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HS General Music

This collection is for high schoolers in a non-performing music class. That could be AP music theory/composition, music production, music history, or general music. Resources include tutorials on reading music notation, important aspects of music history, selections of pieces for study, and biographies of important theorists, philosophers, and educators on music.

Date Added to MERLOT:: September 16, 2025
Created by:: Sean Dunnahoe
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Collection Content

Introduction to Reading Music (Tutorial)

No frills tutorials on how to read and interpret music notation—frankly with more detail and easier explanations than... More
Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom (Open (Access) Textbook)

Excellent resource that covers the nuts and bolts of how music works, dealing both in abstract theory and the... More
Music / Coursera - Introduction to Classical Music (Online Course)

Lessons and snapshots of history, people, cultures, and music that shaped one of the most critical eras of music... More
Music in World Cultures (Open (Access) Textbook)

Textbook whose chapters can be read in any order, each one surveying different world cultures and their musical... More
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Listening Library (Collection)

Vast collection of orchestral recordings that showcase the materials learned about in many of the other resources here.
Jazz Standards (Collection)

History, theory, cultural articles, notation, and example recordings of one of the most influential musical movements of... More