Walker Library: MUS 1030: Introduction to Music: Home

Music Online

Music Online (from Alexander Street) This link opens in a new window
Cross-searches several music databases for text, video, and audio.
Searches African American Music Reference, Classical Music Library, Classical Music Reference Library, Classical Scores Library and The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online. Includes streaming audio.

Select one of the broad heading tabs (American Music, Classical Music, Dance, etc...) to browse within specified categories. For example:

Under American Music:
- select Historical Events to browse recordings related to dozens of events, such as the Lewis and Clark Expedition or the California Gold Rush;
- select Genres to browse recordings grouped into 38 different genres, including Blues, Folk, Hip-Hop/Rap, American Indian, etc.
Under World Music:
- select Places to browse a list of countries organized into the same groupings used in the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia of world music.

Audio examples to accompany each of the 10 volumes are listed on the left side of the home page for this resource.

The 10 volume print set of this encyclopedia may be found on the 1st floor of Walker Library in the Reference section.

Call Number: REF 780.9 G18

Kanopy Streaming Video

Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window
Watch streaming films, documentaries, and training videos from Criterion Collection, Women Make Movies, First Run Features, and other leading producers. The library owns some titles on this platform, but most content is leased solely for classroom use; see https://library.mtsu.edu/mediaresources/policy
Kanopy Troubleshooting Guide
Kanopy Accessibility Statement
Creating playlists and/or clips (Must first create a Kanopy account)

Under the Subjects menu located at the top left of the page:

select The Arts, then

select Music

Streaming Audio & Video

Music Online (from Alexander Street) This link opens in a new window
Cross-searches several music databases for text, video, and audio.
Searches African American Music Reference, Classical Music Library, Classical Music Reference Library, Classical Scores Library and The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online. Includes streaming audio.

Alexander Street Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
The AVON (Academic Videos Online) streaming platform provides on-demand access to over 60,000 streaming videos. Content providers include PBS, BBC, Sony Picture Classics, CNN, BBC, and more.
Detailed description of available AVON collections at https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.mtsu.edu/collections.
Digital Theatre+ This link opens in a new window
A collection of theatre, musical theatre, film, opera, dance, and music productions. Includes live performances, study guides, plot summaries, relationship guides, and interviews with cast members, directors, and crews.
Interactive Subject Catalog
Complete Table of Contents
Teaching with Digital Theatre+
Swank This link opens in a new window
Streaming collection of films and documentaries, both classic and contemporary. Content on this platform is leased solely for classroom use; see https://library.mtsu.edu/mediaresources/policy
Swank accessibility features, including captions
Sharing and assigning Swank films
Instructors can create a Swank account in order to search unlicensed titles. Please see the library's streaming film acquisition policy before requesting a film license.
Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window
Watch streaming films, documentaries, and training videos from Criterion Collection, Women Make Movies, First Run Features, and other leading producers. The library owns some titles on this platform, but most content is leased solely for classroom use; see https://library.mtsu.edu/mediaresources/policy
Kanopy Troubleshooting Guide
Kanopy Accessibility Statement
Creating playlists and/or clips (Must first create a Kanopy account)
Naxos Music Library Jazz This link opens in a new window
Streaming audio with 65,000 tracks of jazz from more than 6,000 albums. 15 simultaneous users.
User Instructions
FAQ
Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
Streaming classical music database.
Instructors: Contact Grover Baker for account details necessary to create playlists.
Creating Playlists
Mobile Access
Classical Music Library This link opens in a new window
Streaming audio collection of classical music with more than 766,000 tracks.
Unlimited simultaneous users permitted.
Dance in Video This link opens in a new window
Dance productions and documentaries by influential 20th century performers and dance companies.
Over 900 hours of productions and documentaries. Selections include ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. Included are:
•Classic performances from top ballet companies
•Experimental works from up-and-coming dance troupes
•Documentaries by and about leading choreographers
•Videos on dance training
•Other items covering a wide range of 20th and 21st century dance styles
Product Brochure (pdf)
Volume I Title List (Excel file)
Volume II Title List (Excel file)
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia of world music.

Find Music Articles

Music Index with Full Text (EBSCO database) This link opens in a new window
Indexing and abstracts of articles about music, musicians, and the music industry for more than 475 periodicals, as well as book reviews, obituaries, and news.
Coverage List
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature This link opens in a new window
International bibliography of scholarship in music and related disciplines, 1967 to present. Limited to 8 simultaneous users.
Music Periodicals Database Full-text This link opens in a new window
Music journal resource with more than 770,000 articles, plus detailed abstracts and full text from 1874 to current, covering the scholarly to the popular.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full content of essential scholarly journals. Use the "Narrow by Discipline" option to limit your search.

Online Music Anthology

Online Music Anthology (ARMA) This link opens in a new window
Over 600 vocal and instrumental scores from antiquity through the Romantic era, with extensive content for the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque eras.
Includes six music history overviews with bibliographies and music lists.
User Guide and Instructor Manual

A valuable resource within the Online Music Anthology is the A-R Online History Textbook, which provides overviews of each historic era in the Western Art Music tradition.

Visual & Performing Arts Librarian

Grover Baker

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Contact:

(615) 494-7784

Subjects: Art and Design, Dance, Music, Recording Industry, Theatre

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MUS 1030: Introduction to Music: Home