DSC Library: Music: Internet Sites

Evaluating Internet Sources

C.R.A.A.P Test.

Currency

When was the information published or posted?

Relevance

Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question and who is the intended audience?

Authority

What are the author's qualifications to write on the topic? Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source? For example: .edu (educational), .gov (government)?

Accuracy

Is the information supported by evidence and has the information been reviewed or refereed?

Purpose

What is the purpose of the information? to inform? teach? sell? entertain? persuade?

Finding Reliable Information
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Music Resources on the Web

Ultimate Band List
Offers links to information about any genre or style of music, and much more.
Berklee Online
Online school and resource center serving the needs of professional musicians.
Creative Musicians Coalition
CMC is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of new music and the success of the independent musician.
About Music Education
This About.com site is entirely devoted to music education. Covered topics include instruments, music theory, and music history. The site also offers free lesson plans, games, sheet music, and other resources for music teachers and students.
Wikiversity
Wikiversity’s School of Music and Dance is a good resource for self-learners who need instruction, ear training, and learning materials.
Music Education Magic
This teacher-created site is an excellent resource for music information. In addition to free downloads, sheet music, and lesson plans for teachers, Music Ed Magic offers education articles, news, and a special music education search engine.
Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities
Founded in 1984, the Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities is engaged in the development of large databases of musical and textual materials for applications in research, teaching, and performance.
The College Music Society
The College Music Society promotes music teaching and learning, musical creativity and expression, research and dialogue, and diversity and interdisciplinary interaction.
Free Music Archive
The Free Music Archive is an interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads. The Free Music Archive is directed by WFMU, the most renowned freeform radio station in America.
International Association for the Study of Popular Music
The International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) is an international organization established to promote inquiry, scholarship and analysis in the area of popular music.
Music Science
Physics and music have been related for millenia. The art and science of music acoustics are presented here, in musician-friendly format, as is our research in music science.
Music Library Association
MLA provides a professional forum for librarians, archivists, and others who support and preserve the world’s musical heritage.
WWW Sites of Interest to Musicologists
Wide-ranging guide to online resources in musicology and other subjects, incluuding music therapy, world music, record labels, and library directories.

Music Newspapers and Magazines

Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a magazine published every two weeks that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.
Billboard
Billboard is an international news magazine devoted to music and the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis.
Alternative Press
Alternative Press magazine covers underground, alternative and punk music. Find brutally honest reviews, news and features on new music, style and more in each issue of Alternative Press magazine.
Mutopia
Classical sheet music for free download under Creative Commons licenses.
Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
Over 146,000 musical scores in the public domain. Exceptions may apply (the site attempts to comply with Canadian copyright law). Browse by composer, nationality, genre, instrumentation, time period, and more.
Sheet Music Consortium
Browse collections at member institutions, including: Duke University, Indiana University, and UCLA.

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Evaluating Internet Sources

C.R.A.A.P Test.

Music Resources on the Web

Music Newspapers and Magazines

Evaluating Websites