Background information sources (also called reference sources) are written to give concise answers to questions or to introduce ideas to learners. Below is a source that contains background information on music:
Wikipedia is actually a decent sourse of background information in cases, but we need to be clear on how to use it. Below is a quick video on using this resource appropriately:
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