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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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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...
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Listening to The World
Listen to the world. Explore music from around the globe. Acquaint yourself with a variety of international music styles...
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Do You Want to Major in Music?
This volume is written by two collegiate music teacher educators who have met with numerous prospective music students...
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Oral Literary Worlds: Location, Transmission and Circulation
The discipline of world literature has traditionally focused on written literatures, particularly the novel, with little...
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Meta-Xenakis: New Perspectives on Iannis Xenakis’s Life, Work, and Legacies
Meta-Xenakis offers readers a comprehensive collection of insights into the history, works and legacy of Iannis Xenakis,...
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Rāgs Around the Clock: A Handbook for North Indian Classical Music, with Online Recordings in the Khayāl Style
Rāgs Around the Clock is a rich and vibrant compendium for the discovery and study of North Indian classical music. The...
New Members
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jon snowVirgin -
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
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Sean DunnahoeCSULB
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Summer ElliottBuena Park Middle School
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Madeleine ChocholatyCalvary Christian School
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Margaret CampbellTexas A and M University System - Commerce
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Waldo MalleaMontessori
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Che LoewenUniversity of Toronto
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Elizabeth HanscomRetired
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Maria BriggsCalifornia State University, Fresno
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Giurea MihaiLiceul de Arte ,,Margareta Sterian"
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Max KellerAndrews University
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Jonathan KulpUniversity of Louisiana System - Lafayette
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Jorge RuizMusic and Arts Education
Materials by Discipline
- Aural Skill and Ear Training (42)
- Composition (65)
- Music Appreciation (137)
- Music Education (108)
- Music History (114)
- Music Technology (67)
- Performance (123)
- Theory and Analysis (151)
- World Music (28)
Music on the Web
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Westminster's concert highlights history with harmonies - The Rider News
Mar 11, 2026 09:15 AM PDT
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The making of the music of Kirby Air Riders – Chapter 1 | News - Nintendo
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Shepherd School orchestras draw dedicated audiences for weekend of premieres and classics
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How Music Can Open Church Doors - Brooklyn - The Tablet
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To Pay the Bills, a Cult Band Becomes a Doors Tribute Act - The New York Times
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The Devil's Anvil: A story of Hard Rock From The Middle East - Louder Sound
Mar 11, 2026 08:10 AM PDT
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Dafnis Prieto, Sí o Sí Quartet to perform at UB - UBNow
Mar 11, 2026 07:53 AM PDT
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Spotify says pop music's bias towards English is faltering - BBC
Mar 11, 2026 07:52 AM PDT
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I-Jen Fang and Ayn Balija at Old Cabell Hall 3/15 - C-VILLE Weekly
Mar 11, 2026 07:35 AM PDT
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Boston Philharmonic orchestras to shut down after 2026-27 season
Mar 11, 2026 07:23 AM PDT
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Symphony of Unity releases orchestral version of Alesso's “Years” - Tomorrowland
Mar 11, 2026 07:22 AM PDT
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10 Blues Rock Guitarists Ahead of Their Time
Mar 11, 2026 07:21 AM PDT
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JoAnn Chase Obituary - Erie Times-News
Mar 11, 2026 07:20 AM PDT
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Orchestra Names Headliners For Princeton Festival 2026 - Town Topics
Mar 11, 2026 07:15 AM PDT
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Toilet Radio 612 – The Super Group That Never Was
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USAG Rheinland-Pfalz celebrates decades of German-American friendship with spring concert
Mar 11, 2026 06:51 AM PDT
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Telling the Story of "Characters" Through Music - Arkansas Tech University
Mar 11, 2026 06:28 AM PDT
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Jazz Takes Center Stage At Savannah Music Festival With Concerts & SMF Jazz Academy ...
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Kentwood's eclectic ABC Orchestra inspires students with real-world gigging adventures
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Freedom High School Student Finds His Voice Through Music Arranging - YouTube
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