Music Faculty Guide: OER and DEI

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By Douglas Cohen. From the Open Textbook Library. Chapters include:
Introduction, Ch 1: Elements of Sound and Music, Ch 2: Musical Instruments and Ensembles, Ch 3: Composer, Performer, Audience, Ch 4: European Art Music: Middle Ages through Romantic, Ch 5: European and American Art Music since 1900, Ch 6: American Vernacular Music, Ch 7: Jazz, Ch 8: World Music, Appendix 1: Musician Biographies, Appendix 2: Glossary

Bethanie Hansen, David Whitehouse, and Cathy Silverman. Edited by Kimberly Jacobs. American Public University System ePress 2014 (CC BY-NC-SA)

Caterina Bristol, Brenda Luchsinger. Modules

Todd Mueller, Elizabeth Whittenburg Ozment, Irina Escalante-Chernova, Marc Gilley, Catherine Kilroe-Smith. Summer 2017. (CC BY-NC-ND)

N. Alan Clark, Thomas Heflin, Jeffrey Kluball, Elizabeth Kramer. Covers the fundamentals of music and the physics of sound, an exploration of music from the Middle Ages to the present day, and a final chapter on popular music in the United States. (CC BY-SA)

From DPLA (Digital Public Library of America) Includes a primary source set (audio and visual), open access readings, and a teaching guide.

MIT OpenCourseWare full semester class. Includes syllabus, reading/listening, lecture notes, assignments.

History of popular music and culture with 120 modules to choose from

Dr. Larry H. Grandy, Shasta College (CC BY-NC-ND) 2nd edition, 2023

Dr. Larry H. Grandy, Shasta College (CC BY-NC-ND) 7th edition, 2023

A short intro to music around the world in an open access book (Pressbooks). Focus on Africa, Arab World, India, China

Matthew Mihalka , University of Arkansas
Justin R. Hunter, University of Arkansas
Table of Contents: I. Introduction, II. Place, III. Identity and Politics, IV. Theatre, V. Dance, VI. Religion and Spirituality

Historic & contemporary African American singers & composers of Classical vocal music / Randye Jones

This is a living collection of books, articles, documentaries, series, podcasts and more about the Black origins of traditional and popular music dating from the 18th century to present day. Resources are organized chronologically and by genre for ease of browsing (from the website).

Use the "Resources" dropdown to learn about published & unpublished literature, audio-visual & online resources, and works.

Searchable database of Sound Recordings of Concert Negro Spirituals for Solo Voice / Randye Jones