MUSIC GUIDE

Books

Need a book on music? The following call number ranges, located on the second floor of the library, are a good place to start.

M 1-5000 Music
M 5-1490 Instrumental Music
M 1999-2199 Sacred Vocal Music
ML 1-3930 Literature on Music
MT 1-960 Musical Instruction and Study
MT 1-5 History and Criticism
MT 5.5-7 Music Theory
MT 73 Band

Scores

Scores are located in the Music Room on the second floor. To search the online catalog for scores, choose the "Power Search" option, and select "musical score" under the "Type" field.

Use the search box below to find books through our online catalog. If you need more search options, try using the advanced search.

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We also have several ebooks through NetLibrary which you can browse right from your computer. Adobe Reader is required to view them.

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If we don't have it, somebody does. WorldCat is a catalog maintained by libraries world wide. If you can find a book in WorldCat, you can request it via interlibrary loan.

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Articles

Our periodical collection (journals & magazines) is located on the first floor. You may find the journal title search on the articles page helpful as well. The list below includes some of our related periodicals:

American Music 2004 - current
American Music
Choral Journal 1995 - current
Clavier 1995 - current
Council for Research in Music Education 1995 - current
Ethnomusicology 2004 - current
Hymn 1965 - current
Instrumentalist 1994 - current
Journal of Music Theory 2001 - current
Journal of Musicology 1998 - current
Online
Journal of Research in Music Education 1995 - current
Journal of Singing 1995 - current
Journal of Technology in Music Learning 2001 - current
Medical Problems of Performing Artists 2006 - current
Online
Music Educators Journal 1995 - current
Southwestern Musician 1994 - current
Twentieth Century Music 2004 - current
Voice of Chorus America 1993 - current

Databases

Databases are an effective way of researching articles. Databases allow thousands of journals to be researched within a single search. The following should get you started:

Internet Sites

The following internet sites have been reviewed by our staff or suggested by professors in the relating field:

Recorded Music

Phonograph records and CDs are located in the music room on the second floor. To search the online catalog for recorded music, choose the "Power Search" option and select either "Compact Disc" or "Phonograph Record" under the "type" field.