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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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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...
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Sight Reading Factory
SightReadingFactory.com is a cloud-based subscription service that allows users to customize and generate unlimited sight...
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Understanding Music: Past and Present
Table of Contents: Music Fundamentals Music of the Middle Ages Music of the Renaissance Music of the Baroque Period...
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Sight-Reading for Guitar
Sight-Reading for Guitar: The Keep Going Method Book and Video Series teaches guitar players from all musical backgrounds...
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Humanities Commons
Humanities Commons is a trusted, non-profit network where humanities scholars can create a professional profile, discuss...
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Understanding Music: Past and Present
Understanding Music: Past and Present is an open Music Appreciation textbook co-authored by music faculty across Georgia....
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Music Appreciation
This Music Appreciation textbook was created under an ALG Round Five Textbook Transformation Grant. The original copy was...
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Musical Haptics | SpringerLink
This Open Access book offers an original interdisciplinary overview of the role of haptic feedback in musical...
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The Anglo-Scottish Ballad and its Imaginary Contexts
This is the first book to combine contemporary debates in ballad studies with the insights of modern textual scholarship....
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Understanding Basic Music Theory
Although it is significantly expanded from "Introduction to Music Theory", this book still covers only the bare...
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Music and the Child
Children are inherently musical. They respond to music and learn through music. Music expresses children’s identity and...
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B.C. Campus Open Education: Open Textbook Self-Publishing Guide
B.C. Campus Open Education: Open Textbook Self-Publishing Guide is a practical reference/development tool for...
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Mixcloud.com: Making Radio Better
Mixcloud.com is one of the best, free, leading audio-digital streaming platforms, rethinking radio for listeners,...
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Open Research Glossary
The Open Research Glossary is designed as a reference resource to inform people about the culture of "Open Scholarship."...
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China and the West - Music, Representation, and Reception
Western music reached China nearly four centuries ago, with the arrival of Christian missionaries, yet only within the...
New Members
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Brain AshleyUniversity System of Georgia - Fort Valley State University -
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 Marshallschool
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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 prescottN/A
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Elke RiedelUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
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Wen ZhangDillard University
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Kirstine WhiteUniversal College of Learning
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Kaitlin BungerFrankfort-Schuyler Central School District
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David LarocqueMusic
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Bang Lang DoSantiago Canyon College
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Amy McGlothlinFitchburg State College
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Deirdre FrancisAnderson College
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Peter PlourdeUniversity of the District of Columbia
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 (126)
- World Music (19)
Music on the Web
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The Band That Doesn't Stop
Jun 18, 2019 11:11 AM PDT
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BSO needs to put its musicians first
Jun 18, 2019 10:33 AM PDT
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Tuned In Wind Brass Percussion Congregation to Tour Detroit
Jun 18, 2019 10:03 AM PDT
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Devendra Banhart Announces New Album Ma, Shares Lead Single
Jun 18, 2019 10:03 AM PDT
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Music's Current Favorite Cult Band Two Door Cinema Club On New Album, David Byrne And More
Jun 18, 2019 09:52 AM PDT
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Jewish Folk Chorus celebrates Yiddish music — and Yiddish values
Jun 18, 2019 09:30 AM PDT
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Pasión choir uses music to uplift, connect
Jun 18, 2019 09:07 AM PDT
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Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra announces its 2019 Young Artist
Jun 18, 2019 08:45 AM PDT
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Star Wars concert in Fort Myers: Orchestra plays music from all eight movies at Mann Hall
Jun 18, 2019 08:00 AM PDT
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To Help Save Renowned Elementary School Orchestra, Student Musicians Playing Corporate ...
Jun 18, 2019 07:48 AM PDT
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The Alexander Project Pays Tribute to Hamilton, Launches Tour in Phoenix
Jun 18, 2019 07:26 AM PDT
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Music Video Promotion: 5 Things To Know Before Marketing A New Music Video
Jun 18, 2019 07:03 AM PDT
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Devendra Banhart's New Album, "Ma," Due September 13 on Nonesuch Records
Jun 18, 2019 06:52 AM PDT
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Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Jason Gisser Band: Tail Winds Music Fest set for takeoff
Jun 18, 2019 02:56 AM PDT
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Free shows at Rochester Jazz Fest include local and national bands
Jun 18, 2019 02:00 AM PDT
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The easy guide to music theory: learn to play keyboard solos using the pentatonic scale
Jun 18, 2019 01:46 AM PDT
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Peninsula's free outdoor summer concerts begin this week
Jun 18, 2019 01:37 AM PDT
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