Music Research Guide
This guide provides you with a good starting point for conducting research in Music at the Southwestern Adventist University Library. As you explore the library’s resources you will find additional materials such as videos and DVD’s.<Back to Research Guides Index List>
Library Catalog
The library catalog is available online at: http://silc.swau.edu/aquabrowser/We use the Library of Congress Classification system to organize most of the material in our library. Using this system, each book is given its own call number. The call number is used to locate the books on the shelf.
Material related to music can be found in the following call number ranges or areas.
| M | Music |
| ML | Literature on Music |
| ML 166 | Music in the Bible |
| ML 385-429 | Musicians |
| ML 3880-3916 | Musical Criticism |
| MT | Musical Instruction & Study |
| MT 68, MT 190, MT 239 | Musical Accompaniment |
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Research Related Material
Below are some titles in the SWAU library collection that describe the methodology used in conducting and organizing research. Some of these are specific to the field of music and some are general research and writing guides. Most of these titles are in the [MAIN] collection and are located on second floor. Those that begin with [R] are located on first floor in our reference collection.Sourcebook for research in music
[R] ML 113 .C68 2005
A glossary of English grammar
[R] PE1112 .L44 2006
The extreme searcher's Internet handbook
[R] ZA4230 .H63 2007
Writing, teaching, and learning in the disciplines
[MAIN] LB 1576 .W76 1992
The research project : how to write it
[MAIN] LB 2369 .B38 2004
Using sources effectively : strengthening your writing and avoiding plagiarism
[MAIN] LB 2369 .H37 2002
Introduction to research and the psychology of music
[MAIN] ML 3838 .G5 1998
The nuts & bolts of college writing
[MAIN] PE 1408 .H3927 2003
Online companion (http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com/)
The Music Department at SWAU has no preferred writing manual. Several of commonly used writing manuals are listed below.
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
Also known as the APA Manual
On reserve at the Circulation Desk
APA Online (http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html)
A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations / Kate L. Turabian.
On reserve at the Circulation Desk
Turabian online (http://www.bucknell.edu/x11826.xml)
[MAIN] LB 2369 .T8 1973
MLA handbook for writers of research papers
On reserve at the Circulation Desk
[MAIN] LB 2369 .G53 1999
MLA online (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html)
How to Site the Bible (Grove City College)
http://hbl.gcc.edu/citingBIBLE.htm
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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Reference materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs and atlases provide facts and statistics and are usually arranged so information can be easily located. They can be used to narrow or broaden a search topic or provide needed details for your research. Most of our reference material is located on first floor. However, the call numbers that begin with [MAIN] are located on second floor.Microsoft Encarta Africana 2000 [interactive multimedia]
On Reserve at the Circulation Desk
The Vietnam experience : a concise encyclopedia of American literature, songs, and films
[R] DS 557.73 .H55 1998
Reference library of Black America : literature, media and performing arts
[R] E 185 .R43 1997 v.4
Beacham's encyclopedia of social change : America in the twentieth century
[R] HN 59.2 .B43 2001 v.1-4
The Harvard dictionary of music
[R] ML 100 .A64 2003
The Garland encyclopedia of world music
[R] ML 100 .G16 v.3
[RES] ML 100 .G16 v.3
The Oxford dictionary of music
[R] ML 100 .K35 1994
The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
[R] ML 100 .N48 2001 v.1-29
The New Grove dictionary of American music
[R] ML 101.U6 N48 1986 v.1-4
A dictionary of Protestant church music
[R] ML 102.C5 D33 1975
The biographical encyclopedia of jazz
[R] ML 102.J3 F4 1999
The Guinness encyclopedia of popular music
[R] ML 102 .P66G84 1995 v.1-6
International vocabulary of music
[R] ML 108 .L49 1984
Music since 1900
[R] ML 197 .S634 2001
The ... A&E entertainment almanac
[R] PN 2000 .I53 1997
The African diaspora : a musical perspective
[MAIN] ML 3760.1 .A37 2000
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Print Periodicals
Periodicals include journals, magazines and newspapers. All of our periodicals are shelved in alphabetical order by the title. We keep two issues of our current subscriptions on first floor. Back issues and titles not currently received are shelved on the east side of third floor.Currently Received Journals and Magazines
(First and third floor)
Choral Journal
Clavier
Electronic Musician
Instrumentalist
Keyboard
Music Educators Journal
Notes
Sound & Vision
Teaching Music
Titles Not Currently Received
(Only on third floor)
Hymn
IAMA Journal
Journal of Church Music
Journal of Research in Music Education
Journal of the American Musiciological Society
Mix
Musical Quarterly
School Musician, Director, and Teacher
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Print Indexes
Indexes are used to locate citations (the information on where the article is found and who wrote it) of articles on a specific subject or subjects. When you have found the citation(s), you go to the shelves to locate the article(s). Articles not available in our library may be obtained through interlibrary loan. Some print indexes for music are listed below. These indexes are shelved on third floor.Humanities Index
Music Index
SDA Periodical Index
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Databases
Our library databases, found on our web page, offer many options for locating material in the area of music. These databases are online indexes. Some of them have only the citation (the information on where the article is found and who wrote it) and an abstract (a short description of the article). Other databases offer some or all full-text articles. In other words, the whole article is on the computer. The ones most likely to help you in your research are listed below.CAIRSS (Institute for Music Research)
Bibliographic database to 27 research journals in music education, medicine, psychology, and therapy.
