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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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The Power of Music: An Exploration of the Evidence
Building on her earlier work, The Power of Music: A Research Synthesis of the Impact of Actively Making Music on the...
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Understanding Music
The benefits of music in our lives are increasingly acknowledged by researchers and scientist. As human beings, we have...
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The Voice of the Century: The Culture of Italian Bel Canto in Luisa Tetrazzini’s Recorded Interpretations
The fields of performance studies, empirical musicology, and the musicology of recordings have seen a tremendous...
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A Philosophy of Cover Songs
Cover songs are a familiar feature of contemporary popular music. Musicians describe their own performances as covers,...
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Fundamentals, Function, and Form: Theory and Analysis of Tonal Western Art Music
Fundamentals, Function, and Form by Andre Mount—with editorial and pedagogical input from Lee Rothfarb—provides its...
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Tenuto
Tenuto is an enhanced version of the exercises and calculators for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Each of the 24...
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Top 10 Ukrainian folk songs list - Ukrainian Lessons
Ukrainians like singing a lot - we have around 200,000 folk songs! Check out our Top 10 Ukrainian folk songs list and see...
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MUSC 340 Weekly Schedule
This is a weekly class schedule for MUSC 340: Introduction to Music Technology. It includes weekly links to OER readings,...
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Music Tech Video Part 1: Wave Forms
Dr. Miller demonstrates an online oscilloscope responding to voice sounds as audio input. Sine waves are reviewed.
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Music: Its Language, History, and Culture
From Cohen’s proposal: In 2006 faculty of the Conservatory of Music wrote and published their own textbook for Core...
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Welcome : Sekuru's Stories
Sekuru’s Stories is a digital public humanities project featuring the renowned Zimbabwean mbira player, oral historian,...
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Open Access Musicology, Volume One
This open volume is the first release from Open Access Musicology and features chapters aimed at an undergraduate...
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International Journal of Music
The International Journal of Music (IJM) is the first online archive specializing in Music Performance. The IJM provides...
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Technologie musicale DSFM
Destiné aux élèves avec une base en musique (niveaux intermédiaire ou avancé), le cours Technologie musicale explore la...
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Introduction to Pitch Systems in Tonal Music
This series is one part of UC Irvine's Musicianship 15 ABC sequence for music majors. An understanding of music notation...
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Music and Psychology
This YouTube channel hosts a series of short (about 15 min) talks and performances for the Pavlov/Tertis Project, which...
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Free Music Dictations (Aural Skills I-IV)
This is an open set of music dictation assignments, practice assignments, and supplemental videos. Topics covered...
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Music Appreciation
Welcome to the Music Appreciation (MUSC 1100) LibGuide! This guide is intended to help you with your study and analysis...
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Replanteando la acción social por la música: la búsqueda de la convivencia y la ciudadanía en la Red de Escuelas de Música de Medellín
¿Cómo podemos comprender mejor el pasado, el presente y el futuro de la Acción Social por la Música (ASPM)? Este libro...
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Kinderscenen opus 15 by Robert Schumann
Analysis of Schumann Kinderscenen
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The Art of the Fugue (Die Kunst der Fuge)
Analysis of Bach's Art of the Fugue
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Préludes, premier livre, Claude Debussy - Index
Musical analysis of Debussy's first book of preludes.
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Vivaldi - Le quattro stagioni
Musical analysis of Vivaldi's Le quattro stagioni
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The effects of the study of popular music on music education
In this article we propose that the introduction of popular music into Australian music syllabuses during the 1970s...
