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Class Exercises - November 4, 2022
Group Activity:
Practice identifying BEAM sources for a sample song
After class activity to support your searches:
Additional Background Resources
- Wikipedia
Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and can be a useful source for background information. Because it is open to any author(s), quality can vary depending on the topic.
- All Music
AllMusic is a resource for finding out more about albums, bands, musicians and songs. Search by artist or song.
- Genius
Genius is an online encyclopedia featuring lyrics annotated by community members and verified by editors.
- WhoSampled
WhoSampled contains a comprehensive, detailed and accurate database of samples, cover songs and remixes.
Music Resources
- Music Index with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Indexes articles from more than 705 international music periodicals on all aspects of classical & popular music. 1970-present. Updated regularly.
- Music Online This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive online resource that cross-searches and gives access to nearly 8 million music tracks in the following streaming music databases: American Song, Classical Music Library, Contemporary World Music, Jazz Music Library, and Smithsonian Global Sound. Updated continuously.
- Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Formerly Grove Music Online
An online encyclopedia of music, containing the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.), as well as other Grove Dictionaries of Music and music reference works from Oxford University Press. Updated continuously.