For an overview of the visualizations used on this site, together with instructions for how to use them and a key to the abbreviations used throughout this project, start with the Guide. You can access the Guide both on the frontpage of the site –

look for the image-link

– or by selecting Tips in the upper right corner of any visualization.

You can dig deeper into our database design and investigate how specific visualizations operate by following the Data Trials listed in the black menu bar to the left.

Finally, the other links in the left menu bar – under the rubrics Music in Context, Music Books, Analysis, and Performers’ Tools – will take you directly to specific visualizations, where you will be able to sort, filter, and configure data for your own research.

When using the research on this site for your own publications or demonstrations, please remember to cite our work:

For footnotes or endnotes:

Anne MacNeil, Samuel Brannon, and Karen Atkins, IDEA Music | Musica IDEA, http://popprepertory.web.unc.edu (accessed Day Month Year).

For bibliographies:

MacNeil, Anne, Samuel Brannon, and Karen Atkins. IDEA Music | Musica IDEA, http://popprepertory.web.unc.edu (accessed Day Month Year).

Enjoy exploring the site
and let us know how you are using it!