EBSCOhost
Academic Search Premier – The greatest number of full text, peer-reviewed journals found in any database. Provides a broad spectrum of data in social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Full-text access to the encyclopedia, atlas, and dictionary articles of Encyclopedia Britannica, as well as EB’s recommended Websites.
FirstSearch
AH Search – (Arts and Humanities Search). Indexes the world’s leading arts and humanities journals from over 1,100 sources. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.
ArtAbtracts – Abstracts from 400+ leading, international art publications, 1984 to present. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.
Dissertation Abs – Indexes dissertations and theses from institutions in North America and Europe.
ECO – An OCLC collection of scholarly journals. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.
PerAbs – Periodical abstracts from general and academic journals from over 2,000 sources. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.
Reader’sGuideAbs – Contains abstracts on articles covering consumer affairs, current events, education, fashion, fine arts, health & nutrition and sports. Also includes some book reviews. Articles from 379 sources. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.
WilsonSelectPlus – Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business from 1,652 sources.
WorldCat – A consortial catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
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SDA Related Material
Index to the Complete Published Writings of Ellen G. WhiteIncludes the books, periodical articles and pamphlets with the writings of Ellen G. White.
SDA Periodical Index
Indexing to approximately 40 Seventh-day Adventist journals and magazines. Currently the index covers the years 1977 to the present.
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Useful Web Resources
The Web sites listed below were evaluated by a reference librarian. Sites found on the web should always be critically evaluated for authority, accuracy, audience, coverage, currency, objectivity and purpose. There are additional sites related to music that may be reached through some of the university sites listed at the end of this section. Not all of these sites have been evaluated. Be sure to use your “critical thinking skills if you choose to use these additional web resources or to find other sites on your own.Southwestern Adventist University
Department of Music(Online at: http://www.swau.edu/academics/nursing.asp)
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General Help Links
College and Graduate School Planning (Thomson Peterson’s)Contains a resource and information area for educators, as well as information for students and prospective students on test preparation, financial aid planning and career advancement.
(Online at: http://www.petersons.com/)
College and University Rankings (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Identifies top colleges and universities in various areas. Contains links to many ranking services, along with cautionary notes and a discussion of the ongoing controversy over rankings.
(Online at: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm)
GRE – Graduate Record Examinations (Educational Testing Service)
Free test prep materials available for the General Test and for the Subject Tests. Also contains information about changes to the GRE, which are to be implemented in the fall of 2007.
(Online at: http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.435c0b5cc7bd0ae7015d9510c3921509/?vgnextoid=b195e3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD)
Guide to Grammar and Writing (Dr. Charles Darling and the Capital Community College Foundation)
Features a guide to grammar and writing, principles of composition, and interactive quizzes.
(Online at: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/)
Internet Detective (Intute Virtual Training Suite)
Free online tutorial designed to help college and university students develop their Internet research skills. Looks at the critical thinking required when using the Internet for research and offers practical advice on evaluating the quality of web sites. Follow the tutorial or explore the site on your own.
(Online: http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/tutors.html)
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus (Merriam-Webster Incorporated)
Online web site for Merriam-Webster. Includes a variety of resources on words and word meanings.
(Online at: http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm)
OWL at Purdue (Purdue University)
Offers free online writing, research, and MLA and APA style help.
