LibGuides: Postgraduate music research guide: Getting Started

Getting started

This is a guide for final year or postgraduate students in music and drama. Here you will find a list of resources and direct links to facilitate you in your research. It is essential to become proficient at academic writing. There are many books on the subject located through TU Dublin library. If you search the TU Dublin library catalogue using a keyword search you will retrieve many titles available for borrowing. As a student of TU Dublin you may borrow from any of the TU Dublin City Campus libraries.

I have selected some texts which you may find helpful to familiarise you with the research process and the different tasks involved in each stage.

When you move the cursor over the relevant title you will be directly linked to the item in the catalogue. Where a book is only available as an e-book I have indicated this adjacent to the book in question. However in order to access e-books purchased by TU Dublin you will need to create a library pin number to enable you to access the title remotely.

It is advisable to commence your library research via the TU Dublin library services homepage. Click on the link here.

Inquiry in Music Education by Hildegard Froehlich; Carol Frierson-Campbell
ISBN: 9780203806517
Publication Date: 2012-09-10
Inquiry in Music Education: Concepts and Methods for the Beginning Researcher provides an introduction to research and scholarship in music education. This textbook covers topic formulation, information literacy, reading and evaluating research studies, and planning and conducting original studies within accepted guidelines, based on research conventions in music, the other arts, education, and the humanities. Electronic search tools, hands-on assignments, supplementary teaching materials and other resources are included on the companion web site (available January 2013). Skills in research and scholarship introduce students to the language and protocols by which to succeed in today's competitive market of grant writing, arts advocacy, and public outreach as a contributing member of the community of music educators. Following the legacy begun by Rainbow and Froehlich in Research in Music Education, published in 1987, the objectives of this book are: To expand what is meant by music education and research, To help students find their niche in those definitions, and To teach tangible skills that are useful for music educators with diverse instructional goals and career aspirations.

Need some help?

If you need library research assistance please contact the Academic Liaison Librarian for Music and Drama, Kathy Egan.