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Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
Searchable encyclopedia set, very useful for overviews. Includes recordings. Bibliographies list additional sources. Print set also on the shelf at 780.9 G183
Smithsonian Folkways Tools for Teaching
Curricular experience, activities, streaming videos, liner notes, music samples, and other features are available for free.
Oxfam Global Music Lessons for Ages 14-16

The Rough Guide to World Music by Rough Guides Staff (Editor); Simon Broughton; Mark Ellingham
Call Number: 780.9 W893
Publication Date: 2000-02-07
v. 1. Africa, Europe and the Middle East -- v. 2. Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific.
International Encyclopedia of Dance by Selma J. Cohen; Dance Perspectives Foundation Staff (Editor)
Call Number: REF 792.62 In8
ISBN: 9780195094626
Publication Date: 1998-03-26
The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments by Stanley Sadie
Call Number: Reference 781.91 N42
Publication Date: 1985-01-01
American Musical Traditions
Call Number: Reference 781.62 Am352
Publication Date: 2001-10-24
v. 1. Native American music -- v. 2. African American music -- v. 3. British Isles music -- v. 4. European American music -- v. 5 Latino American and Asian American music.

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The * symbol in the catalog allows you to retrieve variant endings:

Hungar* = Hungary or Hungarian . . .

danc* = dance, dancing

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The Encyclopedia of World Cultures by David Levinson (Editor)
Call Number: Reference 305.097 En19
Publication Date: 1991-1996
V. 1. North America -- v. 2. Oceania -- v. 3. South Asia -- v. 4. Europe (central, western, and southeastern Europe) -- v. 5. East and Southeast Asia -- v. 6. Russia and Eurasia; China -- v. 7. South America -- v. 8. Middle America and the Caribbean -- v. 9. Africa and the Middle East -- v. 10. Indexes.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online This link opens in a new window
This is a website that contains thousands of easy-to-read articles. Encyclopedia Britannica is a great resource to use when just starting to research. It can help you familiarize yourself with a topic before searching other databases for scholarly sources.