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
The Music Library will be open on Friday, Aug. 21. Hours for Fall semester will be: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 8 a.m.–7 p.m. Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. The Music Library offers a variety of socially distanced space for studying and taking online classes. Please bring your headphones.
During a time of social distancing and remote learning, we remember the most important reason that we make music: to share it with others. The Wilson Music Library is temporarily expanding the scope of the Blair Performance Archive (BPA) to allow Blair faculty and students to contribute remote performances. If you have repertoire that you… Keep reading
