http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/ en Copyright 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:32:45 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/instruction/workshops.html]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/savvy_researcher_workshops.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/savvy_researcher_workshops.html Resources research resources Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:32:45 -0600 Chicago Manual of Style. More help is available under the "How do I manage my research" section of the new Research Guides page of the MPAL website. ]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/the_end_is_in_cite.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/the_end_is_in_cite.html Resources tools research tools Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:23:30 -0600 periodicals (1st floor, on the new periodicals shelves facing the reading room and in the periodicals stacks near the reading room). ---> new playscripts (1st floor, on the shelves facing the M3 reference scores) ---> older playscripts (1st floor, Dewey sequences 811 (for American drama) or 822 (for English drama) ---> books (1st floor; Dewey sequence 792 and 808-830 (roughly); LC sequence PC-PS)]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/the_plays_the_thing.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/the_plays_the_thing.html Library News library theatre Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:23:23 -0600 guide to get you started. Please stop by the reference desk with any questions, or contact us via phone 217.333.7095 or email musiclib@library.uiuc.edu.]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/welcome_students.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/welcome_students.html library Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:40:10 -0600 Mark the Music: Singing Shakespeare at Glimmerglass by Alex Ross The New Yorker 8/18/08 "When composers have tried to set Shakespeare, they have run up against the problem that his verse creates music in the mind, next to which even the most inspired efforts may be found wanting. Nonetheless, the number of Shakespeare operas runs well into the hundreds."]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/opera_and_shakespeare.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/opera_and_shakespeare.html arts news music opera theatre Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:24:37 -0600 31 Days to Better Practicing 31 articles about how to practice more efficiently on any instrument 31 Days to Better Practicing: A Readers Guide Suggestions for how to get the most out of "31 Days" Both from the Collaborative Piano Blog ]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/31_days_to_better_practicing.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/31_days_to_better_practicing.html Resources music Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:03:59 -0600 Under the Needle: Family business ready for its encore Mike Lewis Seattle P-I "The accordion was, post-war, the most popular instrument in America by far," Petosa said, sitting in his desk at Petosa's Accordions and Accordion Museum in Wallingford. Back then, the legendary Dick Contino, a squeezebox prodigy from Fresno, Calif., ranked among the nation's most popular musicians, and only flamenco accompanists, lonely cowboys and luckless bluesmen plucked the guitar's limited sonic range.]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/the_squeezebox_is_back.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/the_squeezebox_is_back.html arts news music Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:39:12 -0600 'Dancing Plague' and Other Odd Afflictions Explained Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News Aug. 1, 2008 In July of 1518, a woman referred to as Frau Troffea stepped into a narrow street in Strasbourg, France and began a fervent dancing vigil that lasted between four and six days. By the end of the week, 34 others had joined her and, within a month, the crowd of dancing, hopping and leaping individuals had swelled to 400. Authorities prescribed "more dancing" to cure the tormented movers but, by summer's end, dozens in the Alsatian city had died of heart attacks, strokes and sheer exhaustion due to nonstop dancing.]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/death_by_dancing.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/08/death_by_dancing.html arts news dance Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:29:39 -0600 The Ukulele Orchestra of GB - You Don't bring me Flowers From http://www.artsjournal.com/]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/07/friday_fun.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/07/friday_fun.html Fun fun Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:54:19 -0600 How YouTube shrank the classical world By Norman Lebrecht / June 25, 2008 the Lebrecht Weekly in LaScena Musicale]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/07/youtube_and_research.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/07/youtube_and_research.html Resources dance music theatre tools Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:23:30 -0600 'Oldest' computer music unveiled By Jonathan Fildes Science and technology reporter, BBC News Tuesday, 17 June 2008]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/06/oldest_computer_music.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/06/oldest_computer_music.html arts news music Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:26:56 -0600 Did you hear the one about the musician, the dancer, and the actor? No? Me neither, I was just trying to think of a catchy way to let you know that the Music Library has recently been renamed the Music and Performing Arts Library. This change reflects that our holdings now include Theatre materials as well and Music and Dance. Our new website, which will more accurately reflect our new collections will be released later this summer. http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/06/music_library_name_change.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/06/music_library_name_change.html Library News library Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:00:22 -0600 C-U Jazz Blog.]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/06/cu_jazz.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/06/cu_jazz.html arts news jazz performances Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:56:37 -0600 Help the Music and Performing Arts Library redesign our website. For one hour of your time (during which you'll follow some simple tasks using our website) we will give you a $10 Espresso Royale gift card. Interested music, dance, and theatre students and faculty should contact Kirstin Dougan (dougan@illinois.edu) or 244-4072. http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/06/want_a_10_espresso_royale_gift.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/06/want_a_10_espresso_royale_gift.html Library News Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:56:03 -0600 A new scanner is up and running in the Music and Performing Arts Library. Directions are on the machine cover; if you have any questions, just ask us! http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/06/new_scanner_up_and_running.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/music/2008/06/new_scanner_up_and_running.html Library News tools Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:46:19 -0600