Class and Research Guides

Class Guides

(Guides written for specific courses; but also useful for others studying the topic)

Dance

• Dance 440: Dance History 1
• Dance 511: Dance Research

Music

• Music 110: Introduction to Art Music: International Perspectives
• Music 110: Tutorial and Quizzes
• Music 474: Vocal Literature 
• Music 499: Music Business
• Music 511: Foundations and Methods of Musicology I
• Music 528: Problems and Methods--Library guide
• Music 528: Problems and Methods--Primary Sources guide
• Music 533: Introduction to Research in Music Education
• Music 557: Piano Literature
• Music 560: String Literature 

Theatre

• Theatre Research Guide

Other Resources

• E-Reserves (Print and audio)
• Course Reserves in the Online Catalog

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Research Guides

Cite materials in my papers: See Style Manuals, below
Find Biographical and Analytical Sources
Find Blank Sheet Music (external link)
Find Composer Dates
Find Festivals
Find Hip-Hop Culture Information
Find Illini Songbook (school songs) and State Song information
Find Lyrics
Find Monologues and Dialogues
Find Music in a set of Collected Works (M3s)
Find Music Publishers
Find Opera Arias and Art Songs
Find Out About Copyright
Find Performance Scores
Find Popular Songs
Find Sacred Music Resources
Find Sheet Music Collections
Find Themes and Tunes
Find Used CDs and LPs
Find World Music Recordings
Get funding (grants, awards, scholarships, fellowships)  

Other

John Wagstaff's Quirky Reference Sources
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How do I manage my research?!

Manage citations: Refworks, Zotero
Style guides: Chicago Manual of Style, Citing Music
Manage data: Google Docs, NetFiles
Manage my Library account(s): My Account (UIUC), ILL, Library Elf