(Online at: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/)
Paradigm Online Writing Assistance (Chuck Guilford)
Published by an experienced English teacher, POWA is an interactive, menu-driven, online writer's guide and handbook written in HTML and distributed freely over the WWW. Intended to be useful for all writers, from inexperienced to advanced.
(Online at: http://www.powa.org/)
Plagiarism (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Explains what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.
(Online at: http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml)
Writer’s Workshop (Northern Illinois University)
Includes resources for students, tutors, teachers and visitors.
(Online at: http://www.engl.niu.edu/comskills/main.html)
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Music Links
19th Century American Sheet Music (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)Provides web access, through digital scanning and descriptive indexing, to a unique collection of rare American music material. Also includes links to other sheet music collections.
(Online at: http://www.lib.unc.edu/music/eam/index.html)
19th Century California Sheet Music (Mary Kay Duggan and the University of California, Berkeley)
Includes sheet music, programs, songsheets, advertisements, and photographs and some sound & video files. In addition to database searching, the collection is browseable by image subjects and music subjects.
(Online at: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/%7Emkduggan/neh.html)
African American Sheet Music (Brown University Library)
Includes songs from the blackface minstrelsy and the abolitionist movement, Civil War period music, Post-Civil War music, the beginnings of the African-American musical stage, music associated with WW I and the lively African-American musical theatre of the 1920s. Features the works of African-American popular composers, including James Bland, Ernest Hogan, Bob Cole, James Reese Europe, and Will Marion Cook. Browseable by creators & contributors, subject and title. Also includes basic and advanced search functions and search tips.
(Online at: http://dl.lib.brown.edu/sheetmusic/afam/index.html)
Baroque Music Page (Hong Kong University)
Includes a variety of information on baroque music. Features biographies of composers and musicians, baroque instruments, and a sampler of baroque music.
(Online at: http://www.baroquemusic.org/)
Center for the History of Music Theory and Literature (Indiana University)
Provides access to several databases of interest to music scholars
(Online at: http://www.music.indiana.edu/chmtl/)
Chopin Early Editions (University of Chicago Libraries)
Consists of digitized images of all the scores in the University of Chicago Library’s Chopin collection. Users can search or browse via a variety of data points, including titles, genres and plate numbers.
(Online at: http://chopin.lib.uchicago.edu/)
Christian Hymnal (YASKAWA Moclin)
MIDI and MP3 files for a wide variety of Christian hymns.
(Online at: http://www.kt.rim.or.jp/~moclin/hymn-e.html#v1_wor)
Clarinet Pages (Mark Charette and the Classical Music Web Ring)
Includes a variety of information on the clarinet, as well as some MIDI files of clarinet music.
(Online at: http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/index.html)
Classical Music Archives (Classical Archives LLC)
The largest classical music site on the Web. Requires a yearly subscription with unlimited access or a free registration with limitations. Includes live recordings and synthesized MIDI files with 38,504 full length classical music files by 2,043 composers.
(Online at: http://www.classicalarchives.com/)
Classical Music Navigator (Charles H. Smith, Western Kentucky University)
Provides information on over 400 composers and their works. Includes a library of notable works, a geographical roster of composers, music forms and styles index, and a glossary.
(Online at: http://www.wku.edu/%7Esmithch/music/index2.htm)
Classical Music Pages (Matthew Boynick)
Designed for beginners and music professionals, this site offers a wide range of information on classical music. Includes history, biographical information about composers (with portraits and short sound examples), explanations of the various musical forms and a dictionary of musical terminologies.
(Online at: http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/)
Classical Net (Dave Lampson)
Includes a variety of resources on classical music. Features a basic repertoire list, classical CD buying guide, recommended classical CD’s, composer’s works and data, reviews and articles, lists of books about and scores of classical music and links to related sites.
(Online at: http://www.classical.net/)
Dictionary of American Hymnology Project (Oberlin College and the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada)
Provides data related to hymns and hymn writers as well as the history of congregational song in America. Comprises four sources for research: an index of first lines of hymns from 1640 to 1978 with a supplementary index 1978 to present; a bibliography of some 5000 hymnals published in America (1817 denominational + 3192 non-denominational); an author file; and a bibliographical file.
