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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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MUS 101-Elliott Jones | Lumen Learning
Welcome to Music 101. I think you’ve made a smart choice to spend some weeks studying some of the greatest music ever...
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Vocal Literature (online course)
This is a service-learning vocal music course designed mainly for music students who wish to learn and perform the genre...
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Jazz Focus • A podcast on Anchor
A focused look at some specific moments in recorded Jazz history . . Jazz Recording history and how it has both impacted...
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Open Research Library: Open Access Books
The Open Research Library (ORL) will eventually contain a scholarly collection of 20,000+ Open Access books available to...
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24 Preludes op. 28 by Frédéric Chopin
Analysis of Chopin's 24 Preludes Op. 28
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Inventions BWV 772-786 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Musical analysis of Bach's Inventions BWV 772-786
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Music Appreciation: Its Language, History and Culture
Introduction to works representative of a variety of music traditions. These include the repertoires of Western Europe...
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Fundamentals of Acoustics for Sound Engineers and Music Producers
This website provides a set of course materials (in english and german) for undergraduate (bachelor) students in sound...
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Discover the Arts, vol.1: Intro, Visual Art, Music and Dance | Unit 3: Dance
This is Volume 1 of a textbook for a Fine and Performing Arts survey, an introductory course.
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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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Tutorial Logic: vocal transformer
Video tutorial sobre la herramienta de transformación de voz de Logic
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Tutorial Praat: Introducción
Tutorial sobre las funciones elementales de Praat, herramienta de análisis de voz y del sonido.
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Descomponiendo música preexistente: la sonata "claro de luna" de Beethoven
Análisis de la utilización de la sonata claro de luna de Beethoven en la película Lacombe, Lucien de Louis Malle
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Erik Satie y la música incidental
Análisis del uso de obras para piano de Erik Satie en varios contextos cinematográficos
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Cadencias suspensivas y conclusivas
Descripción de algunas de las funciones que tienen las cadencias musicales en el lenguaje audiovisual, aplicándolo al...
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Chopin, una música diegética
Análisis del uso de la música de Chopin como elemento diegético en varias películas
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Moodle Music
Music theory and ear training courses and exercises.
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CSU San Marcos - MUSC 120: Introduction to Music Resources
CSU San Marcos compiled a list of resources used in their Introduction to Music course.
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Uniendo escenas con la musica
Análisis de la utilización de la música diegética de una escena como música extradiegética de otras escenas montadas en...
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Voz Pensamiento
Análisis del uso y de la realización de la voz interior o voz pensamiento, que debe realizarse en postproducción pero ser...
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La ausencia de planos sonoros
Se analiza la ausencia de los planos sonoros a través de obras que carecen de sonido ambiente lo que dificulta la...
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Los tipos de habla - La voz audiovisual
Análisis de los diferentes tipos de habla o voz enunciados por Michel Chion: habla teatro, texto y emanación,...
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Los códigos de tiempo en la música
Análisis de las músicas que se asocian a épocas en función de la orquestación y de el lenguaje musical utilizado. Se...
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Los códigos de lugar en la música
Análisis de los códigos de lugar y región asociados a la música, en particular con los instrumentos y músicas...
New Members
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Marina SchroedingerBunker Hill Community/Technical College -
Roula BaakliniHoly Spirit University
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Giuseppe CirasoNone
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Leilani ToulsonNorth Caroline High School
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Hope DavisImperial Valley College
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Keith CokerUniversity of South Florida
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Chin TanNone
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Eugenia GubkoMinsk
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Eta LinNone
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Antonio Pedro HernandezCalifornia State University in Fresno
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Jamie BurkeKent State University
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Karen Rebeca Medrano AriasUniversidad Autónoma de Chihuahua
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Adrian ShortmanUniversity of Sussex
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Arthur HernandezGateway Community-Technical College
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John ClarkMassachusetts Bay Community/Technical College
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Lori McCannMontclair State University
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Donald SloanCoastal Carolina University
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John HigneyCarleton University
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Catherine TompkinsEastern Kentucky University
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Ryan smith78pradip
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John TurnerHigh Point University
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Asken Makhanovamusic
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Alejandro GarciaUJI
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CESAR BMUniversidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Materials by Discipline
- Aural Skill and Ear Training (37)
- Composition (63)
- Music Appreciation (126)
- Music Education (91)
- Music History (98)
- Music Technology (61)
- Performance (110)
- Theory and Analysis (123)
- World Music (19)
Music on the Web
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Pella, Pella Christian Students Earn All-State Music Honors
Oct 26, 2020 02:56 AM PDT
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Bethesda music and liturgy head retires after 33 years of service
Oct 26, 2020 01:15 AM PDT
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Live Music Lineup: Trio of streaming shows from Maine artists
Oct 26, 2020 01:03 AM PDT
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8 Facts You Didn't Know About American Indie Band Sports
Oct 25, 2020 10:37 PM PDT
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The Menswe@r Collection
Oct 25, 2020 10:03 PM PDT
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After SGC cancels a cappella rush, first-year singers adjust
Oct 25, 2020 09:30 PM PDT
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Nixa teacher named semifinalist, Top 25, for national GRAMMY music educator award
Oct 25, 2020 09:18 PM PDT
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The Rebel Lounge opens as coffee bar as pandemic hits live music industry hard
Oct 25, 2020 09:07 PM PDT
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Music City band supports venues from back of box truck
Oct 25, 2020 07:26 PM PDT
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Swan song: The Madi Swan Band is reaching new heights
Oct 25, 2020 05:33 PM PDT
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BWW Review: LOTS OF STRINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL WITH MEMBERS OF ORPHEUS CHAMBER ...
Oct 25, 2020 04:26 PM PDT
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KSO Opens 29th Season with Scary Tunes on Halloween in Hebron Warehouse
Oct 25, 2020 04:03 PM PDT
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Amid COVID-19, Lufkin hosts drive-in concert with Eli Young Band as headliner
Oct 25, 2020 02:45 PM PDT
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Music as a way out: Tomah's Aaron Scott travels from depression the The Voice
Oct 25, 2020 02:00 PM PDT
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Musicians want to communicate with an audience: 'We're not complete unless we can do it'
Oct 25, 2020 01:15 PM PDT
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Houston's Boomtown Brass Band scares up
Oct 25, 2020 12:57 PM PDT
Music on Twitter
- Read about GRAMMY Music Educator Award semifinalist Tracy Wheeler Williamson in “Guitar Class in the Pine Tree Stat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…13 hours ago | NAfME
- Call for papers: Write for ‘UPDATE: Applications of Research in Music Education’ mc.manuscriptcentral.com/update… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…17 hours ago | NAfME
- “We must promise that music education can survive and thrive during times of uncertainty, even if it looks differen… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…22 hours ago | NAfME
- “We know you are passionate about your profession & committed to ensuring all students have access to equitable exp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NAfME
- Collegiate members, your membership expired June 30. Renew today! nafme.org/collegiate https://t.co/jiMj8ZtpRU, photo: pic.twitter.com/jiMj8ZtpRU1 day ago | NAfME
- Read how NAfME member Bill Buzza keeps the music playing in his school and what it means to his students:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | NAfME
- Please continue to send letters to elected officials to backfill state education budgets to avoid drastic education… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | NAfME
- Get to know Susan Vollbrecht, North Central Division Representative for the NAfME Council for Choral Education, as… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | NAfME
- Reminder: webinar today at 4:00 PM ET: “Do You Want to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Your Music Class?” Lear… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | NAfME
- New blog: “Distance learning allows us to give students back their individuality in music class.” Read “Classroom L… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 days ago | NAfME