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Contemporary Music: Books

Find books and ebooks on all the major topics you will study in your course.

Getting started

Library staff can help you with searching the catalogue, placing a reserve and accessing your library account.

Palmerston North Library

Wairarapa Library

Whanganui Library

Online help

Library staff can also order books from other libraries for you to loan see here for more information

Useful shelf numbers

There are numerous books on different aspects of music on the UCOL shelves.

780 - General books on music

781 - General principles and musical forms

782 - Vocal music

783 - Music for single voices

784 - Instruments, instrumental ensembles and their music

785 - Ensembles with only one instrument per part

786 - Keyboard, mechanical and electronic instruments, percussion instruments

787 - Stringed instruments

788 - Wind instruments

789 - Composers and traditions of music.

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Sound and acoustics

Music Industry

Composition and Song Writing

Music theory - pratical exercises

Recording and producing music