Develop a list of keywords: Brainstorm a list of synonyms and related words to expand your search.
Use double quotes: When searching with phrases, be sure to join them together by using double quotation marks.
For example "rhapsody in blue" or "appalachian spring"
Use truncation and wildcards:
Use an * at the end of a word to search for all forms of that word.
For example: symphon*, sonat*
Just keep in mind that some common musical terms, especially when truncated, are common outside of music: organ* includes organism, organization, organic; opera* includes operation, operator
An * can also be used to replace a character in a word.
wom*n will search for women and woman
Use AND/OR/NOT: Boolean keyword searches link multiple search terms and return more efficient search results.
For example: brahms AND quartets AND henle
Use AND to narrow down your results. Use OR to expand your results.
