Resources for music research and performance

How do I...?

• View Marvin Duchow Music Library hours, location & contact info
• Borrow from McGill and other libraries
• Request reference assistance
• Request a music library instruction session
• Borrow AV equipment

• Find scores
• Find streaming resources (audio, video)
• Find writings on music
• Cite sources
• Find information about music copyright
• Explore the Music Library's special collections

Key resources

• Sofia Discovery tool (catalogue) | Finding music materials in Sofia (YouTube)
• Grove Music Online
• Music Index | RILM | Music Periodicals Database | JSTOR
• Naxos Music Library | Jazz | World

• Schulich School of Music
• Schulich School of Music Performance Archive

Topic guides

• Black, Indigenous, people of colour (BIPOC) musicians
• Chant texts and cantus firmi
• Indigenous music and musicians
• Jazz
• LGBTQ+ music
• Music iconographies
• Musicianship and music theory concepts
• Print and manuscript sources of Renaissance music (1400-1600)
• Research data management for music
• Translations and phonetic transcriptions of vocal works
• Women composers

Professional & technical resources

• Musicians' health and wellness
• Audiovisual equipment at the Music Library
• Guide to using Music Library equipment
• Music software resources
• Gig music