Music Research: Finding Articles

To Get Started Searching for Music Articles: 

1. Select one of the recommended databases listed on this page. 

OR 

1. From the library homepage, Click Databases A-Z from the menu. 
2. Then select a database to search.  Some ways to identify your best bet databases are to go to the Popular Database list or use the Subject dropdown at the top left of the page.  
3. Once in the database, search by your keywords.  For more on identifying keywords, watch the video below. 

• Enthnomusicology Review

  A student-run journal on topics related to musical practice. Articles are written from a variety of disciplinary perspectives including ethnomusicology, musicology, anthropology, sociology and cultural studies.

• Empirical Musicology Review

  An open access peer-reviewed music journal.

• The Journal of Music and Meaning

  A peer-reviewed journal for multidisciplinary research on music and meaning.

• Music and Practice

  A peer-reviewed online journal dedicated to the study of practices in music.

• Sound Effects

  An international, interdisciplinary journal of sound and sound experience.

• Music Theory Online: A Journal of Criticism, Commentary, Research, and Scholarship
  Peer-reviewed, electronic journal of the Society for Music Theory, Inc.

• Rock's Backpages

  1960-present; Rock's Backpages is a database of rock music writing, sourced from the pages of the music and mainstream press. Thousands of articles (reviews, interviews, features and more) for over 2,000 artists are available.

• Current Research in Jazz

  Original jazz research that is informed by musical and historical knowledge.

• Journal of Jazz Studies

  An open-access online journal published by the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers.