Streaming Music: Naxos
What's in Naxos?
If you are off-campus, you will need to authenticate using your Onyen.
- Naxos Music Library
Over a million tracks of streaming audio, consisting mostly of Western art music, but also some jazz, world music, and popular music. The site includes short biographies and discographies of many composers as well as analyses of works. For more about NML, click here. - Naxos Music Library: Jazz
A separate database dedicated exclusively to jazz. It is one of the most comprehensive collection of Jazz music available online, offering thousands of tracks from albums on over 150 labels.
You can also access Naxos and our other streaming audio products from here: Music Library homepage
Naxos smartphone app
As a UNC student, faculty, or staff you can use your smart phone to listen to Naxos Music Library playlists or browse and stream the full collection. Here's how:
- Download the free Naxos Music Library app from your app store.
- On a computer, visit the Onyen-authenticated UNC Naxos site here.
- Navigate to the "playlists" tab (notice that UNC has their own institutional playlists) and sign up for a Student/Member Playlist account.
- You will receive a confirmation email to the email address you used to sign up. Click the link in the email to confirm your account.
Now, you can log into your app with your Playlist account information.
This Youtube video (which applies to both iPhones and Android phones) can walk you through the process. This one from American University is funnier.
Personal and course playlists
On Naxos, you can make personal playlists after creating a Playlist account. For detail instructions on how to create playlists, see the .pdf document below.
If you are a faculty member and wish to create a course playlist, there are a few differences in the process. Please contact the Music Public Services Librarian (on right) for institutional login information and additional instructions.
