Music

Ecologies of Creative Music Practice: Mattering Music explores music as a dynamic practice embedded in contemporary ecological contexts, one that both responds to, and creates change within, the ecologies in which it is created and consumed.

Linguistics for Singers: An Introduction is a textbook and manual that provides singers with a foundation in linguistic features of four major singing languages: English, Italian, French, and German, and shows how these features can be used to inform vocal performance and interpretation.

Women, Music and Leadership offers a wide-ranging survey of women in musical leadership and their experiences, highlighting women's achievements and considering how they negotiate the challenges of the leadership space in music. Women have always participated in music as performers, teachers, composers and professionals, but remain underrepresented in leadership positions. Covering women's leadership across a wide variety of roles and musical genres, this book addresses women in classical music, gospel, blues, jazz, popular music, electronic music and non-Western musical contexts, and considers women working as composers, as conductors, and in music management and the music business. Each chapter includes several case studies of women's careers, exploring their groundbreaking contributions to music and the challenges they faced as leaders. Connecting management theory and leadership research with feminist musicology, this book paints a new picture of women's major contributions as leaders in music and their ongoing struggles for equity. It will be relevant to students and scholars in arts and music management, as well as all those studying music, gender or leadership, and women music professionals.

This is one of the most reliable, comprehensive, and in-depth music sources available. Articles are written by experts in the field and contain excellent bibliographies. Make sure you take a look!

10 volumes, arranged chronologically, are made up of very detailed chapters discussing musical styles and genres, composers, and important works. Includes many musical excerpts and a bibliography for each chapter.

A helpful reference book with brief biographies of performers, composers, and conductors. You won't find in-depth information here, but it's a useful starting place.

Covering classical, jazz, and popular music, this is a good reference source for information on composers, performers, musical styles, and important places in American music.

This 10-volume set is the premier reference source out there for ethnomusicology. You'll find detailed entries, extensive bibliographies and photos, and accompanying CDs with musical examples.

25 volumes of recording information for popular music in the 1900s. Arranged by year, entries list performer/composer, record label, and any awards for each song.