(Online at: http://www.oberlin.edu/library/DAH.html)
Early American Secular Music and its European Sources, 1589-1839: An Index (Colonial Music Institute, Annapolis, MD)
Contains information about more than 75,000 early American songs. These songs are searchable and browseable by text (titles, first lines, recitatives, chorus and burden), by music incipits (scale degrees, stressed notes, and interval sequences), with additional indexes of names and theater works.
(Online at: http://www.colonialdancing.org/Easmes/)
Echoes of Africa (BBC)
Explores the way Africa has affected music and musical instruments around the world.
(Online at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/features/africa/)
Encyclopedia of Organ Stops (Edward L. Stauff and WebRing)
Extensive online encyclopedia with an index that contains over 2500 stop names. Includes four ways of searching, explanations for definitions and examples, sound files, a timeline for organ history, links to other sites and more.
(Online at: http://www.organstops.org/)
Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection (Lincoln Christian College and Seminary)
Contains the lyrics of over 9,000 hymns from 19 hymnals. Also includes the scanned pages of the hymnals, MIDI versions of the tunes, a search engine for finding a particular hymn, and background information about the authors & compilers of the hymns.
(Online at: https://secure.lccs.edu/library/hymnals/index.html)
Essentials of Music (Sony Music Entertainment and W.W. Norton & Company)
Site for basic information about classical music. Includes information on musical eras, brief biographies of nearly 70 composers and a glossary of musical terms. Features some audio excerpts from the Essential Classics series.
(Online at: http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/)
FluteHistory.com (Ardal Powell)
Provides some basic details about the flutes and playing styles of the past, and helps find published resources for learning more. Includes pages about people, instruments, periods, and music in the various sections in the navigation column. Also contains links to further resources on the internet.
(Online at: http://www.flutehistory.com/)
Gregorian Chant Home Page (Peter Jeffery and Princeton University)
Excellent scholarly resource pertaining to Gregorian Chant. Includes links to other sites and history of the Chant.
(Online at: http://www.music.princeton.edu/chant_html/)
Historic American Sheet Music (Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University)
Features digital images of 3042 pieces of sheet music published in the United States between 1850 and 1920. In addition to database searching, the collection is browseable by music, title page and timeline.
(Online at: http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic/)
Hymnody and Psalmody (Yale University)
Gateway to a wide variety of websites related to hymnody and psalmody.
(Online at: http://www.yale.edu/adhoc/research_resources/hymn4.htm)
International Society for Music Education
Web site for ISME. Features a variety of information and resources pertaining to music education. Includes teaching resources, publications and more.
(Online at: http://www.isme.org/)
Internet Public Library: Music (University of Michigan School of Information)
Resources for study in music.
(Online at: http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum20.60.00/)
K-12 Resources for Music Educators (Cynthia Mazurkiewicz Shirk, Mankato Area Public Schools)
Includes a wide variety of resources for all areas and educational levels of music teaching.
(Online at: http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/music/k-12music/)
Keffer Collection of Sheet Music (John Bewley and University of Pennsylvania)
Contains over 2,000 scores published between 1790 and 1895. Also includes a list of prominent Philadelphia composers and historical backgrounds for the music publishing industry and lithography in Philadelphia.
(Online at: http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/rbm/keffer/)
Librarians’ Internet Index, Music (U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services)
High-quality law websites carefully selected, described, and organized by a team of librarians.
(Online at: http://lii.org/pub/topic/music)
Library of Congress
Nation's oldest federal cultural institution. Serves as the research arm of Congress and is the largest library in the world. Features a variety of resources, including online exhibits and films.
(Online at: http://www.loc.gov/index.html)
Also available through the LOC website, direct links to the areas listed below.
America Singing: Nineteenth Century Song Sheets
(Online at: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amsshtml/)
American Memory: Performing Arts, Music
Music and information about music from 30 searchable collections in a variety of formats, including sheet music, recordings and more.
(Online at: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Performing%20Arts,%20Music)
Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection
Comprised of nearly 1,700 flutes and other instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute.
(Online at: http://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/dcmhtml/dmhome.html)
Music for the Nation
Collection of over 62,500 pieces of historical sheet music, digitally scanned. Coverage from 1820 through 1885, including "popular songs, operatic areas, piano music, sacred and secular choral music," and more.
(Online at: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/mussmquery.html)
Music, Theater and Dance
Performing arts digital library. Also includes links to other special presentations on the performing arts.
