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Music, Theatre and Art: Music

A guide created with the fields of music, drama/ theatre, and visual arts in mind.

Purpose

Whether you create music with your voice or use an object, this guide has resource and information to help make our world a little more musical.

eBooks

In CREDO you'll find many music reference books, including dictionaries and encyclopedias, that pertain to the field of music

Oxford Music Online allows you to search through a wide variety of musical topics.  Regardless of it's a person, place, or thing you're bound to find some kind of encyclopedic information here.
 

Below are just a few suggestions of books that may be of use in the music field.  Click on the title or the cover to read the EBSCO ebook that is available online.

  • Crossroads: How the Blues Shaped Rock 'n' Roll (and Rock Saved the Blues) shows the intersection of blues and rock'n'roll, and provides a vivid portrait of the fluidity of American folk culture to tell this very American story of how the blues came to rest at the heart of popular music.
  • I Am Hip-Hop showcases 24 individuals whose creative expressions are intimately associated with the world of hip-hop music and culture. From their candid observations, the reader will see how each can rightly answer, in his or her own way "I AM Hip-Hop."
  • Pro Tools 10 learn advanced techniques the way the pros do: the official Avid training package focused on the operation of Pro Tools in a professional music production environment.

   

 

Need more or different books?  Use the widget below to search through EBSCO's eBook Collection

E-books

eJournals

Click Here to be taken to EBSCO Music eJournals, you can browse through the journals, use the search bar at the top to find information on a term, or search through a specific journal for information.

Videos & Media

Music Films on Demand has videos about music appreciation, history, and from around the world.

Websites

Justinguitar gives free guitar lessons by providing sheet music to practice with, YouTube videos to learn from, and written instructions.

howtoplaypiano gives free piano lessons and has a bit of information on Music Theory.

Fleming Music is a local music store that sell music and instruments, and does instrument repair.  While they don't have a website, you can click here for their address and phone number.

 

Here are a few less educational, but interesting sites to check out.

  • musicovery allows the discovery of new music based off your mood.
  • iTunes too expensive?  Try mp3million who has a lot of music both old and new that can be downloaded cheap.