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Contemporary Music: Websites

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

New Zealand Music

Check out amplifier.co.nz for the latest downloadable playlists of New Zealand contemporary music.

SOUNZ is a great website promoting NZ music with information about composers, performers, teachers area, events. It has a library and you can also purchase items, see what events are happening around the country and more.  

Search skills

Use this evaluation ABC checklist when searching for information on the Internet.

Authority

  • Is the information from a reliable source?
  • Does the author have appropriate qualifications, background and knowledge of the subject?
  • Where is the document published and who has published it?

Accuracy

  • Check the accuracy - how does the site compare to other sources?
  • Check the web site address (URL = uniform resource locator)to verify the origin of the site:                         

 .govt or .gov = government .     

.org = non-profit organization.

.co or .com = commercial   

.ac or .edu = academic/ educational

Bias

  • Why do you think the information was written?
  • What opinions if any are expressed by the author?
  • Does it provide a balanced view of the topic or is there an obvious bias promoted by the puiblisher or author?
  • Who is the intended audience?
  • Where is the document published?     

Currency

  • When was the information written or recorded?
  • Is the information up to date for the topic?
  • Are the site links up-to-date, are they relevant and do they work?

Styles of Contemporary Music

Theory of music

Interviews

Newspaper/newsletter articles