Music
A guide to resources for study and research in Music
Vocal Jazz
Selected resources in the library:
Jazz singing : developing artistry and authenticity by Call Number: MT868 .S67 2007ISBN: 0980210402Publication Date: 2007
The Complete Guide to Teaching Vocal Jazz by Call Number: MT855 .Z44x 2002ISBN: 0893281530Publication Date: 2002-01-01Includes Teaching/Demonstration CD
The Wow Factor: How to Create It, Inspire It and Achieve It by Call Number: ML3795 .Z44 2010ISBN: 1423468139Publication Date: 2010-07-01
Related Websites
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- All About JazzReviews, articles, more.
- DownBeatSite for the popular jazz magazine, available in print in the library.
- ejazzlinesCommercial site, "the global resource for jazz."
- Jazz in AmericaThelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, which offers public-school based jazz education programs.
- Sound Music Publications"For the best in vocal jazz"
Books about Jazz
Books about jazz are located at these call numbers:
- ML3506-3509; ML 3561 .J3 General; overviews and histories
- ML 3521 Blues
- ML 3518 Big band
- ML 3530 Ragtime
- MT 68 Improvisation
- MT 86 Arranging and composing
Bibliographies are at Ref ML 128 .J3; encyclopedias, Ref ML 102 .J3.
Streaming Audio
- Music Online: Jazz Music Library This link opens in a new windowListen to more than 60,000 tracks of all types of jazz by solo artists and ensembles from throughout jazz history to the present day. Make and save playlists for listening for classes or just for pleasure. Also accessible through Music Online.
- Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new windowAccess almost 700,000 tracks from over 47,000 CDs from 300 labels, including the entire Naxos catalog. Includes classical, world, folk, and new age. Features text resources such as music terms, a pronunciation guide, opera synopses and libretti, historical notes, and more.
Selected Jazz Resources - Online and Print
- Annual Review of Jazz StudiesML3505.8 .A56
- Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Covers music and musicians of all types and time periods; includes bibliographies, composers' worklists, links to related sites, audio and music examples. Provides access to Grove Music Online (incorporating the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, the New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and New Grove Dictionary of Jazz), as well as The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music.
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The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz by Call Number: ML102.J3 F4 1999 (Reference)ISBN: 0195074181Publication Date: 1999-11-18
Jazz by Call Number: ML128.J3 M34 2005 (Reference)ISBN: 0415939658Publication Date: 2005-10-18First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
