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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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Ngoma Rhythms of Congo: The New Wave of African Rhythms
This book is authored by two musicians who play the drum rhythms of the Republic of Congo. It is a compilation of most of...
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PlayByFingering
PlayByFingering is a free browser-based music practice resource for beginning ocarina, recorder, and tin whistle...
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Interactive guitar theory platform
FaChords is an interactive platform designed to help guitar players learn music theory through practical, hands-on tools...
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Interactive music learning tool: guitar chords theory, diagrams and exercises
Free interactive online resource that helps guitarists explore, learn, and master chords visually. With a dynamic...
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HarmoLyze
Interactive and gamified web app where you can practice harmonic function analysis (Riemann) using musical examples from...
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Music Theory and Aesthetics for the General Student
This open textbook is being utilized in a Music course for undergraduate or graduate students by Maria Briggs at Fresno...
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Aural Skills: An Open Educational Resource
Aural Skills: An Open Educational Resource is meant to accompany a typical first-year, undergraduate curriculum for Aural...
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AI for Music Education
AI for Music Education is a free collection of custom GPT tools designed to support general education music courses...
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Performance Research Methods: Interdisciplinary Methods for Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies
'Performance Research Methods' is the first comprehensive guide to contemporary methodologies in performance studies,...
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A Survey of Music Theory for the College Classroom
A Survey of Music Theory for the College Classroom is a concise, practical, and readable text and workbook for use in the...
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Hylo Narrans: Echoes of Material Marronage
This book explores the acoustic agency of brass as a vital medium through which histories of extraction, resistance, and...
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Sounding the Bookshelf 1501: Music in a Year of Italian Printed Books
'Sounding the Bookshelf 1501' explores how everyday texts in Renaissance Italy engaged with music, sound, and hearing. Of...
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Améliorer l’inclusivité et l’accessibilité dans les arts de la scène
Cette ressource constitue une boîte à outils complète et pratique pour favoriser l’inclusivité et l’accessibilité dans...
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Improving Inclusivity and Accessibility in the Performing Arts
This resource provides a comprehensive and practical toolkit to support inclusivity and accessibility in the performing...
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Introducing Opera for Beginners
This multimedia-rich OER module offers an engaging introduction to opera for general education and beginning music...
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German Lyric Diction Performance Project
This project-based assignment guides voice students through an applied exploration of German lyric diction by integrating...
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Foundational Ear Training
Overview:This book is intended to facilitate the development of aural skills in a variety of ways over the course of a...
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Improvising Otherwise: A Decolonial Feminist Approach to Improvisation in Early Modern English Culture
This volume redefines how we approach early music and cultural histories, intertwining feminist, decolonial, and creative...
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ABJ en Música: Componer con dados
Para comenzar con el nuevo apartado de Aprendizaje Basado en Juegos (ABJ), os traigo un recurso muy sencillo pero eficaz...
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Un proyecto de película | La música en el cine.
Proyecto donde el alumnado aprende sobre la historia del sonido y la música en el cine y realiza su propio corto de...
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Kit Musicografía | Musicografía3D
Impresión tipográfica de Musicografía Braille en 3D.
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UkeAula | Educación Musical y ukelele
UKEAULA es un proyecto de aula invertida ludificada para el aprendizaje de los contenidos de Educación Musical con...
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Music, Religion and Politics at Worcester Cathedral, 680-1950
This book provides a comprehensive history of music and liturgy at Worcester Cathedral, from its foundation in the...
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Gratis ad Parnassum: A Free Workbook for 18th-Century Counterpoint
A free workbook with exercises for the study of 18th-century counterpoint. It is most useful in conjunction with a...
New Members
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Kristin ClarkAdrian College -
Mar LaMarLa
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明 姚unkown
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Adam SnowCalifornia State University, Los Angeles
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Dorami SaraSamsung
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Aleksandr PolyakovHendrix College
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cakhiatv clubcakhiatvclub
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Yuning LIPlayByFingering
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Giancarlo FacoettiFaChords Guitar
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Kuvip777 bizKUVIP777
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Florian ReussDHBW Stuttgart
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CRS RecordsLicensing
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jon snowVirgin
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Zach GattoCSULB
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Al BreseeCalifornia State University, Long Beach
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Yuan PengCalifornia State University, Long Beach – Single Subject Credential Program
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Micaela DuarteIndependent Contractor
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Fernando TavaresUniversidade de São Paulo
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Aurelia RochaCoastal Bend College
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Alex DiCiccoOrange County Community/Technical College
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Michael ZelenakUniversity of South Florida
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Jakir HussainFilmmaking
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Toan LuuToan Luu
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Zora FreemanFisk University
Materials by Discipline
- Aural Skill and Ear Training (42)
- Composition (65)
- Music Appreciation (137)
- Music Education (109)
- Music History (114)
- Music Technology (67)
- Performance (123)
- Theory and Analysis (152)
- World Music (29)
Music on the Web
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Following Seas: Members of Haste, Coliseum Channel '90s Melodic Hardcore in New Project |
Jul 26, 2026 09:09 PM PDT
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Aotearoa Music Export Revenues – Invitation to Participate in Survey and Advocacy Project
Jul 26, 2026 07:44 PM PDT
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Listen to Michael Stipe's New Song “Hum Desiderata” - Pitchfork
Jul 26, 2026 07:00 PM PDT
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Classic Groove draws music lovers to the common - Waltham Times
Jul 26, 2026 06:21 PM PDT
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LISTEN: World Youth Symphony Orchestra July 26, 2026 | Interlochen Public Radio
Jul 26, 2026 06:14 PM PDT
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The Festival's Grand Finale | Laurel Magazine | Highlands NC
Jul 26, 2026 05:41 PM PDT
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A Season of Music at the PAC | Laurel Magazine | Highlands NC
Jul 26, 2026 05:26 PM PDT
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Tommy Katona Leads Texas Flood in a Night of Blues Magic | Music & Nightlife | 27east.com
Jul 26, 2026 05:11 PM PDT
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Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones Tribute in Tuckerton, NJ on 2027-01-22 - New Jersey Stage
Jul 26, 2026 04:50 PM PDT
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EVENT: Laurie Berkner Band in Princeton, NJ on 2027-02-28 - New Jersey Stage
Jul 26, 2026 04:50 PM PDT
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Mary J. Blige rocks CMF 2026, but a surprise closer took the final bow - Cincinnati Enquirer
Jul 26, 2026 04:35 PM PDT
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52 Years Ago Today: Legendary Rock Band Released One of Its Most Underrated Songs
Jul 26, 2026 04:34 PM PDT
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Opinion: Musikfest and the pull of the past - The Morning Call
Jul 26, 2026 04:32 PM PDT
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Sparks Announce First-Ever Live Album, Live on The Moon - Consequence.net
Jul 26, 2026 04:23 PM PDT
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Megadeth's So Far, So Good… So What!: the story behind the album | Louder
Jul 26, 2026 03:10 PM PDT
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Live Review: Sundayclub in Toronto at St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church
Jul 26, 2026 03:06 PM PDT
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The Jackson 5 | Full Documentary | Biography - YouTube
Jul 26, 2026 03:05 PM PDT
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Laufey Australian Tour: Live Review - Rolling Stone Australia
Jul 26, 2026 03:04 PM PDT
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Gallery: Disturbed at Hard Rock Live during "The Sickness" anniversary tour | PHOTOS
Jul 26, 2026 02:08 PM PDT
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Gig review: As It Is at Rough Trade - Nottingham Culture - LeftLion
Jul 26, 2026 02:05 PM PDT