The New England Chapter of the Music Library Association

1. The New England Chapter of the Music Library Association Name That Tune: Music Services and the Public Library Sponsored by the New England Music Library Association (NEMLA)

2. The New England Chapter of the Music Library Association Music Reference: Songs Presented by Erin L. Mayhood Assistant Head, Music Library, Boston University April 13th, 2005 Sponsored by the New England Music Library Association (NEMLA)

3. How Music Song Reference Differs • Many songs are found in collections and will not appear under their title in library catalogs • Format is a large concern

4. The Music Reference Interview Focusing the inquiry in music includes: • Format • Score • Recording • Does the patron need the words (lyrics) only? • Are they looking for background information?

5. Recordings Compact Discs Cassettes LP’s Scores Full scores Piano vocal scores Fake books Common Formats

7. Example of a Full Score:

8. Example of a piano-vocal score:

9. Example of a fake book:

10. Questions to Ask: • What is the title of the song? • Who wrote the song? • Do you know the first line or any of the lyrics? • What decade is this song from? • Who recorded the song? • What style of music is it? • Where did you hear this song?

11. Finding Songs: Why Are They So Hard? • Lack of contents notes in catalog records • Songs may be part of a larger work like an opera or a musical • Languages

12. A Sample Catalog Record Lacking Content Notes

13. Example of a record with contents notes. These notes are keyword searchable.

14. Finding Song Scores – Essential Print Resources • Verification Sources • Use to verify title, composer, date information. • Especially useful if you have only partial information • Song Indexes • Use to determine the titles of collections or anthologies that include your song. • General or genre specific

15. Sheet Music Resources on the Internet • Aid in verification • Searchable lyrics • Digitized copies of songs that may be printable • Many institutions compile lists of recommended sites

16. Example: www.bu.edu/library/music/sheetmusic

17. Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collectionhttp://library.msstate.edu/ragtime/main.html • Contains images of over 22,000 pieces of sheet music from late nineteenth and early twentieth century America • Covers many genres, from the ragtime of Scott Joplin, the Dixieland of W. C. Handy, the smooth ballads of Irving Berlin, the stirring patriotic anthems of John Phillips Sousa and George M. Cohan to the early roots of big band.

19. Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music CollectionSearch Screen

20. Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection – Digital Images of Sheet Music

21. Finding Music Lyrics on the Internet • Many lyric sites on the internet • Beware of sites with extensive pop ups • Sites often specialize in a particular genre • Many libraries maintain lists of selected sites.

22. www.Leoslyrics.com

23. Phrase search for “my hands are shaky”

25. What album contains that song?

26. 193 albums have the song “All Shook Up” – Use advanced search to limit to a specific performer

27. Contact InformationNEMLA: http://www.wesleyan.edu/nemla/