Community Music Capstone
Course Number: MU440
Subject: Music, Music: Community Music
Locating Scholarly sources
Source types
Journal articles
Mitchell, E. (2019). Community music therapy and participatory performance: Case study of a coffee house. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v19i1.2701
Books
Morgan-Ellis, E. M., & Norton, K. (2024). The Oxford handbook of community singing. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197612460.001.0001
Book chapters
Yerichuk, Deanna, and Justis Krar. “The Problem of Community: What Does It Really Mean to Be Inclusive?” In Community Music at the Boundaries, edited by Lee Willingham, 7–25. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier Press, 2020. https://doi.org/10.51644/9781771124591-006.
Conference proceedings
Calefato, F., Iaffaldano, G., & Lanubile, F. (2018). Collaboration success factors in an online music community. Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work, 61–70. https://doi.org/10.1145/3148330.3148346
Reference sources
David Horn, H., John Shepherd, S., Heidi Feldman, F., & Gabrielle Kielich, K. (2019). Bloomsbury encyclopedia of popular music of the world. (Sub-Saharan Africa) (Vol. 12). Bloomsbury Academic.
Magazine articles
A choir that creates community. (2013). Canadian Mennonite (Vol. 17, Number 22, pp. 33.). Mennonite Publishing Service.
Primary sources
Haleem, A. (2015). The Qurʼan. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Videos
Williams, Jeni. (2022). Citizens of the world singing against oppression in Liverpool. The Open University. https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.rd.15070236
Newspaper articles
Breaux, A. (2018). Prison choir to make its debut in NYC opera. USA Today (Arlington, Va.), 06.
Letters to the editor
Letter to the editor. "Religion Shouldn't be Forced on Students." Nanaimo News Bulletin, Dec 12, 2019.
Editorials
Milloy, John. "Religion can Help Bring Us Together." Waterloo Region Record, A9. May 03, 2023.
Dissertations or theses
Hirner, S. J. (2024). (Trans)itioning voices: Gender expansive vocal pedagogy and inclusive methodologies for choral directors and teachers of singing (PhD, University of Southern California). No. 31332782. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I.
Grey literature
Black, V. (2024). AI Job Displacement: Perspectives on the Future of Work From Beneath the Silicon Ceiling. Somatmosphere.
Immigration Partnership of Waterloo Region (2021). Waterloo Region Immigrant Survey Summary Report.
Podcasts
Terry, A. (Host). (2023, August 2). Discovering The Well-Being Benefits of Community Choirs with Sarah Summers (No. 122) [Audio podcast episode]. In Singing Teachers Talk. Bast Training.
Articles
Use the Omni to identify magazine, trade, and journal articles at Laurier.
- on the results page, limit to "Articles"
- further limiters under "Resource Type", e.g., Magazine articles
- remember to use "quotation marks" when searching for phrases
- limit publication year if applicable
For a deeper dive, search in one of the following specialized databases, such as:
The library subscribes to many magazines that are otherwise subscription-based if you come across the title via Google. For example:
- Music trades (magazine website) vs. Music trades (library subscription)
- Use Omni's Journal search to see if the Library subscribes to a title
Ebooks
Use the Omni to identify popular and academic books at Laurier.
- limit to "Books and eBooks" on the left side of search results
- remember to use "quotation marks" when searching for phrases
- limit publication year if applicable
Select ebooks: Creative arts, Education, and Business
- Volume 1: Development
- Volume 2: Education
- Volume 3: Wellbeing
Education
Branding and Marketing
Allan, David. This Note’s for You : Popular Music + Advertising = Marketing Excellence. New York: Business Expert Press, 2015.
Gause, Alina. Presenting Without Pandering - Self-Marketing for Creatives: A Psychological Guide. Berlin: Springer, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64305-1.
Meier, Leslie M. Popular Music as Promotion: Music and Branding in the Digital Age. Chicester: Polity Press, 2017.
Minskey, Laurence, and Colleen Fahey. Audio Branding: Using Sound to Build Your Brand. London: Kogan Page, 2017.
Rhine, Anthony S. How to Market the Arts: A Practical Approach for the 21st Century. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197556078.001.0001.
Sheinkop, Eric. Return of the Hustle: The Art of Marketing with Music. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-58202-7.
Wroblewski, Lukasz, and Bonita M Colb. Culture Management : Strategy and Marketing Aspects. Berlin: Logos Verlag Berlin, 2017.
Business
Bruenger, David. Create, Produce, Consume: New Models for Understanding Music Business. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520972735.
Brzozowska, Blanka, and Patryk Galuszka. Crowdfunding and Independence in Film and Music. Milton: Taylor and Francis, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003150787.
Dumbreck, Allan, and Gayle McPherson. Music Entrepreneurship. London, England: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781472527912.
Franklin, Michael, and Emery H Mikel. The Art of Business: A Guide for Creative Arts Therapists Starting on a Path to Self-Employment. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013.
Hodgson, Jay, Russ Hepworth-Sawyer, Justin Paterson, and Rob Toulson. Innovation in Music: Performance, Production, Technology and Business. Routledge, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351016711.
Khaire, Mukti. Culture and Commerce: The Value of Entrepreneurship in Creative Industries. Stanford, California: Stanford Business Books, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781503603080.
Munoz, J. Mark, and Julienne W Shields. Arts and Entrepreneurship. New York: Business Expert Press, 2017.
Technology
Jones, Ellis. DIY Music and the Politics of Social Media. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781501359675.
Nancy K. Baym. Playing to the Crowd: Musicians, Audiences, and the Intimate Work of Connection. New York: NYU Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv12pnpcg.
Rogers, Holly, Joana Freitas, and João Francisco Porfírio. YouTube and Music: Online Culture and Everyday Life. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781501387302.
Singer, Howie, and Bill Rosenblatt. Key Changes: The Ten Times Technology Transformed the Music Industry. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197656891.001.0001.
News articles
The Library subscribes to a wide variety of Canadian, US, and international news sources, both current and archival. More information.
Podcasts
Listen Notes
Freely available podcast search engine.
Statistics and Public Opinion
This Statistics Canada portal provides information/data on Film & TV, Theatre, music, culture, arts, heritage and sport in Canada.
You can also do advanced searching directly upon the Statistics Canada data, as well as opinion polls:
Grey Literature
Grey literature is information produced outside traditional scholarly publications. It includes reports, policy briefs and reports, major research papers, white papers, working papers, government documents, speeches, etc.
There is no single database that covers grey literature well, so Google is helpful in cases like this. Consider the following tips when searching Google, often using these in combination:
- limit to domain
- site:ca, site:edu
- limit to document type
- filetype:pdf, filetype:pptx
- think how a document might phrase something, enclose that in quotes
Websites about arts entrepreneurship
- Canada Council for the Arts
- Contains applications, stories, and statistics on the Council's grants programs.
- ArtReach Tool Kits
- Contains various tool kits ranging from evaluation, branding, and grant writing.
- All the Sh*t You Need to Know About the Business of Art
- Contains professional practices material for every artist.
- The Creative Independent
- Includes resources on how to make a website for your creative work, how to start a business, how to sell your artwork.