Join us on Wednesday, April 21 from 12:40 until 1:30 p.m. for a virtual panel on digital scores. Panelists will discuss their own experiences with using digital scores for performance, teaching, and learning, and will take questions from the audience. This session will focus on practical applications for digital scores, and it is open to… Keep reading
The Wilson Music Library now offers access to nkoda, a digital sheet music app. Blair students, faculty, and staff have access to tens of thousands of scores from some of the best publishers. The score reader is optimized for iPads and tablets with a suite of tools that allow you to create and share annotations…. Keep reading
The Wilson Music Library is hosting bi-monthly virtual story times for Blair Academy students and their families. At 4:00 p.m. on March 23 and 25, Sara Manus will read Trombone Shorty by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, illustrated by Bryan Collier. At 4:00 p.m. on April 6 and 8, she will read Never Play Music Right… Keep reading
Do you need a refresher on how to request books, scores, and equipment for contactless pickup? Check out the video created by Wilson Music Library student employees Riley Borklund, Whit Fitzgerald, and Christian Crawford. https://researchguides.library.vanderbilt.edu/music_home/tutorials
The Wilson Music Library will start Spring Semester on January 25. The hours are: Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Users who are studying remotely or prefer to meet with a music library staff member virtually, may want to take advantage of our virtual office hours. For more information, see https://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/music/ask-librarian.php.
The Wilson Music Library’s physical space will be closed Nov. 23-Jan. 18, but all services and resources remain open. Use the libraries’ chat service available through the Music Library’s webpage for assistance or to contact a staff member directly via e-mail. Please e-mail the director to make an appointment to use the Music Library space… Keep reading
The Music Library has an expanding collection of video tutorials on a variety of topics. Get a refresher on how to navigate the Music Library’s webpage, learn how to use the catalog, or view step-by-step instructions for accessing a digital item from Hathi Trust. Access all of our tutorials from the Music Subject Guide, https://researchguides.library.vanderbilt.edu/music_home/tutorials
The Wilson Music Library has a variety of audiovisual equipment available for checkout, including microphones (lavalier mics, Shure MV 88 iPhone mics, Snowball USB, and Samsung 2QU/XLR microphone recording and pod-casting packs), audio and video recorders, tripods, and audio interfaces. You can view our full listing of equipment on the Equipment for Loan Research Guide:… Keep reading
The Music Library is offering virtual reference service this semester. Users can chat with a member of the staff directly from our webpage, https://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/music. Chat is available during all open hours for the Music Library.
Music Library users can use the library catalog to request materials for contactless pickup from the Music Library. After your initial search of the library catalog, sign in with your VUnet ID/password to take advantage of this service. This video shows you how: https://youtu.be/uQ9UrcSEfNE
