Top tips for referencing
Here are hints and tips to help you get going with your referencing for your assignments. Cite Them Right tutorial – Whether you are new to Cite Them Right and referencing, or need a...
Tagged: Performing Arts
Finding book chapters on your topic
Sometimes you might do a search for books on your topic on the Library Search and not find very many - this can happen when you have narrowed down a topic quite a lot....
Resource spotlight on music books
This week we are spotlighting recent book additions to our music collection: Hidalgo (2022) Dance music spaces: clubs, clubbers and DJs navigating authenticity, branding and commercialism. Hodges (2019) Music in the human experience: an...
Do you want to learn how to teach dance?
Then look no further – come and research through our lovely library books, and discover how to develop your practice. Here are just a selection of our books on how to teach dance, ranging...
Using Zotero to help organise your reading and cite papers
Did you know that there are tools that you can use to help you manage the resources you are reading and can also assist with referencing in your assignments? One free tool that we...
New music books for the library
Come and explore the new music books we have bought for the library: Maloney & Schofield (2021) Music and heritage: new perspectives on place-making and sonic identity McAlpine (2018) Bits and pieces: a history...
Cite Them Right Online update
Cite Them Right relaunched their service on 27th June! The same great information about how to reference all types of information is still available but the site does look quite a bit different now....
Books on ensemble playing
Do you play in an ensemble and want to research in this? Explore this selection of our library books: Green (2015) The inner game of music: overcome obstacles, improve concentration and reduce nervousness to...
Studying performing Arts? Explore these new additions to the library
Get reading these books which have recently been bought by the library to support your studies and research: Bourne (2021) Deep are the roots – trailblazers who changed black British theatre Chibas (2021) Mythic...
Making the most of your creative career
This blog post highlights some of our library resources on developing your creative career. Edwards (2013) Drawing on the right side of the brain Innes (2016) The interview book: how to prepare and perform...
Learning to teach dance
Are you a dancer who is learning to teach dance? Here are a selection of books in the university library to kick start your reading on this subject. Anderson (2014) Hybrid lives of teaching...
Musicals – here we go!
We have loads of books in the library which explore the multi-faceted nature of musicals. Whether you’re acting in a musical, involved in producing one, or are part of a band providing the music,...
Are you interested in choreography?
Then read on! Our University Library has an extensive collection of books about many aspects of choreography – here are a selection to get you started: Dreyer (2019) Dance and light: the partnership between...
Explore these books newly arrived in the library
Are you keen to get reading for your course? Have a look at these books that we’ve recently bought: Cochrane (2021) Ten: the stories behind the fashion classics Kapitan (2010) An introduction to art...
New study skills books bought for Faculty of Arts & Creative Industries
We have recently invested in new study skills books to support your studies and research. They have been bought with money investing in library resources for the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries so...