Books
General Collection
Folk and blues : the encyclopedia / Irwin Stambler & Lyndon Stambler.
Musicophilia : tales of music and the brain / by Oliver Sacks
Music, the brain, and ecstasy : how music captures our imagination / Robert Jourdain.
The world in six songs : how the musical brain created human nature / Daniel J. Levitin
eBooks and Audiobooks
Musicophilia : tales of music and the brain / by Oliver Sacks
Reference Books (in-library use only)
Encyclopedia of rap and hip-hop culture / Yvonne Bynoe.
Encyclopedia of contemporary Christian music : pop, rock, and worship / Don Cusic, editor.
Electronic Reference Books
The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music
The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music
The New Penguin Dictionary of Music
Videos/DVD/Recordings
The music instinct [videorecording(DVD)] : science & song
Downloadable Classical Music from eLibrary
Downloadable Videos about Music from eLibrary
www.SnagFilms.com A website with a wide range of free, streaming documentaries.
Periodicals (Magazines, Newspapers, etc.)
Billboard (Available in library and electronically in Masterfile Premier).
Country Weekly (Available in Library)
Rolling Stone (Available in library and electronically in Masterfile Premier).
Vibe (Available in library)
Online Databases
A streaming video collection with over 8,300 full length videos, and over 96,000 video clips. Informative videos and documentaries from BBC, the History Channel, PBS, Scientific American, and many more! Call the Reference Department at 876-1733, ext. 2, for a username and password.
BIR Entertainment: BIR Entertainment provides information on about 450,000 music titles and 200,000 DVD/video titles, with more being added regularly.
Websites
www.exploratorium.edu/music/index.html
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