New Members
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Molly Olney-ZideUniversity of Delaware -
Denise CopelandCalifornia State University, Long Beach
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Sri aditya VuppalaSKEMA Business SChool
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Ivan SearUnknown
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Carlos PimentelInstituto Federal Ma
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Abba SmithAbba Smith
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Sterling BeckwithYork University
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Domingo LagomazziniMTD Entertainment
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Heather MannSaint John's University
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Ken DouglasSaint Mary's College,Notre Dame
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Koyal PakistanUnknown
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Matt SmithViewSonic
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Scott PassarellaCollege of the Canyons
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Leizel TedriaDominican School of Apalit
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Hannah HeadlandUnknown
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Jessica BuenrostroUnknown
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Taryn williamsonUniversity of Arizona
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Bernhard SperrfechterMusikschule der Stadt Speyer
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Monica DaleUniversity of Maryland System - Baltimore County
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Paola Ruiztiendaalonsport
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Miranda Janesoundcloud to mp3
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Raymond QuattrochiPemberton Township High School
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Terri LaneUniversity of New Haven
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Dylan GriffithLane College
Materials by Discipline
- Aural Skill and Ear Training (39)
- Composition (63)
- Music Appreciation (132)
- Music Education (97)
- Music History (107)
- Music Technology (65)
- Performance (116)
- Theory and Analysis (135)
- World Music (25)
Music on the Web
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Westmoreland community-band members combine for patriotic concerts | TribLIVE.com
Aug 07, 2022 09:04 PM PDT
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FEW Spirits and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Release Motor Oil Whiskey - Robb Report
Aug 07, 2022 08:23 PM PDT
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Green Day's Outside Lands set heard across S.F. - SF Chronicle Datebook
Aug 07, 2022 07:03 PM PDT
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Sandals Foundation, Alpha reigniting legacy of brass music education | Loop Jamaica
Aug 07, 2022 06:39 PM PDT
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You May Recognize the Members of the Band Playing Wednesday Night in Doylestown's ... - TAPinto
Aug 07, 2022 06:18 PM PDT
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WATCH: Carrie Underwood Shocks Patrons At Tennessee Bar & Duets With Tom Petty Tribute Band
Aug 07, 2022 06:14 PM PDT
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Amon Amarth Unveil Amusing New Music Video For “Find A Way Or Make One”
Aug 07, 2022 05:40 PM PDT
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Thursday Night Live: Bennington Traditional Jazz Band | Community News | benningtonbanner.com
Aug 07, 2022 05:26 PM PDT
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Jeff Pilson Confirms Foreigner Is Readying New Music - Ultimate Classic Rock
Aug 07, 2022 03:56 PM PDT
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South Korea's Legendary Band JAURIM Curates 25 Years of Inspiration — Spotify
Aug 07, 2022 03:44 PM PDT
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Bowlful of Blues celebrates three decades of music tradition Sept. 4 - Newton Daily News
Aug 07, 2022 03:15 PM PDT
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Dark Star Orchestra delivers a dead ringer performance (photos) - This is Reno
Aug 07, 2022 03:11 PM PDT
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Behind the Band Name: AC/DC - American Songwriter
Aug 07, 2022 03:10 PM PDT
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's Whiskey Collab Is Worth Trying Even If You Don't Like the Band
Aug 07, 2022 03:06 PM PDT
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Swedish band ABBA teases first new music in nearly 40 years | The Daily Star
Aug 07, 2022 03:03 PM PDT
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'Scream for Me, Africa!': How the continent is reinventing heavy metal music - NPR
Aug 07, 2022 03:02 PM PDT
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Jazz Central Pittsburgh Jazz Events Calendar WZUM
Aug 07, 2022 01:53 PM PDT
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Teen drummer says band's Rock the Boat gig 'one of the coolest things' he's ever done | CBC News
Aug 07, 2022 01:17 PM PDT
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Meet the Band | The Community News
Aug 07, 2022 12:53 PM PDT
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UTC band member: 'I want to see jaws drop' - Chattanooga Times Free Press
Aug 07, 2022 12:26 PM PDT
Music on Twitter
- Music researchers and teacher educators: make your plans to attend the 2022 NAfME Biennial Music Research and Teach… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…8 hours ago | NAfME
- Choral educators in AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV: meet the Southern Division representative on th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…13 hours ago | NAfME
- In the current ‘Journal of General Music Education’ read “Connecting to the General Curriculum: Supporting Nonmusic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NAfME
- Choral educators in AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, and WY: meet the Northwest Division representative on the NAfME Council for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NAfME
- “You may be flipping your classroom currently and not even realize it. So how can we flip a music classroom?” Read… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | NAfME
- Choral directors in IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI: meet the North Central Division representative on t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | NAfME
- What makes a good substitute lesson? Here’s a helpful article as you make plans for this fall—like attending… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | NAfME
- Summer “is a time to reflect on the successes (and failures) of the prior year and a time to adjust as needed for t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 days ago | NAfME
- Music educators, check your email inbox for NAfME Notes! Read about upcoming virtual events, awards and scholarship… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 days ago | NAfME
- Choral directors in CT, DE, Europe, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, and Washington DC: meet Eastern Division re… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 days ago | NAfME