BISAC SUBJECT HEADINGS

2007 Edition
Approved: September 28, 2007
Posted: October 23, 2007
 

MUSIC
Multiple subjects may be used to describe a work fully: for example, a discography of folk music could be assigned "MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional" and "MUSIC / Discography & Buyer's Guides".

An asterisk (*) denotes a heading that is new for the 2007 Edition.

Step 2:  Once you have selected your major heading, determine the specific term which describes your book. 
 

MUS000000   MUSIC / General

MUS004000   MUSIC / Business Aspects

                     MUSIC / Buyer's Guides see Discography & Buyer's Guides

                     MUSIC / Christian see headings under Religious

MUS012000   MUSIC / Discography & Buyer's Guides

MUS014000   MUSIC / Ethnic

MUS015000   MUSIC / Ethnomusicology

MUS049000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General

MUS002000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Ballet

                     MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Bluegrass see Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass

MUS003000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Blues

MUS005000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Chamber

MUS026000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Children's

MUS006000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical

                     MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Computer see Genres & Styles / Electronic

MUS010000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass

MUS011000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Dance

MUS013000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Electronic

MUS017000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional

MUS019000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Heavy Metal

MUS024000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / International

MUS025000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz

MUS036000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Latin

                     MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Lullabies see Genres & Styles / Children's

MUS045000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Military & Marches

MUS046000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Musicals

MUS027000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / New Age

MUS028000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera

MUS029000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal

MUS030000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Punk

MUS031000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop

MUS047000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Reggae

                     MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Religious see headings under Religious

                     MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rhythm & Blues see Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B

MUS035000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock

                     MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Salsa see Genres & Styles / Latin

MUS039000   MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B

                     MUSIC / Genres & Styles / World Beat see Genres & Styles / International

MUS020000   MUSIC / History & Criticism

MUS050000   MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician

MUS022000   MUSIC / Instruction & Study / General

MUS001000   MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Appreciation

MUS007000   MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Composition

MUS008000   MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Conducting

MUS016000   MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Exercises

MUS038000   MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Songwriting

MUS040000   MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Techniques

MUS041000   MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory

MUS042000   MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Voice

                     MUSIC / Instruments see headings under Musical Instruments

MUS023000   MUSIC / Musical Instruments / General

MUS023010   MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Brass

MUS023060   MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Guitar

MUS023020   MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Percussion

MUS023030   MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard

MUS023040   MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Strings

MUS023050   MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Woodwinds

MUS032000   MUSIC / Recording & Reproduction

MUS033000   MUSIC / Reference

MUS048000   MUSIC / Religious / General

MUS048010   MUSIC / Religious / Christian

MUS009000   MUSIC / Religious / Contemporary Christian

MUS018000   MUSIC / Religious / Gospel

MUS021000   MUSIC / Religious / Hymns

MUS048020   MUSIC / Religious / Jewish

MUS048030   MUSIC / Religious / Muslim

                     MUSIC / Sacred see headings under Religious

MUS037000   MUSIC / Songbooks

 

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