Pūoro - Music
Listen online, research, or make music of your own at the library.
Stream music online using one of our great eResources, including classical, jazz, world, country folk and popular. Our streaming music is free to library card holders and is ad-free.
Find music from around the world and in a range of genres - thousands of CDs, tapes, LPs and DVDs as well as music scores, music books and magazines, and online music research resources
Create your own music at the library using instruments, recording equipment and specialist software.
Our music collections
With the increasing popularity of streamed music the libraries offering music CD collections are Tūranga, Fendalton, Linwood, South, Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre, and Upper Riccarton Libraries.
Some music CDs are held in storage and along with our vinyl LP collection may be requested.
There is also a range of music DVDs available for borrowing across the network.
Music
Naxos Music Library
Music eResources
Listen online with music eResources.
Music eResources
Music books
Taupuni Oro/Ataata – Audio/Video Studio: Tūranga
Taupuni Oro/Ataata – Audio/Video Studio: Tūranga
Ngā Kōrero Auaha – Creative Stories: King Cass
Ngā Kōrero Auaha – Creative Stories: The Burdetts
Music magazines
For online articles and interviews with musicians try Rock's Backpages.
Music magazines
Latest music by genre
Latest music by genre
Māori music — Taonga Pūoro
New Zealand and Christchurch music
Explore our New Zealand and Christchurch music resources.
CSO music trails through the library
CSO music trails through the library
Written music
Some of our extensive collection of music scores and sheet music is available at Tūranga. The rest is in storage but may be requested (see placing holds).
Scores are available for piano, guitar, but also for flute, clarinet and many other instruments.
Explore more music resources
Music images
View a set of musical images on Canterbury Stories
Music images
Browse music-related photographs on the Discovery Wall
Learning music
Music tuition options from community information directory CINCH and links to library resources and learn–to–play materials
Learning a musical instrument
Resources to help music learners
Māori music
Traditional and modern Māori music
