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Music Education: Listening

Resources for research and instruction in Music Education

Finding Sound Recordings at CU Boulder

The Howard B. Waltz Music Library is home to tens of thousands of sounds recordings. The best way to find them is by searching the Library Catalog. Enter keywords for ensembles, performers, or composition title.

Streaming Music Resources

Library Subscription Databases
Free Online Databases

Music Online: Listening (Alexander Street)
Collection of Classical music records featuring music from the earliest times to the present.
Naxos Music Library
The most robust coverage of classical repertoire, featuring recordings on the Naxos label as well as hundreds of other labels.

Spotify
Spotify is a free or subscription service with millions of tracks. Listen to entire albums, create playlists, and connect with other listeners.
Pandora
Pandora is a free or subscription Internet radio service. Jazz offerings are especially rich.

OneSearch Audio

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Podcasts

JRME Podcasts
A podcast series from the Journal of Research in Music Education. This series is linked to research published in the journal.