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MUS 155: Jazz Appreciation and Studies: Naxos online & Music CDs

This guide will help you find resources for studies of Jazz music and Jazz Appreciation course MUS 155 as a student at East Central College.

Music CDs @ ECC

There are over 900 music CDs at ECC.  You may check out up to 4 audio/visual titles and for one week.

Located in the drawers behind the Leisure books, there are 11 genres of music. 

Genres

CHRISTIAN – classic and contemporary artists

CLASSICAL – classical and opera selections

COUNTRY - classic and contemporary artists

JAZZ – jazz and blues

MISC – holiday, children’s, various selections

RAP – rap and reggae

ROCK – classic rock, pop, and contemporary artists

SOUL – soul and Motown artists

SOUNDTRACK – movie and television soundtracks

STANDARDS – Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett & others

WORLD – music from around the world

 

If you need to narrow down your search by year, try these links.

Blues (Music) - to 1931

Jazz - 1921-1930

Popular music - 1921-1930

Jazz - 1931-1940

Popular music - 1931-1940

Jazz - 1941-1950

Popular music - 1941-1950

Jazz - 1951-1960

Jazz - 1961-1970

Jazz - 1971-1980

Jazz - 1981-1990

Jazz - 1991-2000

Jazz - 2001-2010

Jazz - 2011-2020

Jazz vocals

 

Jazz includes over 100 titles.  These include:

Jazz in Naxos

Naxos Music Library is a database providing access to over 1.2 million music tracks (limit 5 simultaneous logins)from any internet device.  This is a library provided resource and you must click through the Library for access.

Watch these tutorial for assistance in searching Naxos

Basic/ Browse Tutorial

Advanced Tutorial

 

Options include by Genre, by Title or by Artists

   JOHNNY CASH

   BEETHOVEN

   VIKINGS (ORIGINAL TELEVISION SERIES SOUNDTRACK)

   DEBUSSEY

   I DON'T LIKE CLASSICAL MUSIC, BUT I REALLY LIKE THIS!

Search Archway

Find books, DVDS, and more at East Central College Library

 

 

Watch a demo http://screencast.com/t/wW6BH5YTyx8z