The Music Database has been set
up so that all of the recorded and printed music in school is
in one central index.
It will be useful for:
organising assemblies
planning arts based topics
teaching listening skills - AT2
preparing repertoire to sing or
play
resourcing
It will be useful to anyone
who does any of these tasks.
It is on the Network, under
MUSIC.FM
The Database is organised under
eight different headings.
Seven of them are specific:
Cover Title
Simply, the main title of the item.
Composer
This also includes arrangers
Instrument
This lists the main groups of instruments involved eg. orchestra, guitar...
Source
What medium the item is, eg. CD, Tape,
Book,
Bar Code
The main library number
Topic
Three ways:
Musical Period: Medieval, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Nationalist, 20th Century,
Style of Music: Show Music, Pop, Swing
School Topic: Aztecs, Medieval Realms...
Country of Origin: America, England,
France...
Musical Element
Particular good examples of Pitch, Duration,
Dynamics, Structure, Texture, Timbre
The most useful heading to locate
an item under is:
Contents
A combination of titles and composers,
giving general information about comilpations.
If you are unsure of your requests then
a single word search will locate the item here.