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Research materials for music support the curricula of study in music performance, music education, composition, and music technology. It includes music scores and recordings, historical and contextual information, and performance reviews among its resourc

VT Music and the University Libraries

Music, a part of the School for the Performing Arts housed in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design is an area in the Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. "Their programs offer students a first-rate education from a top-twenty research institution that will prepare them for a successful career in the arts in the twenty-first century. Exceptional faculty lead our nationally accredited programs with a student-centric approach to education."

Per their webpage, "the music major offers small class sizes, free private instruction, flexibility to pursue double majors, and access to innovative technologies and workspaces. Individual instruction and opportunities for hands-on experience develop the musician, educator and artist in each student. The major offers options in composition, education, performance, technology, and creative technologies. ...Whether on stage in Blacksburg or at Carnegie Hall, performing at local schools or touring the world, our student musicians are exposed to a range of experiences that transform the lives of both performer and audience."

This guide provides a collection of recommended resources for Music and performance research such as databases, journals, books, articles, and so on. The recommendations are not comprehensive, but these resources are very likely to contain materials useful for your projects.

A few recommended online resources beyond Virginia Tech