Musical Theater Research Guide

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Citing music, recordings, and liner notes can be tricky; these websites offer general guides for citing your sources, plus tips for music materials.

• Harvard College Writing Program: Writing Resources - ​​​​​includes a number of writing guides, including the Harvard Guide to Using Sources.
• Senior Thesis Style Guide - Excerpts from the Music Department's citation style guide for senior theses, includes examples of Chicago note and bibliographic citations.
• Chicago Manual of Style - the full text of the 18th edition, plus quick style guides and FAQs.
• Citing Miscellaneous Sources - Guide from the Yale Writing Center, including information on how to cite music videos, film, recordings, interviews, etc.