Bibliography

Here’s how to cite some of the resources you found in this OER:

Music, Music, Music:

Brandt, Anthony. 2019. “How Music Makes Sense,” Sound Reasoning, OpenStax CNX.

Morgan-Ellis, Esther. 2020. “The Elements of Music” in Resonances: Engaging Music in Its Cultural Context, edited by Morgan-Ellis Esther, 23.42. University of North Georgia Press.

Cohen, Douglas. 2015. “Instruments and Ensembles” in Music: Its Language, History, and Culture. New York: CUNY Academic Works.

Native American Music:

Stebbins, Susan. 2013. Native Peoples of North America. Geneseo, NY: Open SUNY

Early Folk Music

Cohen, Douglas. 2015. “Anglo American Ballads” in Music: Its Language, History, and Culture. New York: CUNY Academic Works.

Hearing the Americas. “Folk Music.” George Mason University.

African Diaspora

Fosler-Lussier, Danielle. 2020. Music on the Move. University of Michigan Press. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.9853855

TeachRock. “Rhythm as a Representation of People and Place.” TeachRock, accessed October 29 2025. https://teachrock.org/lesson/beyonce-santana-and-rhythm-as-a-representation-of-people-and-place/

Ragtime

Morgan-Ellis, Esther. 2020. “Music and Characterization” in Resonances: Engaging Music in Its Cultural Context, edited by Morgan-Ellis Esther, 23.42. University of North Georgia Press.

Library of Congress. History of Ragtime | Articles and Essays | Ragtime. Accessed October 29, 2025. https://www.loc.gov/collections/ragtime/articles-and-essays/history-of-ragtime/

George Mason University, “Syncopation,” in Hearing the Americas. Accessed October 29, 2025. https://hearingtheamericas.org/s/the-americas/page/syncopation

Music and Media

Fosler-Lussier, Danielle. 2020. Music on the Move. University of Michigan Press. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.9853855

Musical Theater

Butler, Margaret. 2014. “The American Musical” In Theatrical Worlds, edited by Charlie Mitchell, 204-230. University Press of Florida.

Pop!
Hughes, Bryn and Megan Lavengood. 2023. “Melody and Phrasing,” in Open Music Theory edited by Erin K. Maher. Virtual Library of Virginia.