Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. (Reference 780.9 G2332)
Volume 1. Africa [1998]
Volume 2. South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean [1998]
Volume 3. The United States and Canada [2001]
Volume 4. Southeast Asia [2001]
Volume 5. South Asia [2000]
Volume 6. The Middle East [2002]
Volume 7. East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea [2002]
Volume 8. Europe [2000]
Volume 9. Australia and the Pacific Islands [1998]
Volume 10. The World's Music: General Perspectives and Reference Tools [2002]
The volumes include: regional overview of that region's music, music in the social context, and the musical traditions of individual countries or ethnic groups. NOTE: An audio compact disc accompanies each volume. Go to the Circulation Desk to check out the CD. Two-day checkout.
to Use When Searching Library's Online Catalog
Adair, A. J., (1987). Basic Music Theory: 50 Ready to Use Activities for Grades 3-9.West Nyack, NY: Parker Publishing Company. 372/98 A101 [located in Main Collection]
Anderson, W. (2004). Integrating Music into the Elementary Classroom. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Group. 372.87044 A5523a6 [Reserve Desk]
Anderson, W. (2004). Integrating Music into the Elementary Classroom. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Group. 372.87044 A5523a6 CD-ROM [Reserve Desk]
Atterbury, B. & Richardson, C. (2001). Music Every Day: Transforming the Elementary Classroom. New York: McGraw Hill. 372.87 R521 [Reserve Desk]
Hackett, P. Lindeman, C.A. (2001). The Musical Classroom. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. 372.87044 H121a5 [Reserve Desk]
Kline, T. F. (1997). Classic Tunes & Tales. West Nyack, New York: Parker Publishing Company. 372.872 K655 [Reserve Desk]
Kline, T. F. (2001). Music Today & Everyday. Paramus, New Jersey: Parker Publishing Company. 372.87044 K655 [Reserve Desk]
Miché, M. (2002). Weaving Music into Young Minds. Australia: Delmar ThompsonLearning. 372.87044 M6231 [Reserve Desk]
Miché, M. (2002). Weaving Music into Young Minds. Australia: Delmar ThompsonLearning. 372.87044 M6231 CD-ROM [Reserve Desk]
Spanoghe, K. (2002). Jazzing Up Instruction: An Integrated Curriculum for Elementary Students. Lanham, MD: Children's Guild. 372.87044 S7359. [located in Main Collection] also on CD-ROM Main Collection
Winslow, R. W. Dallin, L. Wiest, S. B. (2001). Music Skills for Classroom Teachers. New York: McGraw Hill. 372.87044 W781a9 [Reserve Desk]
Winslow, R. W. Dallin, L. Wiest, S. B. (2001). Music Skills for Classroom Teachers. New York: McGraw Hill. 372.87044 W781a9 CD-ROM [Reserve Desk]
Refer to Database Handout for Off Campus Passwords. Off campus database passwords are posted on WaveLink under the Academic Resources tab. Login to WaveLink with your 8 digit student ID number and your WaveLink password.
Grove Music Online (PREMIER AUTHORITY
ON ALL ASPECTS OF MUSIC.)
Grove Music Online is an integrated music resource on the web, including
the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (second edition),
The New Grove Dictionary of Opera and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (second
edition). Grove Music Online is regularly updated to ensure it remains the most
up-to-date music reference work on the Internet.
www.NaxosMusicLibrary.com
Naxos
is the world's leading classical music label, with a catalogue ofover 5000 CDs
(80,000 individual tracks) with genres including jazz andworld music in addition
to the classical core. Playlists allow professors to create listening homework
lists. Set timeouts ensure that no one abuses the service. Browse by composer
to access composer's biographies. Click on Advanced Search to find a specific
piece of music.
American National Biography
Deceased Americans. To search for a list of composers, click on "Complete
List" under "Realms of Renown" and look in the list for "music"
under "Performing Arts"' and choose "composers/arrangers."
Special collections include:
- Black History
- Women's History
- Asian Pacific American Heritage
- Hispanic Heritage
- American Indian Heritage
Biography
Reference Bank on WilsonWeb
308,000+ people from antiquity through today.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
Good source for information on education or music careers.
Oxford
Reference Online Premium
Search over 100 Oxford dictionaries and reference titles.
Includes:
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Arts/Music
The Educator's Reference Desk - Music Lesson Plans.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/music/
Enchanted Learning produces children's (younger students) educational web sites
and games.
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edmusic.htm
Music lesson plans and other resources.
http://eleaston.com/
E. L. Easton. Materials for Teaching and Learning.
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/arts_lit.htm
Site allows users to view lesson plans and activies by selecting a grade range
and topic.
http://www.digital-librarian.com/education.html
Digistal Librarian: a Librarian's choice of the Best of the Web.
http://web.mel.org/viewtopic.jsp?id=1673&pathid=2243
Lesson plan collections from the Michigan Electronic Library. What is MEL? The
Michigan eLibrary is an information gateway to selected Internet resources
(Web sites), and also includes state funded databases. The Michigan eLibrary
Internet collection is staffed by a team of professional librarians who are
experts in their fields.
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Music.htm
The Lesson Plans Page is a collection of over 1000 lesson plans, primarily at
the elementary level.
http://www.wmich.edu/library/sg/19/6591/
Links to lesson plans and other teaching materials from WMU's library web
page.
Currently Received Education Magazines