Klarinet Archive - Posting 000242.txt from 2008/11

From: Anne Bell <bell@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Organizing your music library.
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:47:51 -0500

I've found that organizing by instrumentation has helped- then I have a
rough starting point for finding what I need. I do not have everything
in a database- but I do have pieces in groups by instrumentation and
then alphabetized by composer so nothing is too hard to find. I haven't
done this for my piano music though.... That's on a bookshelf roughly
organized by genre.... very roughly- but they're easily visible :)

Take Care,
Anne

Maria D'Aura wrote:

> I have been struggling for some time to find an efficient way to
> organize the massive amount of music I've collected over the years. I
> know there are others out there with the same issue and I'd like to
> know what methods are working for you. Perhaps I just have too much,
> but somehow I still can't seem to part with any of it.
>
> In my latest attempt to organize my collection I created a database
> and have been entering all the info for each item, including a
> location. So far my location is just where it currently is located.
> I'm not attempting to group like items together at this point. To be
> able to at least know what drawer to look in is a big improvement.
>
> I only have two drawers worth entered so far. Before I go any further
> I thought I'd ask this list to see if maybe there is a better way.
>
> Looking forward to you replies.
>
> -Maria
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