Research Guides: Conducting: Articles

Want materials (e.g., books, articles) that the library doesn't have? Use Interlibrary Loan!

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Once an account is made, books may be searched for and requested through LibrarySearch and WorldCat.

Please allow about 2 weeks for delivery of books and physical materials. An e-mail will be sent when print materials are ready for pick-up.

Most journal articles arrive in 24-48 hours and will be sent electronically.

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Requesting Materials through Interlibrary Loan (UO video tutorial)

Journals and Databases for Conducting-Related Research

The UO Libraries Music Collection subscribes to the following print journals related to conducting research and pedagogy:

Journal of the Conductors' Guild
Library Holdings include: 1985-2010
College Band Directors National Association journal
Library Holdings include: V. 1 (1984) - V. 2 (1986), no. 5 (1988)- no. 10 (1994)
Band Director Guide
Library Holdings include: Volumes 2 (1988)-10 (1996)
Journal of band research
Library holding include: V. 1 (1964)- current

To find articles and dissertations related to conducting in other scholarly and trade publications, try searching in some of the following databases. Some of these provide full-text access to articles, while others provide only citation information and abstracts (summaries); you can use InterLibrary Loan (ILL) to request copies of articles that UO does not have. See the "Articles" tab in the main Music Research Guide for additional database suggestions.

Music Index This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive guide to music periodicals and literature featuring digitized content from 1970 to present. This database contains cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts of articles about music, musicians, and the music industry for more than 475 periodicals, as well as book reviews, obituaries, news, and selective coverage for more than 230 periodicals. .
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (1967-present) This link opens in a new window
Bibliography of music literature providing broad international coverage of thousands of journals, books, dissertations, conference proceedings and Festscrhiften.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Online archive of peer reviewed/scholarly journals in all disciplines.

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