Music Education Resources in the UNC Music Library

Browsing Areas || Recommended Books || Subject Headings || MENC Publications ||
Children's Songs || Journals || Indexes

The UNC-Chapel Hill Music library has a substantial collection of music education resources. Keep in mind that not all materials are in the online catalog, so if you don’t find what you want there, be sure to check the card catalog as well. This handout guides you to only some of the many resources available in the Music Library. If you need further help please ask a staff member.

Browsing Areas

Because books and printed music are classified -- that is, grouped with similar items on the shelf -- browsing can be an effcetive method for finding what you want. Below is a partial list of areas in the Library of Congress classification scheme relevant to music education.

M1990+	Music for children: primary and secondary grades
M1993	Musical games
M1994	Curriculum songbooks
Ref. ML156.4 .C5	Discographies of children's music
MT1-2	Theory and history of music education
MT3-5	Theory and history of music education by region or country
MT6	General music theory
MT7	Music fundamentals

See also the Music Fundamentals handout for finding information on rhythm, pitch, melody, etc.

MENC Publications & Other Recommended Books

The UNC-Chapel Hill music library attempts to acquire all MENC publications. To locate these items in the online catalog, perform a KEYWORD search on MENC. Also look at MENCs web site.

Abeles, Harold F. Foundations of music education. 2^nd ed. New York: Schirmer Books, 1994.
MT2 .A23 1994
Largely rewritten textbook, comprehensive. Covers philosophical, psychological, sociological theories. Also covers curriculum, teacher education, and perceptions of crisis in the last decade.

Phelps, Roger P. et al. A Guide to Research in Music Education. 4^th ed. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1993.
Ref. MT1 .P5 1992

Comprehensive tool for music education researchers. In four parts: 1) identifying the problem; 2) writing the proposal; 3) research methodologies; and 4) future of music ed. research.

Ross, Cynthia Meyers. Music Teacher's Book of Lists. New York: Parker Publishing, 1994.
Ref. MT10.R775 1994

For all levels of instruction. Contains a broad range of nearly 300 lists in nine sections: rudiments of music, music theory, composers and their works, instruments & instrumental ensembles, opera & vocal music, music history, popular music, dance, and integrating music with the content area.

Subject Headings

games with music

instrumental music-instruction and study

music-instruction and study

music-instruction and study-United States

school music-instruction and study-United States

bands-music instruction and study

musical meter and rhythm

Children's Songs

In addition to following the LC call numbers listed above under browsing, you can find music for children’s songs searching by title in the in-house Song Index located in the card file near the entrance to the Video Viewing Room. Also here are shelves of published song indexes that complement the card files. Indexes of particular use are:

The Children's Song Index, 1978-1993. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1996.
Ref. ML128.S3 C55 1996

Index to Children's Songs: A Title, First Line, and Subject Index. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1979.
Ref. ML128.S3 P48

Journals

The UNC-Chapel Hill Music Library subscribes to several music education journals. Here is a representative list:

American String Teacher

Journal of Research in Music Education

Teaching Music

Instrumentalist

North Carolina Music Educator

Kodaly Envoy

Music Educator's Journal

Southeast Journal of Music Education

Journal Indexes

Use the following indexes to help locate journal and magazine articles:

Music Index (1979-present). Older articles are in the print version (1949-present) located in the Reference Room. See the subject heading list under Education.
IIMP- (International Index to Music Periodicals)
RILM
ERIC (contains full-text)
PsycInfo

Need help or have a question? Email music_reference@unc.edu.
Revised 10/03