(Online at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/ihas/)
Performing Arts Encyclopedia
Serves as a guide to the collections and resources at the Library of Congress that pertain to music, theater, and dance.
(Online at: http://www.loc.gov/performingarts/encyclopedia/)
Multimedia Music Dictionary (Virginia Tech)
Music dictionary featuring term pronunciations, musical examples and shockwave quizzes & simulations.
(Online at: http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/)
Music Education Online (Children’s Music Workshop)
Includes a wide variety of resources for those interested in music education.
(Online at: http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/)
Music Resource Links (Society for Music Theory)
Resource page for the Society for Music Theory Web site. Includes links for basic theory, general theory, guitar theory, miscellaneous theory and professional journals in music theory. Some of the journals can only be accessed with membership to the SMT.
(Online at: http://www.societymusictheory.org/index.php?pid=35#general)
Mutopia Project
Volunteer project for making non-copyrighted sheet music freely available. Includes mostly classical music, however, some modern editions and arrangements and some new music are included.
(Online at: http://www.mutopiaproject.org/)
NAMM Foundation Research Division
Web site for the Research Division of the NAMM Foundation (formerly the International Foundation for Music Research). Includes research and resource tools featuring access to sites for music education advocacy, an archived database of music research abstracts compiled from 1992 – 2001 and listing of music-focused Web sites and bibliographic databases.
(Online at: http://www.music-research.org/)
NegroSpirituals.com (Spiritual Workshop)
Includes songs, composers, singers, history and more.
(Online at: http://www.negrospirituals.com/)
OAIster (University of Michigan Digital Library Service)
Provides a collection of freely available, previously difficult-to-access, academically-oriented digital resources that are easily searchable by anyone.
(Online at: http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/o/oaister/)
Organ History (James H. Cook)
Includes a variety of information on the history of the organ from the Middle Ages through the nineteenth century and in England, France, Germany, Italy and the USA. Features pictures of organs during different time periods and in different geographical areas.
(Online at: http://panther.bsc.edu/~jhcook/OrgHist/begin.htm)
Piano Education Page (West Mesa Music Teachers Association)
One-stop resource for teachers, students, parents of students, and fans of the piano with over 900 pages of family-friendly information. Includes text and multimedia.
(Online at: http://pianoeducation.org/)
PianoNanny.com (Clinton Clark and the Nanny Group)
Online piano lessons for starter, intermediate and advanced studies in piano.
(Online at: http://www.pianonanny.com/start.html)
Pipedreams (American Public Media)
Web site for the radio program Pipedreams. Features selected organ works and performances; and talks with composers, organists, organ builders and restorers. The show features brand new instruments in churches and concert halls, plus historic pipe organs recorded in locations around the world, from ancient instruments in vast cathedrals to the "mighty Wurlitzers" of movie house fame. Includes program archives back to 1995, a photo gallery, and special feature information about pipe organs.
(Online at: http://pipedreams.publicradio.org/)
Public Domain Music (Haven Sound, Inc.)
Reference site to help identify public domain songs and public domain music. Includes information on fair use and copyright law.
(Online at: http://www.pdinfo.com/)
Scholarly Societies - Music (University of Waterloo Library)
Features links to websites of scholarly societies in music. Societies that have been included have been chosen by a set of guidelines.
(Online at: http://www.scholarly-societies.org/music_soc.html)
Science of Music (Exploratorium and the National Science Foundation)
Includes online exhibits, movies and Q & A’s for music and the science of music.
(Online at: http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/)
Songs in the Key of E (IEEE Virtual Museum)
History and information about electronic music from the humming of the telegraph to computer generated music.
(Online at: http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/exhibit/exhibit.php?id=159271&lid=1)
The Symphony – An Interactive Guide (ThinkQuest, Brian Blackwell and Andre Dauwalder)
Comprehensive resource on symphonies. Includes a short history, a timeline, a list of composers, instruments in the orchestra, a list of the symphonies featured on the site, some interactive components and links to related sites.
(Online at: http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/)
teoría – Music Theory Web (José Rodríguez Alvira)
Includes tutorials and exercises for music theory, articles about music and analysis and more.
(Online at: http://www.teoria.com/)
Tonal Centre (Andrew Milne)
Interactive site for music composers and theorists. Explains and demonstrates some of the key concepts of tonality; including chords, scales, cadences, and modulation. Most of the musical examples are illustrated with a midi file.
