Music Education - Specialized Needs*
The Music Education Guides are designed for use by music education faculty and students. Included in these guides are lists of call number ranges and subject headings for browsing/accessing books, journals, scores, and audio/visual recordings on different aspects of music education, learning styles and teaching methods. Online resources such as links to notable professional organizations and commonly used web sites and blogs are also included.
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BROWSING AND CATALOG SEARCHING BY CALL NUMBER RANGES
Call Numbers
- LC4001-LC4806.5 Children & youth with disabilities. Learning disabled children & youth
- ML3830 Psychology of Music
- ML3920-ML3930 Literature on music for children (juvenile literature)
- MT1 Theory of musical instruction
Subject Headings
- CONCERTOS (PIANO)BLIND, MUSIC FOR THE
- MUSIC--PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS
- MUSIC--PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT
- MUSIC--PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
- MUSIC, INFLUENCE OF
- MUSIC THERAPY
- OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
- THERAPEUTICS, PHYSIOLOGICAL
PRINT RESOURCES (in the Reference Room)
Reference Books
Ref MT3.U5M32 1996
Mark, M. Contemporary Music Education.
1996.
Journals
Council for Research in Music Education. Bulletin / ML1.C68
Journal of Research in Music Education / ML1.J6
Music Educators Journal / ML1.M24
Orff Echo / ML1.O57
Teaching Music / ML1.T33
Tennessee Musician / ML1.T4
Directories
Musical America: International Directory of the Performing Arts - REF. STACKS – ML13.M83 2005.
***Provides a comprehensive list of music schools, summer music camps, music festivals, competitions, performance venues, and scholarship and financial aid information.
SELECT PRINT RESOURCES (in the Stacks)
Autism
LC4661.C43
Chastain, L. A Handbook on the
Use of Songs to Teach Autistic and Other Severely Handicapped Children.
1980.
MT17.A48 1991
Alvin, Juliette. Music Therapy
for the Autistic Child. 1991.
General Books
HODGES LB1139.4.I58 1997
Hart, C. Integrated Curriculum
and Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Birth to Age Eight.
1997.
ML3919.S53 1996
Sharma, M. Special Education:
Music Therapy. 1996.
ML3920 .M483 2005
Michel, Donald E. Music Therapy
in Principle and Practice. 2005.
MT1.G78
Graham, R. Teaching Music to the
Exceptional Child: A Handbook for Mainstreaming. 1980.
MT1.I74 1981
International Symposium of Music
Education for the Handicapped. 1981.
MT1.I745 1983
International Symposium of Music
in Medicine, Education, and Therapy for the Handicapped. 1983.
MT1.M46 1983
Hicks, C. Methods & Perspectives
in Urban Music Education. 1983.
MT1.M93 1996
Anderson, W. Multicultural Perspectives
in Music Education. 1996.
MT3.U5M96
Graham, R. Music for the Exceptional
Child. 1975.
MT3.U5 R42 2003
MENC. Readings on diversity, inclusion,
and music for all. 2003.
MT17.O713 1980
Orff, Gertrud. The Orff Music
Therapy: Active Furthering of the Development of the Child.
1980.
MT17.S63 2001
Sobol, Elise S. An Attitude and
Approach for Teaching Music to Special Learners. 2001.
Gifted
MT3.U5J3
Jankowski, P. Accelerated Programs
for the Gifted Music Student. 1976.
Hearing Impaired
MT1.E345M9
Edwards, E. Music Education for
the Deaf. 1974.
MT17.R62 1980
Robbins, Carol. Music for the
hearing impaired : a resource manual and curriculum guide.
1980.
Individualized Instruction
M1994.S53 1975
Silver-Burdett Satellites (12
vols.). 1975.
MT1.T62
Tillman, R. Music Educator's Guide
to Personal Instruction. 1975.
Mentally Disabled
LC4606 .B4
Beal, Mary R. Music Curriculum
Guidelines for Moderately Retarded Adolescents. 1982.
LC4606 .S44
Silini, Flora Chiarappa. Experiencing
Music with the Piano: A Method for Teaching the Mentally Handicapped.
1981.
MT1.D63
Dobbs, J. The Slow Learner and
Music. 1966.
MT3.G7W38
Ward, D. Singing in Special Schools.
1973.
Physically Disabled
LC 19.15:M 97
Music Services for Blind and Physically
Handicapped Individuals.
Teaching Materials
M1993.G49M9
Ginglend & Stiles. Music Activities
for Retarded Children: A Handbook for Teachers & Parents.
1965.
MT17.P47 1995
Perry, T. Music Lessons for Children
with Special Needs. 1995.
Visually Disabled
LC 19.15:M 97/
Music for Blind and Physically
Handicapped Individuals.
MT38.K76
Krolick, B. How to Read Braille
Music: Book I, Vocal and Instrumental. 1975.
MT38.K762
Krolick, B. Dictionary of Braille
Music Signs. 1979.
AUDIO-VISUAL RESOURCES
VHS MT1.K4 v.5
Music for Special Education Programs.
1989.
VHS MT1.B79 1992
Bringing Multicultural Music to
Children. 1992.
VHS MT3.U5T4 1991 v.1-4
Teaching Music with a Multicultural
Approach. 1991.
ONLINE RESOURCES
American Music Therapy Association
<http://www.musictherapy.org>
American Society for Deaf
Children <http://www.deafchildren.org>
Autism Society of America
<http://www.autism-society.org>
Learning Disabilities Online <http://www.ldonline.org>
Music Education Search
System <http://www.music.miami.edu:591/mess>
Music Teachers’ National Association
(MTNA) <http://www.mtna.org>
National Association for Gifted Children
<http://nagc.org>
National Association for Music Education
(MENC) <http://www.menc.org>
National Library
Service - Blind and Physically Handicapped <http://www.loc.gov/nls/music/index.html>
Tennessee Music Education Association
(TMEA) <http://tnmea.org>
Also see:
Periodical Indexes
Related databases available on the UT Libraries Database
Page:
Education
Full Text
ERIC
Music
and Performing Arts Online (IIMP & IIPA)
RILM
Abstracts of Musical Literature
PsycLINFO
(Journal articles)
Social
Sciences Citation Index
Dissertation
Abstracts
Arts
& Humanities Citation Index
Music databases available on the Music Library Database
Page:
Music
and Performing Arts Online (IIMP & IIPA)
Music
Index Online
RILM
Abstracts of Musical Literature
*Call numbers apply to UT held items only
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Pauline Bayne and Connie Steigenga, Revised July 2007

