AnnotatedBibliography

Ambrose,Don,andKarenAmbrose."MusicinEducationandintheRealWorld."Personal
interview.26Apr.2015.DonandKarenprovidedplentifulinformationovertheirareasofwork
(musiceducationandprofessionalmusician).Karensharedinstancesofhowsomeofher
studentswhonormallyneverinteractplayedthemarimbaandstartedtohavefunwith
otherkids.Thisshowsacaseofhowmusiccanbringpeopletogetherandgivepeoplea
senseofcompletion.Shealsosaidthathersalarywasequaltoanormalelementary
schoolteacher.Donprovideddifferentcircumstancesinvolvingworkinthemusic
industry:workingforacompanyeverydayplayinganinstrumentorgettingprivate
parties(noteverydayusually)andplayingatsomeoneshouseoratalocation.Healso
saidthatsalariesdependonifyouworkforacompanyorarefreelancing(orboth).

Brook,Julia."PlacingElementaryMusicEducation:ACaseStudyOfACanadianRuralMusic
Program."
MusicEducationResearch
15.3(2013):290303.
AcademicSearchComplete
.
Web.27Apr.2015.Thisexcerptfromthebookprovidedinformationabouthowkidsare
affectedbymusic.SchoolsinCanadaprovidedmusiceducationtolearnersbyteaching
themhowtoplaytherecorderandplayinanensemble.Thekidsineffectwereless
awkwardandfeltliketheyhadaplaceintheirschool.Somekidsquittheirother
extracurricularsbecauseofhowmuchtheyenjoyedthemusic.Thisexcerpt,alongwith
alloftheinformationitprovided,broughtmenostalgiabecausewhenIwaslittle,Ifelt
likemusicwastheonlyplaceIfitin(howmusicaffectedme).Thisbookiscredible
becauseinthelibraryitisunderacademicsourcesandtheauthorhasadegreeinsocial
interactions.

Collins,Anita."HowPlayinganInstrumentBenefitsYourBrainAnitaCollins."
YouTube
.
YouTube,22July2014.Web.27Apr.2015.Thisvideotalkedabouthowthebrain
processesmusicandalsohowmusicbenefitsthebrain.Itstatedthatwhenlisteningto
musicyourbrainworkshardbutwhenplayinganinstrument,yourbrainworkseven
harder(afullbodyworkoutforthebrain).Thiscouldbeareasontowhypeople/cultures
whoplayalotofmusichavehighercognitiveabilities.Beingabletounderstandasingle
specimenwhobenefitsfrommusiccanhelpusfigureouthowmusicaffectsthewhole
world.ThisvideoiscrediblebecauseTedTalkshireprofessionalstocreatetheir
videos/givespeeches.

"Glossary:AfricanStylesofMusic."
AfricanMusicEncyclopedia:
.N.p.,n.d.Web.27Apr.
2015.Althoughnotprovidingmuchinformation,thissitegavemeinsighttoAfrican
waysofmusic.ItgavemeexamplessuchasKwela(panflute)andMarabi(Africanjazz),
theseshowculturallyhowdiverseAfricanmusicis.Evenfromjuststudyingthisonetype
ofculturalmusic,Icangatherthatmusic,cultureasideisverydiverseandcanaffect

peopleinmanyways.BeingabletodiscussAfricanmusiccomparedtomusicinAmerica
canbebeneficialinunderstandingmusicasawholeaswell.Thissourceiscredible
becauseitisapublishedencyclopediawithmanysourcescited.

Hallam,S."ThePowerofMusic:ItsImpactontheIntellectual,SocialandPersonal
DevelopmentofChildrenandYoungPeople."
InternationalJournalofMusicEducation
28.3(2010):26989.2010.Web.27Apr.2015.Thisexcerptfromabook,similartothe
youtubevideo,talkedabouthowmusiccanimprovethebrain.Itgavecasesinwhich
musicenhancedapersonsmotorskills,speechandIQlevel.Thisinformationhelpedme
cometotheconclusionthatmusichasfarmoreeffectsonhumansthanwethink.Akey
elementitprovidedwasthatthepersonplayingtheinstrumenthadtobeenjoying
themselves(iftheywerenthavingfun,itwouldhavenobenefits).Thisbookiscredible
becausetheInternationalJournalofEducationisveryreliable.

Jacobson,MarionS."Music."
Music
.WorldHistorySources,2003.Web.27Apr.2015.This
sitegavemanyideasabouthowmusicaffectspeopleandcultures.Itgaveagreatpointin
sayingthatmovieswithoutmusicwouldbeveryboring.ThisgotmethinkingandI
realizedthatmusiciseverywhere,ontheradios,inthehalls,onphoneswithoutmusic,
lifewouldnotbeenjoyableatall.Thissitebroadenedmyhorizonsandgotmethinking
moreabouthowmusicaffectseverything.Thissiteiscrediblebecauseoftheamountof
sourcesitcitesandtheannotatedbibliographyprovided.

McCarthy,Niall."Infographic:MusicStreamingRemainsaYoungPerson'sGame."Statista
Infographics.Statista,14Mar.2014.Web.27Apr.2015.
Thisgraphgaveinsightinto
howgenerationsareaffecteddifferentlybymusic.Itshowedstreamingservicessuchas
PandoraandSpotifyandshowedhowtheolderpeoplegot,thelessstreamingservices
wereused.Thisshowshowalthoughmusicaffectseveryone,agegroupsareaffectedin
differentways.Akidmighthoponthecomputerandfindasongwhileanoldermanmay
pulloutarecordorCD(morepersonalexperience).Thisgraphiscrediblebecausethe
author,Niall,isaprofessionaldatajournalist.

"U.S.HouseUnanimouslyPassesResolutionSupportingSchoolBasedMusicEducation."
WebWire
.WebWire,27Apr.2007.Web.27Apr.2015.Thisarticleshowedhowin2007,
Congresspassedabillthatgaveallelementarystudentstherighttoamusiceducation
theadmiringpartaboutthiswasthatthevotewasunanimousamongstcongress.This
provesthatthegovernmentunderstandstheneedformusicinyoungpeoplebecauseof
howitpositivelyaffectsthekidslearning.Sidenote:everythingIvereadsofaris
positiveinhowmusicaffectspeople.ThisarticleiscrediblebecauseCongressmeeting
formusiceducationwasarealeventthattookplacein2007.