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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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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...
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The Jazz Republic - Music, Race, and American Culture in Weimar Germany
The Jazz Republic examines jazz music and the jazz artists who shaped Germany’s exposure to this African American art...
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Common Notation for Guitar Tablature Readers
This course is for experienced guitarists who are comfortable with guitar tablature and would like an introduction to...
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Music Theory for Guitar
This course takes a learning-by-doing approach to theory; in other words, it is doing the activities on your guitar that...
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Reading Rhythm: A Learning-by-Doing Course
This course teaches the basics of reading rhythms that are written in common notation. Also known as standard notation,...
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Music Theory for Digital Audio Workstation
This is an open, experimental prototype learning by doing course. It is intended for people who do not have much formal...
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Exploring Music Theories
Many courses teach you the theory first and then (maybe) let you practice using them in carefully controlled situations...
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Music Appreciation for the Non-Music Major
Because music is an abstract, non-verbal time-art, repetition lies at the heart of how music makes sense and why it is...
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Hypermodes: A Practical Guide
This book plugs an important gap in Scale and Arpeggio Resources, and addresses another one in the theoretical literature...
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Spectral Analysis of Scales
This unique book presents an approach to learning scales using other scales or arpeggios you already know. The idea for...
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Arpeggio and Scale Resources
For a book to be an "encyclopedia" it should be complete and systematic. There are many commercial books on the market...
New Members
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Elke RiedelUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte -
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
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Chris ArgenzianoValley City State University
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David DurhamLake Forest School District
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Courtney MoonCalifornia State University, Long Beach
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Mark JenkinsTrimet
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Cecilia TrejoUACH
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Daniela SolisUACH
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Mike CassonMohave Community/Technical College
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David McIntireMissouri Western State College
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Luis RojasUniversidad del Estado de Chihuahua
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Crystal BrightSelf
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pablo sanchezINACAP Universidad Tecnológica de Chile
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obiyaa frimpongnorth liverpool academy
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Gregory VanbovenCommunity/Technical College of Southern Nevada
Materials by Discipline
- Aural Skill and Ear Training (35)
- Composition (60)
- Music Appreciation (129)
- Music Education (89)
- Music History (98)
- Music Technology (64)
- Performance (116)
- Theory and Analysis (123)
- World Music (19)
Music on the Web
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Tossed Salad II: Band Mashup Competition Mixes Local Musicians into New Bands to Benefit the ...
Dec 11, 2018 12:37 PM PST
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Brass band to perform Joplin Christmas concert
Dec 11, 2018 12:25 PM PST
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Guilford's Band Director Named Among Best In US: Magazine
Dec 11, 2018 11:52 AM PST
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John Marshall's Steel Drum Band will soon jet off to Chicago
Dec 11, 2018 11:07 AM PST
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North Country Friends of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra To Present Brass Quintet, Counterpoint ...
Dec 11, 2018 10:56 AM PST
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The 'strings' that are connecting Milwaukee Latino youth with their community and culture
Dec 11, 2018 10:45 AM PST
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Local kids add voices to Lake Superior Youth Choir
Dec 11, 2018 09:37 AM PST
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Rock 'n' roll for the holidays. Local band performs Pink Floyd at benefit concert.
Dec 11, 2018 08:30 AM PST
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London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, London — Stravinsky's least loveable music
Dec 11, 2018 08:07 AM PST
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Celebrate the season at Quincy's Words & Music with Soulstice Strings
Dec 11, 2018 07:56 AM PST
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Review: Bach holiday music masterfully performed by Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra
Dec 11, 2018 07:45 AM PST
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Old Town School of Folk Music teachers plan to unionize
Dec 11, 2018 07:33 AM PST
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Vermont Symphony Orchestra gets in the holiday-music spirit.
Dec 11, 2018 07:22 AM PST
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Vermont Symphony Orchestra is the holiday music spirit.
Dec 11, 2018 06:48 AM PST
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James 'Chief' Wilson brought music, prestige to Jones High
Dec 11, 2018 06:03 AM PST
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Broncho's Fun-Loving Approach
Dec 11, 2018 05:30 AM PST
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How Gyumri's brass orchestra won a Grand Prix after 1988 earthquake
Dec 11, 2018 04:55 AM PST
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Jeff Miers' Soundcheck: Keith Buckley says ETID fans are a fiercely loyal family
Dec 11, 2018 04:45 AM PST
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The Cleveland Orchestra - 5 ways to experience them
Dec 11, 2018 04:00 AM PST
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