CD/DVD circulation policy

We have had a slight change to the CD circulation policy in the Howard Music Library, and I want to make sure you are all aware of it.

Previously, CDs (and DVDs) that belong to the music library were considered “non-circulating” for undergraduates, meaning they were only to be used in house for 2 hours.

I’ve decided to change this policy. When a student checks out a CD or DVD (keep in mind this applies to only DVDs that belong to the Music Library, not the items that belong to the IMRC), the system will let you keep the item until closing that day. As long as you bring the item beack by the time it is due, you may take it out of the library.

Graduate students and faculty check out periods remain unchanged.

Please contact me with any questions or comments…

New Items, 10/05/09

We have a few new items worth noting:

Shostakovich: The Symphonies – the complete Shostakovich Symphonies on 11 CDs. CDA-1579

Orchestra! – DVD. Featuring Dudley Moore and George Solti. This is a compilation of the 3 volumes formerly on VHS. DVD-065

Handel: Water Music/ Royal Fireworks. John Eliot Gardiner andEnglish Baroque Soloists. CDA-1580.

So, please come by and ask for these items at the desk.

The Richard Wagner Archive

For some strange reason I just discovered this today:

http://users.utu.fi/hansalmi/wagner.html

It’s an incredible research for all things Wagner, including his writings, operas, and various other resources.

Wagner fans (if there are any out there like me), please check it out!

New Orchestra Musician’s CDRoms for Bassoon/Contrabassoon added

The following CDRoms have been catalogued and are ready to be used at the Music Library:

CDR-101 – Beethoven, Schubert and more

CDR-102 – Debussy, Mahler and more

CDR-103 – Brahms, Schumann and more

CDR-104 – Tchaikovsky and more

CDR-105 – Dvorak, Rimsky-Korsakov and more

CDR-106 – Mozart and Haydn

CDR-107 – Ravel, Elgar and more

CDR-108 – Stravinsky, Bartok and more

CDR-109 – Strauss, Sibelius and more

CDR-110 – Bach, Handel and more

CDR-111 – Wagner, Part I

If you play another instrument, chances are your instrument’s excerpts are already held in the Music Library. If you have any questions about the system, or if you need help finding any of these, please feel free to let me know. These are here for you to use!

APA has a blog!

How many of you find yourselves needing to write in APA (American Psychological Association) style when writing papers? Well, if you do, check out the new APA blog!

http://blog.apastyle.org/

New Content Coming Soon!

With a new school year well underway, I wanted to remind you to keep checking back for more updates. Some of the exciting features I have planned for the blog include:

- Tutorials, such as “How to use Library of Congress Cataloging”, “How to find scores and recordings”, and more…

- Updates on New Items

- News about faculty accomplishments, especially a list of recordings on which you can hear your favorite music faculty members perform! Or, lists of places you can read articles by some of you other favorite faculty!

- If it has to do with music, or libraries, I will try to cover it here. Please let me know if you have any other ideas!

Also, note that I have updated my hours and contact info for the Fall semester. I want you to *always* be able to find a music librarian when you need one!

New Items, 5/26/09!

The Howard Music Library recently received the complete collection of the series, Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. This collection includes all 7 volumes of the series, as well as the CDs that accompany each volume.

If you have any questions about how to find these items, please contact the Music Librarian!

P.S. Don’t forget: The music library is open ALL SUMMER!

Ragtime: The Musical!

Many of you may already know that MTSU School of Music will be presenting Ragtime: The Musical in Fall 2009. The Music Library has just acquired the CD of Ragtime. So, stop by and have a listen to this wonderful musical in preparation of our production!

Ragtime: The Musical. CDA-1520. 

(Ask for it at the circulation desk).

Grace Moore Competition

The Grace Moore Memorial Scholarship Competition in voice took place on the MTSU campus on Saturday, April 18, 2009. The competition is sponsored every other year by the Tennessee Federation of Music Clubs and honors a TN native daughter who became a renowned opera singer, Grace Moore.

This year’s winners in the Student Category were MTSU students, soprano, Amanda Smith (First Place) and baritone, Scott Willis (Second Place). Prizes were $500 and $300 respectively.

In the Young Artist Category, Andrew Rader, countertenor, won $1200. He is presently studying at the University of Indiana in Bloomington where he recently appeared as Cesare in the university’s opera production, Giulio Cesare. Andrew graduated from MTSU with a degree in vocal performance.

Judges for the competition were Amy Jarman from Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University, Rebecca Tate St. Goar from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and Stanley Warren from Union University in Jackson.

New Items 3/30/09

The following new items have been processed and are ready for use. Please note that they are all M2s/M3s, which means they are reference items and do not circulate normally. So, feel free “check them out”, just not in the literal sense….

Caccini, Le Nuove Musiche. Recent Researches in the Music of the Baroque Era, 9. M2 .R238 Vol. 9 2009x.

Gluck, Christoph Willibald. Il Trionfo di Clelia. Sämtliche Werke. M3 .G593 III/23.

Martini, Brebis. Sacred Music, Part 2: Psalms. Recent Researches in Music of the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance. M2 .R2383 Vol. 40

Schutz. Einzeln überlieferte Werke. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke, v.33.  M3 .S396 V. 33

 Telemann. Der für die Sünde der Welt leidende und sterbende Jesus. Musikalische Werke, v. 34. M3 .T4 V. 34

Schönberg.  Gurre-lieder. Sämtliche Werke. M3 .S36 V/B/16/3