Subject Guide: Music Education: How to Search for Books on Teaching Music and Music Activities

To find teaching ideas for Elementary and Music Teachers:

Go to the library web page (www.mnstate.edu/library) and select Curriculum Materials Center on the drop-down menu next to the search box called Dragon OneSearch. Try these search terms:

• School music -- Instruction and study
• Music in education
• Music teachers
• School music -- Instruction and study
• Music -- Instruction and study
• Education, Preschool -- Activity programs
• Early childhood education -- Activity programs

To find Music and Learning Activities for children, search with these terms.

• Children’s songs
• Dance for children
• Finger play
• Games with music
• Humorous songs
• Rhythm -- Study and teaching
• Singing games

Song picture books naturally include movement activities.

Go to the library web page (www.mnstate.edu/library) and select Curriculum Materials Center on the drop-down menu next to the search box called Library Onesearch. 

To search for children's songs

• Enter name of song
• Examples:   If You’re are Happy and You Know It; I Know an Old Lady; Old MacDonald Had a Farm, or Knick-Knack Paddywhack.
• These books will be found in the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC) on 2nd floor in the Easy section and the Nonfiction section.
• Limit to Audio under “Resource Type" on the left side of the screen to get songs on CD.

There are many picture books with music themes. 

• Go to the library web page (www.mnstate.edu/library) and select Curriculum Materials Center on the drop-down menu next to the search box called Library Onesearch. 
• Use a keyword search for a variety of musical terms.
• Examples: orchestra, jazz, symphony, band, singing, trumpet, opera, drums, etc.