This guide provides links to the most useful databases and resources for researching Music.

... there are six periods of music and each period has a particular style that significantly contributed to what music is today.

Comprehensive database of recorded music .. ratings and reviews of record albums. Search by artist, album, song title, music style, and label. .. biographies of musicians discographies

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. ASCAP Clearance Express database is searchable by author, title, composer, publisher, performer.

News Lesson Plans Cello Choir Classical Music Composers Events Flute Guitar Jazz Lyrics Musicals Opera Percussion Piano Pop Rhythm Viola Violin Xaphoon

When a rhythm makes us want to tap our toes, or a tune gets stuck in our head, an element of music has moved us. In this article, we’ll talk about 11 elements of music: harmony, rhythm, texture, melody, timbre, dynamics, duration, pitch, tempo, meter, and form.

BMI is a major royalty clearing house. It is important to know that under federal copyright law, when copyrighted music is performed in any establishment, permission must be granted from the copyright owner. In most cases, that permission comes in the form of a music license. Watch to learn more about the value of a BMI License.

A musical instrument is any device for producing a musical sound. The principal types of such instruments, classified by the method of producing sound, are percussion, stringed, keyboard, wind, and electronic.

Topics include Bands and Artists, Music Biography, Music Styles, Anime, Music Awards, Collecting, Competitio­ns, Compositio­n, Concerts and Events, Museums, Record Labels, Resources, Sound Files, Music Theory, and a lot more!

A central portal to online resources and communications for the global choral music community." Includes a choir directory, reference materials, info on repertoire, rehearsal, performance, church music, and lots m

pdf files of free sheet music

Includes Mowtown Music Timeline, Classical Music For Kids, Rock Music Timeline, and much more!

The following timeline briefly outlines the contributions of a number of history’s most influential women composers, past and present.

Searchable music and performing arts database

includes tunes, lyrics, and historical background

Look-up music term definitions

You will need Adobe Reader (free) to look at music and to print it out.

Created by Duke University Digital Scriptorium, this site includes digitized images of over 3,000 pieces of sheet music. Database is searchable. Clicking on the image of the cover brings up the score and lyrics.

Shares the world's public domain music.

Infotopia offers a strong collection of links to music resources including LOC Southern Folk Music, Jazz, Country Music, Famous Composers, Guitar Chord Chart, Learn to Read Music Notes, and more!

Discover, Search, and Play Any Song by Using Just Your Voice

View musical instruments from around the world, ranging from ancient times to the late twentieth century. The Museum is home to over 1,100 instruments, ... With link to video resources.

Music and lyrics published in 1922 or earlier are in the Public Domain in the United States.

Slavery was an important issue facing Churches, as slaves were allowed to meet for Christian services. Some Christian ministers, such as J. D. Long, wrote against slavery. Rural slaves used to stay after the regular worship services, in churches or in plantation “praise houses”, for singing and dancing.

The African continent comprises approximately 20 percent of the world's land mass and has a population of roughly 934 million. African music is as diverse as its cultures and peoples and has flowered in many indigenous forms as well as been shaped by foreign influences.

As you explore the collections and videos, don't miss Chuck Berry’s Cadillac. This Cadillac was driven on stage at the Fox Theater in St. Louis in the documentary, Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll! It was the same theater that turned him away as a child because he was black.

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