So what are you going to do with that stack of professional journals which, once read, become inaccessible as they accumulate? The following is simply a suggested outline for a file system that allows the teacher to deposit articles of interest and other materials by subject in a place from which they can easily be retrieved.
MASTER RESOURCE FILE
KEY
: Major Division(*) is a Cardboard divider/Secondary Division(+) is Cardboard divider with tab, if there is a third division, otherwise the secondary is a file folder/ Third Division(unmarked) is a file folder. The following listings are suggestions only.
INSTRUMENTS*
*Keyboard
Piano: history
Piano: construction
Organ: history
Organ: construction
+Strings
+General
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Harp
+Woodwinds
+General
Piccolo
Flute
Clarinet-Soprano
Clarinet-Harmony
Clarinet-Choir
Oboe
Bassoon
Saxophone
+Brass
+General
Cornet-Trumpet
French Horn
Baritone
Trombone
Tuba
+Percussion
+General
Mallets
Snare
Timpani
Bass Drum
Traps
+Voice
+Soprano
+Alto
+Tenor
+Bass
BAND
and/or CHOIRPersonalities
History
Philosophy
Composers
CONDUCTING
Technics
History
Personalities/Conductors
Orchestras/Bands/Choirs
Rehearsal
HISTORY
General
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
20th Century
WORLD MUSIC
COMPOSERS
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century
21st Century
Major Names
(specific names in alphabetical order, created as materials develop)
PERFORMERS/PERFORMANCE
General
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century
21st Century
Ornaments
Interpretation
Rhythm
TEACHING
Facilities
Lessons / Ensembles
Administration
Libraries
Organization
Concerts
Survey of Music
EDUCATION
History
Concepts/Ideas
RECORDING
General
Technics
Microphones
CD Companies
ART
Illustrations
Cartoons
MISCELLANEOUS
Music Standards
Quotations
Other