“Rocky Wynder, one of the cornerstones of Knoxville’s jazz community, died last week. He was 83 or 84; the cause of death is unknown.” http://blogs.metropulse.com/the_daily_pulse/2012/01/rip-rocky-wynder.html

The Music Library has received a new public-use copier that is capable of making both high quality color and black-and-white copies.  Paper options include letter, legal, and 11×17 sizes.  Black-and-white copies are 6 cents each and color copies are 50 cents each.  The machine is only configured for payment through your All-Star account, which can … Continued

The Music Library now has a digital video camera and tripod available for check-out to students, faculty, and staff.  The loan periods for both will be 24 hours.  Also, keep in mind that we have portable digital audio recorders available for check out as well.

Connie Steigenga, the daytime supervisor at the Music Library, will be leaving us in a few weeks to join the Systems team in Hodges Library. Her new role as a Senior IT Technologist will keep her in contact with the Music Library staff and faculty, but she will no longer have direct duties for the Music Library. … Continued

The University is closing the Humanities building this summer to complete renovations on the HVAC system. Because of the construction and the impracticality of moving the Music Library, the library will be closed throughout the summer.  Our last day open will be the last day of Spring classes Tuesday May 10.  We will not be able … Continued

Since UT Libraries owns the electronic version of many journals, we are moving thousands of duplicate print volumes from the Hodges Library Stacks to Storage. We do have a lot of materials on the move and our UT Libraries Catalog has yet to catch up with accurate location information. As a result, you may be … Continued

Finale 2011 software has been added to our four new PC laptops.  Laptops may be checked out by students and taken out of the library for 4 hours at a time, or overnight if checked out within 4 hours of the Music Library’s closing time.  Students can also check out our M-Audio midi keyboard with … Continued

New books, scores, and multi-media resources purchased and received by the Music Library in January can be found at the following link: http://www.lib.utk.edu/music/acq/07-jan11.html —

On Thursday, February 3, 2011, the East Tennessee Library Association (ETLA) will host a talk by School of Music adjunct professor Sean McCollough on how he plans for library music programs. Meet and greet with drinks and light snacks will begin at 5:30pm in the Center for Children’s & Young Adult Literature (CYAL), which is room 434 on … Continued

by Ted Robbins January 5, 2011 NPR Music News The Musical Instrument Museum of Phoenix, which calls itself the largest global instrument museum, is quiet — but only at first. “It’s one of the most quiet museums you’ll ever be in,” museum director Bill DeWalt says. “Everyone is listening to the sound through the headphones.” … Continued