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Welcome to the MERLOT Music Portal, an educational resource for teaching and learning. You are invited to join MERLOT - it's free - and contribute to this growing Music community of instructors. As a MERLOT member, you can contribute learning materials and assignments, submit your own learning materials for evaluation, and get access to great ideas to help you teach online and in the classroom. Browse the MERLOT Music Collection to find the high quality online learning materials for music studies.
Bruce A. Whisler, Editor
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A TED video of Evelyn Glennie presenting her ideas on listening. This video is an excellent point of departure for student discussions on listening and the nature and purpose of music and music making. It is also an excellent model for students preparing outreach programs.
New Materials
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CSU San Marcos - MUSC 120: Introduction to Music Resources
CSU San Marcos compiled a list of resources used in their Introduction to Music course.
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Uniendo escenas con la musica
Análisis de la utilización de la música diegética de una escena como música extradiegética de otras escenas montadas en...
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Voz Pensamiento
Análisis del uso y de la realización de la voz interior o voz pensamiento, que debe realizarse en postproducción pero ser...
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La ausencia de planos sonoros
Se analiza la ausencia de los planos sonoros a través de obras que carecen de sonido ambiente lo que dificulta la...
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Los tipos de habla - La voz audiovisual
Análisis de los diferentes tipos de habla o voz enunciados por Michel Chion: habla teatro, texto y emanación,...
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Los códigos de tiempo en la música
Análisis de las músicas que se asocian a épocas en función de la orquestación y de el lenguaje musical utilizado. Se...
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Los códigos de lugar en la música
Análisis de los códigos de lugar y región asociados a la música, en particular con los instrumentos y músicas...
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Lo que el doblaje se llevó
Descripción de los elementos que se degradan con el doblaje: la naturalidad de la voz, la profundidad y respuesta...
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La voz protagonista II: voz teatro y superposición
análisis de la realización de diálogos y situaciones donde las voces se superponen: elementos que deben grabarse en...
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La voz protagonista I: La voz pensamiento
análisis de la preponderancia de la voz pensamiento en off sobre el resto de elementos en el diseño de sonido, haciendo...
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Juegos con la diégesis en la música
Análisis de los cambios de la música percibida como diegética o extradiegética
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El silencio beethoveniano
Análisis de los elementos necesarios para crear un silencio beethoveniano en una secuencia audiovisual. Se analiza un...
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Una posible definición de plano sonoro
Se analiza el papel estructurador que tienen los planos sonoros, que permiten unir o separar los planos visuales en el...
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Dance and the Hollywood Musical
Online activities, teacher notes and reading list. Activities involve some reading, listening, watching and reflecting on...
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Brain-Based Learning Theory in Instructional Design
Learning how we learn should influence how we teach. This web page will showcase brain-based learning theory and explore...
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Understanding Basic Music Theory
The main purpose of the course, however, is to explore basic music theory so thoroughly that the interested student will...
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Music Inquiry
An inquiry based approach to learning about music provides flexible lessons that deepen and broaden learners'...
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Vocal Techniques for the Instrumentalist
Vocal Techniques, the course title used at many institutions, is essentially a voice class for instrumentalists and is a...
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Teaching Low Brass
The purpose of this textbook is to provide resources about teaching low brass instruments to music educators and future...
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The Basic Elements of Music
The Basic Elements of Music "Explanations (suitable for any age) of the basic elements of music, with suggested...
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Annunciations: Sacred Music for the Twenty-First Century
Our contemporary culture is communicating ever-increasingly through the visual, through film, and through music. This...
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Musicards - Online Music Theory Flash Cards
Customizable Online Music Theory Flashcards. Self-quiz on note names, key signatures, intervals, triads, clefs, piano...
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A Quick and Dirty Guide to Art, Music, and Culture
We will discuss artists and musicians in this book as they and their works are related to the social and cultural issues...
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Free Music Dictations
This website was created to reduce the costs of high schoolers and college students studying aural skills. It features...
