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Musical Arts: Home

Subject Guide for Musical Arts at Ara, including jazz, rock and popular music, music history, theory and sound recording.

Welcome

Welcome to the Musical Arts Subject Guide.  A selection of resources have been hand selected for you to use to aid you with your studies.  If you have any questions at all please contact the library.


Ted Talks: Music

Listen to and watch inspiring talks from speakers throughout the world on diverse topics covering many different aspects of music... definitely something for everyone here!  Have a look at Tod Machover of MIT's Media Lab Ted Talk on the future of music.

Ask Live

AskLive is our instant messaging service. You can chat with the library by entering your question in the box below that says “Type here to chat …”

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Ask Live operates during our opening hours at Madras St campus, Christchurch. We are open 7 days.

Please note:

  • In the evenings and weekends, specialised support may not be available. If so, your question may be referred to an expert for action on the next working day.
  • In My Ara, under “StudySmart” you may also find information on your query.

Information and Research Skills

For help on how to find, evaluate and present information we recommend the Information skills subject guide This guide will ensure an easier pathway to academic success!  We also have a Research subject guide  for those of you taking your studies to the next level.   

infographic on information literacy

Image source: Open University