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Music Research Guide: Research in Music Education

This research guide features resources and strategies for finding information and conducting research related to Music.

MUSIC EDUCATION RESOURCES

 

Resources on this page support research topics related to the philosophy, analysis, and performance of music. Resources supporting the teaching of music to young people are found on the page for Music Curriculum Materials.

Featured Resources

MUSIC DATABASES WITH ARTICLES RELATED TO MUSIC EDUCATION

Music Index 

Journal articles covering every aspect of classical and popular music 

Music Periodicals Database

Journal articles, some with full text, that are international in scope covering all aspects of music.

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature

Citations, abstracts, and subject indexing for music-related articles covering all levels from classical to popular music

EDUCATION DATABASES  WITH ARTICLES RELATED TO MUSIC EDUCATION

Education Database (ProQuest)

Full-text articles, dissertations, and other relevant sources in the field of education

Education Source Ultimate

Articles, including some full-text and peer-reviewed related to the field of education and the practice of teaching 

ERIC (EBSCO)

Education Resources Information Center is the world’s largest digital library of educational literature

ERIC (ProQuest)

Journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books, and monographs of education-related literature

GENERAL DATABASES  WITH ARTICLES RELATED TO MUSIC EDUCATION

EBSCO QuickSearch

Single-search of a number of EBSCO databases

JSTOR

Full-text electronic access to back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences

ProQuest Central

Full-text scholarly journals covering all major subject areas

Physical Books for Instructional Studies

FINDING PHYSICAL BOOKS FOR YOUR TOPIC

Titles containing studies in the philosophy of education are housed on the third floor of the library or in the robotic system. The general call numbers for these titles are listed below:

MT 1-960        Instruction and Study

MT 170-810    Instrumental Techniques

MT 820-915    Singing and Vocal Technique