ProTools workshop in Hodges Studio

Beyond GarageBand: Introduction to ProTools. Taught by Matt Jordan of the Music Library, this class is designed to introduce participants to Pro Tools, an industry standard audio recording software. This hour long class, on October 3 from 4:00-5:00 in Room 251 of Hodges Library, will be a discussion and demonstration only. Although there is not … Continued

News Sentinel article

Connie Steigenga, daytime supervisor of the Music Library, and Vance Thompson, Lecturer in UT’s School of Music, were interviewed by the Knoxville News Sentinel about the Ruckus music downloading service. Click here to read the article. Click here to read the article: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/sep/09/0909music/

The popular music teaching handbook

Cooper, B. Lee. The popular music teaching handbook: an      educator’s guide to music-related print resources. Westport, CT:      Libraries Unlimited, 2004. Ref. ML3470 .C66 2004 This bibliography contains citations for using popular music in classroom teaching and activities, biographical studies, styles, and other popular music reference sources. Each section of the book is subdivided into narrower … Continued

Ruckus

Ruckus Network, Inc. Ruckus. 2007. http://www.ruckus.com Want to listen to music for free? Ruckus provides free legal music to all college students with a .edu e-mail address. Over 2.5 million tracks are available to stream over the web. There is no limit to your online listening. Try Ruckus today for safe, free and legal online … Continued

Into the Woods

Sondheim, Stephen. Into the woods.     Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, 1999. DVD: M1500 .S663 I47 1999 Original Broadway cast performance with Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien and others. Into the Woods is a seamless fusion of fairytales that strike at the child’s heart within us all. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical classic is masterfully … Continued

New Laptops

Now available for checkout in the music library are two Macintosh laptops and three PC laptops. Computers may be checked out by any student for four hours at a time. Renewals are allowed as long as no other students are waiting. Laptops may be taken out of the library, and must be returned to the … Continued

UT Grad Trains, Performs among Opera’s Best

More than 650 wanted to sing, but only 28 got the nod. UT graduate William Compton was one of them. What inspired such spirited competition? The opportunity to perform for the summer at the renowned Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, N.Y. Compton ’04, a tenor, earned a slot in the opera’s Young American Artists program, which … Continued

Fall Course Reserves

If your professor has placed items on reserve for your class, you will be able to locate those items through the UT Online Catalog. Select “Course Reserves” under Search Options on the right to search for your course reserves. Online reserve items may be accessed directly from the catalog by clicking the image next to … Continued

Welcome Back!

Another semester is starting, but are you aware of all the resources that the Music Library offers? Our Music Databases cover a wide range of musical genres and areas. They can assist you in finding articles, books, scores, music available for purchase as well as provide you with music to listen online. Be sure to … Continued

Music Library Fall Semester Hours

During Fall 2007 the Music Library will have the following hours: Music Library Hours-Fall Semester Monday – Thursday 8am-10pm Friday 8am-5pm Saturday* 1pm-5pm Sunday 2pm-10pm *The music library will be open on non-home game, non-holiday weekends. Open Saturdays for fall semester are as follows: 8/25, 9/1, 9/15, 9/29, 10/13, 10/20, 12/1, 12/8.