New Members
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Alejandra AguirreCalifornia State University, Bakersfield -
Emeri JimenezCalifornia State University, Bakersfield
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Daniel TapiaCalifornia State University, Bakersfield
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Derek SavickIndiana University System - Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis
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James RodriguezNone
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Richard AlmanzaSan Diego Community/Technical College District
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Alejandro SabreModesto Junior College
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Brain AshleyUniversity System of Georgia - Fort Valley State University
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Mark LackeySamford University
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Reginald TaylorUniversity System of Georgia - Fort Valley State University
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Laura AgostiniManteca Unified School District
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Arika WinborneJackson Junior High School
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Vincent BiggamForsyth Technical Community/Technical College
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Stephanie ShadeBaltimore City Public Schools
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Rose WilliumAnna
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Erick GomezBethune Cookman University
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Ali MarshallUnknown
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Susan BjorkUniversity of Arizona
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Dawn CorsoUniversity of Arizona
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lavina raosolitaire overseas
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Diane LoveArchdiocese St Louis
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mia prescottUnknown
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Elke RiedelUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
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Wen ZhangDillard University
Materials by Discipline
- Aural Skill and Ear Training (37)
- Composition (61)
- Music Appreciation (129)
- Music Education (93)
- Music History (98)
- Music Technology (63)
- Performance (116)
- Theory and Analysis (125)
- World Music (19)
Music on the Web
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Watch AGT youth choir Ndlovu's moving performance of U2's 'Beautiful Day'
Aug 21, 2019 05:22 AM PDT
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Home field advantage: South Bend Symphony Orchestra's Alastair Willis moves to South Bend
Aug 21, 2019 04:02 AM PDT
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The New Orleans Suspects are 'neighborhood guys'
Aug 21, 2019 03:30 AM PDT
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The Eerie Timeliness of Tool's 2019 Return
Aug 21, 2019 02:56 AM PDT
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New Mix: Brittany Howard, Big Thief, The Messthetics, More
Aug 21, 2019 02:00 AM PDT
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Christmas Chorus seeking singers
Aug 21, 2019 01:48 AM PDT
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Soldotna Music Series to wrap up with Alaska musicians
Aug 20, 2019 11:11 PM PDT
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Music Education and Pedagogy
Aug 20, 2019 10:51 PM PDT
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Best Reclamation of Local Music History
Aug 20, 2019 10:03 PM PDT
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6th Goodstock Music Fest ready to rock from start to finish
Aug 20, 2019 09:07 PM PDT
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Best of Columbia 2019: Music
Aug 20, 2019 08:56 PM PDT
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OKC's Scissortail Park grand opening to feature music by OKC Philharmonic, Billy Jones Band and ...
Aug 20, 2019 08:11 PM PDT
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Will Luckey, a founder of Colorado's first jam band, led life of mentorship
Aug 20, 2019 07:48 PM PDT
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A Joyful Meeting of East and West as Shanghai Symphony Makes Ravinia Debut
Aug 20, 2019 06:41 PM PDT
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Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra becomes the first Asian nominee for the distinguished UK ...
Aug 20, 2019 05:56 PM PDT
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The Blue Breeze Band returns
Aug 20, 2019 04:15 PM PDT
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Christmas returns to San Pedro — courtesy of a Golden State Pops Orchestra reboot
Aug 20, 2019 03:38 PM PDT
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Singer who set a Broadway record to return in Indianapolis Symphonic Choir season
Aug 20, 2019 03:38 PM PDT
Music on Twitter
- Find classroom ideas, back-to-school night ideas, & MORE in the NAfME Backpack! bit.ly/NAfMEBackpack… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…50 minutes ago | NAfME
- How #assistivetechnology Improves Student Experience #EdTech @CalCommColleges buff.ly/2ZhBeCe https://t.co/t6rDUqBfFZ, photo: pic.twitter.com/t6rDUqBfFZ55 minutes ago | MERLOTorg
- OpenStax partner schools expected to save students $9.1M on textbooks over the upcoming year! @RiceUniversity… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 hours ago | MERLOTorg
- Want to be a better online teacher? buff.ly/2KP6IGH https://t.co/4kHLi58LL5, photo: pic.twitter.com/4kHLi58LL54 hours ago | MERLOTorg
- “Music inspires so many students to do what they love, and that’s what I want to do with my future profession.” Rea… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…8 hours ago | NAfME
- Read “Embracing and Mentoring the New Music Educator” by Mary Correia: ow.ly/e81j30fMw7B20 hours ago | NAfME
- New blog: “When Should You Retire?” – considerations for music educators by NAfME member Paul K. Fox:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NAfME
- OLC Accelerate is celebrating 25 years! Join us in Orlando in November and share your #WeAreOLC store here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | MERLOTorg
- Need Instructional Technology OER? Check these out! buff.ly/2Y2pxLt
#OER #FoundInMERLOT… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | MERLOTorg
- Check out the session descriptions for the 2019 NAfME National Conference! Choose from 5 Amplify Strands. And regis… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NAfME