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MUS 601: Techniques of Music and Bibliography in Music

This guide is for CSUN grad students in music, and specifically those taking 601.

Chicago Manual of Style

Make sure you know which "type" of Chicago your instructor requires: Notes/Bibliography or Author/Date.

In addition to using library guides/resources, you can also get help with Chicago Manual of Style at the Learning Resource Center.

Avoiding plagiarism

Guidance from MLA
Unsure when you need to cite a resource? If you are in doubt, cite it. This excerpt from the MLA Handbook gives best practices for avoiding plagiarism. Note: this guidance is not about how to cite using MLA style.

Guidance from the Chicago Manual of Style:

More citing resources

Tutorial on music citations
This short video from the University of MN explains when and how to cite sources and is specific to music. “Get to know citations in music” by University of Minnesota Libraries is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Practice music citations
This was also created by the University of MN.
Chicago/Turabian for Music Sources
Indiana University guide to citing sources for music.

Last Updated: Oct 16, 2025 11:59 AM
URL: https://libguides.csun.edu/MUS601
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Subjects: Music

Tags: grad music, IPA, libretto, scores

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