Research Guide for: Music

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Music - Collection Development Profile

Purpose of the Degree Program

To prepare educators who are trained as musicians and teachers; and performers, composers, and scholars who contribute performances, works and ideas of integrity.

Bachelor's degrees offered in: Performance; also Jazz or Piano Pedagogy emphases; Music Education; Composition; and Music Business.

Master's degrees offered in: Music Education and Performance.

Collecting Parameters

Language:

English

Vocal scores, sound and video vocal recordings collected in original language.

Instrumental scores international

Date of publication:

Current and in-print materials, but retrospective collecting as appropriate

Chronological coverage:

Primary emphasis on 800 AD to present

Geographic coverage:

Performance and Theory - Western European tradition primarily

Music education - international

Music history/appreciation - international

Music business - US primarily

Formats preferred

Books and monographs

Encyclopedias/dictionaries

Scores and parts (for performance)

Miniature scores (for analysis)

Sound recordings [Priority 1. CD; 2. Tapes; 3. Other]

Videos (world music; performance practices)

Periodicals

Standard exclusion: large ensemble conductor scores

Collecting Levels for Programs Emphasized

Music Education 3C

Performance (vocal/instrumental) 3C

Piano Pedagogy emphasis 3B

Jazz emphasis 3B

Composition 3B

Music Business 3B

1998 note:

New interdisciplinary course (music/theater/art) needs source books and materials

Music Business emphasis may need books and possibly periodicals

New popular/jazz/world music needs sound recordings