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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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Alejandro SabreModesto Junior College -
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
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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
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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Alt-country band the Michigan Rattlers are ready to strike
Jul 16, 2019 10:00 PM PDT
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Park band invites children to check out instruments
Jul 16, 2019 09:18 PM PDT
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The Composers Behind Cabrillo's 2019 Contemporary Music Festival
Jul 16, 2019 08:00 PM PDT
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OUTDOOR MUSIC: Concert in the Park with West Seattle Big Band
Jul 16, 2019 07:26 PM PDT
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National Philharmonic bows out abruptly
Jul 16, 2019 05:00 PM PDT
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Johnny Clegg, South African artist who fought apartheid with music, dies
Jul 16, 2019 04:29 PM PDT
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Popular country music band returns to Idyllwild
Jul 16, 2019 04:15 PM PDT
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Johnny Clegg, Who Battled Apartheid With Music, Is Dead at 66
Jul 16, 2019 03:18 PM PDT
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Nightfall gets funky with the LowDown Brass Band
Jul 16, 2019 02:56 PM PDT
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Making the Band: MTV and Sean Combs Reviving Music Competition
Jul 16, 2019 02:22 PM PDT
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Steven Van Zandt promotes music education in Buffalo
Jul 16, 2019 02:08 PM PDT
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Chapman retires as Glenbrook North band director after 31 years: 'I've been insanely lucky to work ...
Jul 16, 2019 01:48 PM PDT
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Outrage Ensues Over Viral Video Showing New Orleans Police Tackle, Arrest Black Brass Band ...
Jul 16, 2019 01:37 PM PDT
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NC band to perform at Pitt Street Brewing Company
Jul 16, 2019 12:41 PM PDT
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Lyle Lovett and his Large Band return to Ridgefield Playhouse
Jul 16, 2019 12:18 PM PDT
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Sublime With Rome Reflects on its Past Ten Years and Latest Music
Jul 16, 2019 12:07 PM PDT
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He Turned the Met Museum's Collection Into an Orchestra
Jul 16, 2019 11:56 AM PDT
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UWO strings professor, alumna direct Door County music fest
Jul 16, 2019 11:56 AM PDT
Music on Twitter
- New blog: In “History of the Guitar in the United States,” Ricardo Paz, member of the NAfME Council for Guitar Educ… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…10 hours ago | NAfME
- “How do we, as music teachers, embrace these challenges and advocate for music education to influence decision-make… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…16 hours ago | NAfME
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- Exciting announcement for NAfME members! All digital editions of the ‘Journal of Research in Music Education’ are n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…22 hours ago | NAfME
- Bringing pop music into the classroom this fall? Read "The Popular/Commercial Music Ensemble Cheat Sheet" by NAfME… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NAfME
- NASA will make their media library publicly accessible and copyright free! buff.ly/2OsV2hf1 day ago | MERLOTorg
- Know a music educator who deserves national recognition? Nominate them for the 2019 George Parks Award for Leadersh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NAfME
- Oregon's estimated 2017-19 Student Savings in No-Cost/Low-Cost Courses buff.ly/2LdCgZe1 day ago | MERLOTorg
- Last month NAfME honored Martha Wachulec of Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey, as the recipient o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NAfME
- Make your case to attend the 2019 NAfME National Conference this November! This Justification Toolkit includes all… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | NAfME