or teaching music.To navigate this guide, click on the tabs above, or the Table of Contents below. If you need help, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Find Articles
Includes articles, journal lists, and databases with information on music topics.
Find Books
Includes links to music related books and selected e-books on music and teaching music.
Reference
Includes selected e-books, reference articles, and mind map tools.
Videos
Includes streaming videos on music topics.
Internet Links
Includes information on music careers, associations, and organizations.
Naxos Database
Naxos Database is a streaming music library with music and other resources for learning about music.

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Stafford Library has streaming videos and music CDs available.

Naxos Music Library
The Naxos Music Library is an on-line library from the catalog of Naxos, a classical music label, and selected additional labels. Naxos Music Library also includes world music, jazz, and national anthems. In addition, Naxos offers a number of text resources including overviews of music history, program notes for recordings, and the complete libretti of operas available.

Mind Map for Music
Use Credo Reference's brainstorming tool to find related terms and expand your search.
Music: Research Starters Topics
There are numerous Research Starter articles related to music. Some research starters are on genres and styles, music and censorship, and music history.

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians by Stanley Sadie (Editor); John Tyrrell (Editor)
Call Number: Reference 780.3 N42s 2001 v1-29
ISBN: 1561592390
Publication Date: 2003-02-11
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin (Editor)
Call Number: Reference 781.6403 En19L 1998 v.1-8
ISBN: 1561592374
Musical Terms, Symbols and Theory: An Illustrated Dictionary by Michael C. Thomsett
Call Number: Credo Reference
Publication Date: 2012

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Music Resources

The links below have books, e-books, articles, and streaming videos on music related subjects.

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This guide was created by Vandy Evermon. If you have questions, contact me.

Last Updated: Jan 10, 2022 7:59 AM
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Subjects: Education, Music

Tags: music, teaching, theatre