Music Education
Program at Penn State
Music Education
Designed for students already holding a baccalaureate
degree in a field of music other than music education.
http://www.music.psu.edu/Prospective%20Students/graduate.html
Professional Associations
American School Band Directors Association
Provides professional opportunities for exchange of professional ideas and concentrates on activities that focus on a continuing comprehensive program for the improvement of school bands.
http://www.asbda.com/
The American String Teachers Association (ASTA) with National School Orchestra Association (NSOA)
Promotes excellence in string and orchestra teaching and playing.
http://www.astaweb.com/
The Blues Foundation
Education and preservation of blues music around the world.
http://www.blues.org/
International Society for Music Education
With members in over 60 countries, the society promotes music education world-wide.
http://www.isme.org/index.shtml
Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
Provides music educators and anyone interested in supporting music education access to online resource such as: The National Music Education Standards ; Publications that Explain and Interpret the National Standards ; National Standards for Arts Education: A Brief History ; and Standards Reprint Permission Policy . http://www.menc.org/publication/books/prek12st.html
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
Committed to furthering the art of music through programs that support teaching, performance, composition, and scholarly research.
http://www.mtna.org/
National Association for Music Education (MENC)
The only national association that addresses every aspect of music education - band, chorus, orchestra, general music, teacher education, and research.
http://www.menc.org/
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA)
A service organization to music education in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
http://www.pmea.net/
Selected Reference Sources
The ASCD Curriculum Handbook
Numerous ideas for curriculum planning and delivery.
LB2804.N34 Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th Floor Paterno
Children's Jukebox : A Subject Guide to Musical Recordings and Programming Ideas for Songsters Age One to Twelve
Access to about 300 selected children's musical recordings that could serve as guide to developing programs and planning lessons for children.
ML156.4.C5R45 1995 Reference Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th Floor Paterno
The Children's Song Index, 1978-1993
A reference tool for 2,654 songs appropriate for young audiences.
ML128.S3C55 1996 Reference Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th Floor Paterno
Music Education in Primary Schools
Reflects current educational thinking and shows how music education fits with the holistic approach, integrated curriculum, and co-operative group activities.
MT1.A84 1993 Reference Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th Floor Paterno
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Definitions of musical terms and concepts, including bibliographical references and indexes. Available online to authorized Penn State University users: http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&what=GROVEMUSIC
A Young Person's Guide to Music
A showcase and interactive guide for instruments from each section of the orchestra.
MT6.A73Y68 1995 Reference Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th Floor Paterno
Indexes and Abstracts
Art Index Retrospective
Indexes articles from visual arts magazines published between 1929 and 1984.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&what=ARTINDEX
ERIC
-- Educational Resources Information Center
ERIC, (Education Resources Information Center),
is a premier database of journal and non-journal education literature, with
more than 1.1 million citations since 1966. Sponsored by the Institute of
Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Dept. of Education.
ERIC covers two types of literature:
Journals [over 1000 scholarly, professional
and practitioner journals]
ERIC Documents [non-journal literature, such
as conference papers, standards reports, etc. Not peer-reviewed].
The recommended ERIC search interface for PSU users is Cambridge Scientific
Abstracts.
What Works Clearinghouse
Created in 2002, the goal of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is to identify
findings of scientific evidence. The WWC collects, screens, and identifies
studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products,
practices, and policies); reviews studies that have the strongest design;
and reports on the strengths and weaknesses of those studies against the WWC
Evidence Standards. Study
reports [ratings of individual studies and designs for reliability];
intervention reports [findings that meet WWC Evidence Standards for a
particular intervention]; topic
reports [description of topic and each intervention that the WWC reviewed]
http://www.w-w-c.org/
International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP)
Indexes articles in over 375 music periodicals as well as the New York Times
and the Washington Post.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&what=INTLMUSIC
Professional Development Collection
Professional Development Collection, designed for professional educators and librarians, provides a highly specialized collection of over 515 full text journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles, with full text dating as far back as 1965. . It also provides full text for 167 education pamphlets, a searchable images database, and will soon contain full text for scholarly monographs. A title list can be seen at http://www.epnet.com/titlelists/pdf/tf.pdf.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#PROFDEV
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Indexes and abstracts current literature about music, including periodical
articles, books, reviews, and dissertations. The scope is international and
coverage is from1969-present. Available online to authorized Penn State University
users at:
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#OCRILM
State Education Journal Index and Educators' Guide to
Periodicals Research Strategies
Includes periodicals not indexed in other popular indexes, and provides annotation
to articles with misleading titles.
Z5813.S68 Reference Educ & Behav Sci Lib
5th Floor Paterno
Education Abstracts Full Text (Wilson)
Education Abstracts Full Text (Wilson) covers over 625 periodicals, with indexing from 1983, and full text for many since 1994.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#ERLEDUCABS
Selected Journals
The Journal of Musicology
Quarterly reviews of music history, criticism, analysis, and performance practice.
ML5.J63 Pattee, West Wing - 2nd Floor
Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy
Devoted exclusively to matters directly related to the problems and solutions
of teaching and learning music theory.
MT10.J85 Pattee, West Wing - 2nd Floor
Journal of Research in Music Education
Research on music education, its history and possible future directions.
ML1.J61 Pattee, West Wing - 2nd Floor
Music Educators Journal
Dedicated to research and teaching methods in music.
ML1.M27 Pattee, West Wing - 2nd Floor
The Quarterly Journal of Music Teaching and Learning
A clearinghouse for ideas among professors of music education.
MT1.Q37 Pattee - Stacks 1B
Resources for Music Education
The Independent
School Entrance Examination (ISEE) Practice Test Prep Review
This is a site that provides information and free online practice tests to
assist ISEE test takers. http://www.testprepreview.com
Music
Curriculum/Standards
Standards to enable students to connect to their culture and heritage through
music education.
http://www.menc.org/publication/books/prek12st.html
Music
Resources
A blend of teaching methods, music games, information about musicians, and
links to several categories of music-related sites.
http://www.educationindex.com/music/