Featured Print Reference Sources
Recommended Web Resources
- Oxford Music Online
Oxford Music Online includes as its foundation the premiere music encyclopedia, Grove Music Online, as well as the Oxford Companion to Music and the Oxford Dictionary of Music. It offers extensive, peer-reviewed coverage and summary sources on different music, musicians, music-making, and music scholarship; it is also searchable by topic, instrument, era, region, place type, and occupation.
Note: There is a sign-in limit of one simultaneous user. This means that if one person is signed in, a second user will have to wait in line until that person signs out and a log-in becomes available.
- Library of Congress: Digital CollectionsThe Library of Congress houses many musical instruments, sheet music, music recordings, and more related to music--and a lot of it can be viewed or listened to online. This is a great way to find primary sources, or originals, for music research.
Special Topic: Music Education
- Keeping ScoreInfo and resources to help incorporate music in classroom through core curriculum
- Music Education Resource LinksLinks to curriculum resources, organized by Standards for Arts Education
- Musician's Way ResourcesList of online resources for specific instruments, including supplier recommendations, professional organizations, and instructional videos
- Music Teachers National AssociationMTNA is known as "the backbone for a collaborative community of music-teaching professionals, connecting both the seasoned educator and those at the beginning of their career."
- Michigan Music Education AssociationAn affiliate of the National Association for Music Education, MMEA "serves music educators, students, parents, and community members," offering workshops and performance opportunities for students of all ages throughout Michigan
- American Choral DirectorsOrganization for choral teachers and directors - they offer some great music resources, including the Virtual Choral Library
- Michigan School Band and Orchestra AssociationSponsor of many band and orchestra festivals that are part of music education in Michigan