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WESTERN ONESEARCH

Databases for Music Research

Music Databases (both are included in Western OneSearch):

Fine Arts OneFile This link opens in a new window
With more than 150 full-text magazines and journals, Gale's Fine Arts & Music Collection will provide support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking

Open Access Music Journals

Open Access Music Journals at Open Music Library
The Open Music Library is a new initiative from Alexander Street to build the world’s most comprehensive open network of digital resources for the study of music.

The Choral Scholar This link opens in a new window
A peer reviewed journal that presents scholarship related to the study and performance of choral music. Published irregularly.
Current Research in Jazz This link opens in a new window
An online open access journal designed to publish peer-reviewed articles of original jazz research. In addition to shorter articles of a scholarly nature, it publishes bibliographies, indices, chronologies, and other research aids to serve and support jazz scholarship.
JMM: The Journal of Music and Meaning This link opens in a new window
A peer-reviewed online journal devoted to multidisciplinary research on music and meaning.
Journal of Music History Pedagogy This link opens in a new window
An open access, peer reviewed journal dedicated to publishing about teaching music history of all levels (undergraduate, graduate, or general studies) and disciplines (western, non-western, concert and popular musics).
Journal of Music Research Online This link opens in a new window
An open access, peer reviewed journal publishing in the areas of Composition, Early Music, Ethnomusicology, Gender Studies in Music, Interdisciplinary Studies in Music, Music Education, Music Technologies, Musicology, Performance Practice, Popular Music and Opera.
Music & Politics This link opens in a new window
An open access, peer reviewed journal covering such topics as the impact of politics on the lives of musicians, music as a form of political discourse, and the influences of ideology on musical historiography.
Music Theory Online This link opens in a new window
An open access, peer reviewed journal of criticism, commentary, research, and scholarship in music.
Research and Issues in Music Education (RIME) This link opens in a new window
An open access, peer reviewed journal that promotes research, dialogue, practice, and policy in music education.
Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy This link opens in a new window
An open access, peer reviewed journal that invites interdisciplinary dialogue and discussion about music, health, and social change.

Streaming Music

Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
Online collection of streaming music offering over 2,000,000 tracks of Classical, Jazz, World, Folk, Chinese, and more! Create a login to compile your playlist and use the mobile app.