RESCHEDULED NLS Music Notes meeting via Zoom, now November 19, 2024

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Our topic will be Popular Music Lead Sheets (PMLS)—a publication produced by the NLS Music Section. Music Reader Services Librarian Mary Dell Jenkins and Braille Music Librarian Timothy Jones will talk about the history of PMLS and about the lead sheet format, what it is, and how to read it. During the presentation, questions can be submitted through the online chat. A question-and-answer will follow. 

To browse songs published in PMLS, check out this link: www.loc.gov/nls/services-and-resources/music-service-and-materials/popular-music-lead-sheets-sequential-list-issue [loc.gov]

You can also read a blog post about Popular Music Lead Sheets, written by Mary Dell Jenkins, here: https://blogs.loc.gov/nls-music-notes/2014/09/were-not-always-about-long-haired-music-an-introduction-to-popular-music-lead-sheets [blogs.loc.gov]

 Send us your questions in advance by writing to japp@loc.gov.

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 Link to Zoom meeting on November 19, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. (ET):

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Meeting ID:   160 938 3281