Jim Dan Hill Library: Music Research: Additional Resources

Disciplinary Resources

Here, you will find a selection of resource materials to support (and demonstrate various approaches to) research in music.

The content is loosely organized by tradition, region, and research focus/method.

You are encouraged to use this as a starting place to familiarize yourself with titles, subject headings, hosting databases for ebooks, and call number ranges for physical books, so that you can explore more widely to select additional resources of interest.

Citation and Style Guides

Cite Sources
Need help citing your sources? Want to consult the most recent Style Guide to use or a Handbook that breaks out specific examples? See our "Cite Sources" page for recommended resources.
A Guide for Music Citation - Chicago/Turabian Style
From Indiana University Libraries
Notes Style Sheet
PDF File from the Music Library Association, with style and citation guidelines for their journal, Notes. Includes attention to a number of situations one may encounter in writing about musical works and musicians.

A Guide to Library Research in Music by Pauline Shaw Bayne; Edward Komara
Call Number: ML3797 .B29 2020

ISBN: 9781538113387

Publication Date: 2020-02-25
A Style and Usage Guide to Writing about Music by Thomas Donahue
Call Number: via Proquest

ISBN: 0810874326

Publication Date: 2010-03-01
Music in Words: a Guide to Researching and Writing about Music by Trevor Herbert
Call Number: via ProQuest

ISBN: 1282053884

Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Writing about Music by Richard Wingell
Call Number: ML3797 .W54 2009

ISBN: 0136157785

Publication Date: 2007-12-29
A Short Guide to Writing about Music by Jonathan Bellman
Call Number: ML3797 .B4 2007

ISBN: 0321187911

Publication Date: 2006-04-20