(Online at: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/andymilne/index.shtml)
Virtual Instrument Museum (Wesleyan University)
Features instruments from around the world made from a variety of materials. Searchable by type of instrument, material and genre. Includes photo, video and audio files for many of the more common instruments.
(Online at: http://learningobjects_devel.wesleyan.edu/vim/)
Virtual Rare Book Room (University of North Texas Music Library)
Provides full-text image files of early music prints and manuscripts. Includes search functions that allow browsing or searching by composer, author, title and subject, and a reference section with detailed information that is applicable to a number of different works in the collection.
(Online at: http://digital.library.unt.edu/browse/department/music/vrbr/)
Wagner Library (Patrick Swinkels)
Features articles, correspondence, libretti, prose works, links to other sites and more.
(Online at: http://users.belgacom.net/wagnerlibrary/)
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Seventh-day Adventist Sites
Adventist Distance Education ConsortiumGroup of 13 Seventh-day Adventist Affiliated colleges and universities in North America. Enables its member institutions to develop, promote, and deliver high-quality Christian distance education programs for the benefit of motivated independent learners.
(Online at: http://www.sdaedu.org/)
Adventist Professionals Network
Global registry of Seventh-day Adventist professionals who hold the minimum of a master's degree or its equivalent (5 years of postsecondary studies) in any field. Housed at the world headquarters of the Church, APN will help locate candidates for positions, consultants with expertise, and volunteers for short mission assignments. It will also foster international networking among Adventists in various professions.
(Online at: https://apn.adventist.org/)
International Adventist Musicians Association
Forum where music-related issues and ideas can be presented and discussed; and a source for news about what is happening in music in the SDA church.
Also includes SDA music history, music in life, music in worship and more.
(Online at: http://www.iamaonline.com/)
PlusLine
Provides ministry support to Seventh-day Adventist church members, pastors and church leaders throughout the North American Division.
(Online at: http://www.plusline.org/article.php?id=270)
Seventh-day Adventist Digital Hymnal
Collection of MIDI Files, lyrics, and historical notes about the authors and composers of hymns, based on the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal. Follows the numeric order of the SDA Hymnal and includes the same indexes.
Available in English and Spanish.
(Online at: http://www.digitalhymnal.org/dhguide.html)
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Online Periodicals and Newsletters
Acoustic Guitar Magazine (String Letter Publishing, Inc.)Web site for Acoustic Guitar Magazine. Includes issue highlights and table of contents for issues back to 1990.
(Online at: http://www.acousticguitar.com/)
Echo (Department of Musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles)
Interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed music journal created and edited by graduate students. Entirely Web-based and can be accessed free of charge by any online visitor.
(Online at: http://www.echo.ucla.edu/volume4-issue2/table-of-contents.html)
Play Guitar! (String Letter Publishing, Inc.)
Web site for Play Guitar!, a magazine for beginning and developing guitar players. Includes issue highlights and table of contents for issues back to 2001.
(Online at: http://www.playguitarmagazine.com/index.asp)
Strings (String Letter Publishing, Inc.)
Web site for Strings Magazine. Includes issue highlights and table of contents for issues back to 1986.
(Online at: http://www.stringsmagazine.com/index.asp)
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University Site Resources
BUBL Link, Music Theory (Strathclyde University)(Online at: http://bubl.ac.uk/link/m/musictheory.htm)
DW3 Classical Music Resources (Duke University Libraries)
(Online at: http://www.lib.duke.edu/dw3/SPT--BrowseResources.php?ParentId=777)
Ethnomusicology Web Sites (University of Washington)
(Online at: http://www.lib.washington.edu/music/world.html)
Music (Rhodes College)
(Online at: http://www.rhodes.edu/public/2_0-Academics/2_5-Library/2_5_2-subjectguides/2_5_2_22-music.shtml)
Music Web Links (George F. DeVine Music Library, University of Tennessee)
(Online at: http://www.lib.utk.edu/music/)
Religion and Music, Guide to Internet Resources (Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion)
(Online at: http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Internet/music.htm)
Selected Web Sites, Music (Southern Adventist University)
(Online at: http://library.southern.edu/research/view.php?id=92#sws)
Worldwide Internet Music Resources (Indiana University School of Music)
(Online at: http://library.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/)
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