Music | Audio & Video

Contains hundreds of streaming videos on music appreciation, history of music, world music, and much more. Licensed for classroom use.

Browse Subjects, then select The Arts.

Listen to streaming audio of Canadian works by creating a free account with the Canadian Music Centre.

The National Film Board of Canada's collections on music.

Virtual Gramophone is a multimedia website devoted to the early days of Canadian recorded sound, providing an overview of the 78-rpm era in Canada. The database contains information for 78-rpm and cylinder recordings released in Canada from 1900 to 1950, as well as foreign recordings featuring Canadian artists and/or compositions. Each database record provides information about an original recording, such as its title and performer, relevant dates, and details about the label and disc.

The British Library's collections of ethnographic available for non-commercial research, study and private enjoyment. They should not be altered or used in ways that might be derogatory to the indigenous communities who are traditional custodians of the content.

Deutsche Grammophon's YouTube Channel.

Explore music by geography and culture.

Website for the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution.

Author: Dr. Janci Bronson, Iowa State University

Author: Andre Mount

Authors: Mark Gotham, Kyle Gullings, Chelsey Hamm, Bryn Hughes, Brian Jarvis, Megan Lavengood, and John Peterson