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Music Journals in the Ingram Library
Types of Journals
Journals are publications appearing at intervals, usually bearing serial numbers
indicating issues and annual
volumes. They may contain essays, reports, reviews, news items, lists of events, and
other information deemed
newsworthy by the publisher.
In music, journals often fall into one of the following categories:
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Scholarly publications often issued by an academic society or
university. Articles are
screened by a peer
review panel to maintain the quality of content, style and methodology.
Examples:
Musical Quarterly
Journal of the American Musicological Society
Journal of Music Theory
Ethnomusicology
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Journals devoted to the music of a particular instrument, genre, or
composer.
Examples:
American Organist
Keyboard Companion : A Practical Magazine on Early-level Piano Study
Opera News
Percussive Notes
Perspectives of New Music
Rolling Stone
- Journals devoted to music education.
Examples:
American Music Teacher
Bulletin - Council for Research in Music Education
Instrumentalist
Music Educators journal
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Music trade journals such as magazines devoted to music business, catalogs of
recordings, and jobs
lists.
Examples:
Schwann Opus
Journal Titles in the Library
Ingram Library subscibes to a number of journals relating to music. Consult the UWG Print Journals List for Music to
see which journals and magazines the Library currently subscribes to. To find
specific journals you can use the online catalog and do an EXACT search by Journal Title.
Finding Information in Journals
Browsing pertinent current journals is a
good way to keep abreast of the latest developments and news in your area of interest, but to
collect more information about a specific research topic you must use journal indexes and
databases such as The Music Index. To find out more about using journals, please consult the
library's guide on Music Indexes and Databases.
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