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Author: MSK
Date: 2005-05-12 01:30
I need a new way of organizing & storing sheet music and books. My previous system was some in an attache, some in a pile on top of the piano, some in a pile beside the piano, some in a pile on a chair, and the current stuff on the music stand. Well the pile on top of the piano just fell behind the piano -- It's time to organize! I tried a filing cabinet, but a lot of music is 9 X 12 and doesn't fit too well. Suggestions?
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Author: stevensfo
Date: 2005-05-12 06:17
I can really relate to this. We have two young sons, one learning piano, the other the trumpet and recently, teaching himself my old guitar as well. Add to that a clarinet and saxophone.
Yes it's a mess!
The worst is probably the guitar music that I collected over many years. Trying to find anything is almost impossible.
So I got some ring binders and hundreds of those transparent A4 things (what are they called?) to hold each sheet.
I assume 9x12 is inches. That's about 21x30 cm. Isn't that A4? I thought filing cabinets were designed for that size.
Slowly, I'm filing all the sheet music into groups, starting with guitar, because it's the largest collection. A ring binder for each style: Classical, Baroque, South American..etc.
The plan is to do this for all instruments. I'll let you know how it went in ...about ten years. ;-)
Steve
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2005-05-12 14:18
Go to a place like Staples and get a filing box that is legal sized. Put the music in various filing folders alphabetically.
I have one of those right next to me when I teach for the easy to grab stuff. My collection of music is many thousands of pieces large and fits in 12 large legal sized drawers.
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2005-05-12 14:44
MSK,
Go to your closest IKEA store and get some of those cardboard bookshelf magazine holders (about 3 for $5). Cheap, plain, and they really work.
HRL
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