MERLOT Materials

Children are inherently musical. They respond to music and learn through music. Music expresses children's identity and... see more

This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

This is a portion of the book, Introduction to Music Theory, by Catherine Schmidt-Jones. This introduces the relationship... see more

The classic text with all illustrations performed with quality samples from the Garritan instrument collection. Students... see more

Open SUNY Textbooks Initiative (2012) is an open access textbook initiative by the State University of New York (SUNY)... see more

Children are inherently musical. They respond to music and learn through music. Music expresses children’s identity and... see more

This is a free, online textbook from WikiBooks. According to the authors, "Acoustics (from Greek ακουστικός pronounced... see more

Music is a mobile art. When people move to faraway places, whether by choice or by force, they bring their music along.... see more

'The success of Group Theory is impressive and extraordinary. It is, perhaps, the most powerful and influential branch of... see more

B.C. Campus Open Education: Open Textbook Self-Publishing Guide is a practical reference/development tool for individuals... see more

Introduction to the principals of counterpoint.

This is the first book to combine contemporary debates in ballad studies with the insights of modern textual scholarship.... see more

Since August 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair looms large when recounting the history and impact of the baby boom... see more

Although described as a course, this resource can also serve as a textbook. 'The purpose of this course is to help... see more

The Jazz Republic examines jazz music and the jazz artists who shaped Germany’s exposure to this African American art... see more

According to The Orange Grove, "For the families of students involved in a school band program, information about typical... see more

According to the author, 'I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music,... see more

This is an open textbook that is part of the Connexions collection. "CHORAL TECHNIQUES is appropriate for those who... see more

Winner of the British Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies' 2015 prize for digital publication. In a famous Parisian... see more

Many courses teach you the theory first and then (maybe) let you practice using them in carefully controlled situations... see more

This is a free, online textbook offered on a wiki so that materials is continually being updated. "The aim of this book... see more

This book plugs an important gap in Scale and Arpeggio Resources, and addresses another one in the theoretical literature... see more

Introduction to Music Appreciation is about listening, appreciating, understanding, and discussing music. It explores the... see more

This course introduces the basic concepts and terms needed to discuss melody and harmony. It is intended for teens or... see more