{"id":17682,"date":"2025-04-25T12:43:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/?p=17682"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:41:41","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Research &amp; Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While choosing music topics to research consider<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Techniques and practices of Music:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Music analysis, music therapy, music and the brain, music theory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Specific subtopics in Music:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Composers, singers, instrumental music, choral music<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Styles and Periods in Music:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bluegrass, country music, folk songs, soul, motion picture music, 20th-century music, classical music<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While completing your music assignments, check out our music database:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><!-- pods:access-notices\/user\/hidden-by-setting {&quot;object_type&quot;:&quot;post_type&quot;,&quot;object_name&quot;:&quot;authenticated_databa&quot;,&quot;item_id&quot;:&quot;9722&quot;} --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This research database that contains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music in Whatcom County<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And don&#8217;t sleep on <a href=\"https:\/\/library.wwu.edu\/music-library-home\">The Music Library<\/a> @WWU which  contains more than 117,000 items, including books, bound periodicals, musical scores, records, DVD&#8217;s and compact discs. Listening stations are located throughout the library. Worth a visit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Music Library   Western Washington University\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fb-Z5rz9Zck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RSS feeds are great way to syndicate the content you want to keep up with news in your area of study. Here are some curated feeds for music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/music\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/music-blog-banner.jpg\" alt=\"blog header image\" class=\"wp-image-20435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/music-blog-banner.jpg 945w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/music-blog-banner-300x25.jpg 300w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/music-blog-banner-768x65.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"rss\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-rss \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M0 64C0 46.3 14.3 32 32 32c229.8 0 416 186.2 416 416c0 17.7-14.3 32-32 32s-32-14.3-32-32C384 253.6 226.4 96 32 96C14.3 96 0 81.7 0 64zM0 416a64 64 0 1 1 128 0A64 64 0 1 1 0 416zM32 160c159.1 0 288 128.9 288 288c0 17.7-14.3 32-32 32s-32-14.3-32-32c0-123.7-100.3-224-224-224c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32s14.3-32 32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/allsongs\/\">All Songs Considered (NPR)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"rss\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-rss \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M0 64C0 46.3 14.3 32 32 32c229.8 0 416 186.2 416 416c0 17.7-14.3 32-32 32s-32-14.3-32-32C384 253.6 226.4 96 32 96C14.3 96 0 81.7 0 64zM0 416a64 64 0 1 1 128 0A64 64 0 1 1 0 416zM32 160c159.1 0 288 128.9 288 288c0 17.7-14.3 32-32 32s-32-14.3-32-32c0-123.7-100.3-224-224-224c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32s14.3-32 32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/\">AllMusic<\/a>. A website that &#8220;is a comprehensive and in-depth resource for finding out more about the albums, bands, musicians and songs you love&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"components-placeholder\"><div class=\"notice notice-error\"><strong>RSS Error:<\/strong> Retrieved unsupported status code &quot;403&quot;<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For current research on music topics, browse our <a href=\"https:\/\/browzine.com\/libraries\/3603\/subjects\/57\/bookcases\/79?sort=rank\">music journals<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/browzine.com\/libraries\/3603\/subjects\/57\/bookcases\/79?sort=rank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-314.png\" alt=\"A collection of music journal\" class=\"wp-image-20300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-314.png 586w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-314-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While choosing music topics to research consider While completing your music assignments, check out our music database: This research database that contains: Music in Whatcom County And don&#8217;t sleep on The Music Library @WWU which contains more than 117,000 items, including books, bound periodicals, musical scores, records, DVD&#8217;s and compact discs. 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