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Remembering “Pershing’s Own” on Independence Day: Military Band Music in the NLS Collection

Posted by: Brian McCurdy

Independence Day has many associations: fireworks, barbecues, parades, and iconic military bands. In this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, Carter Rawson explores the history behind one of our greatest national treasures, the United States Army Band.

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They Say It’s Your Birthday, Paul McCartney!

Posted by: Katie Rodda

In this post, we celebrate Paul McCartney's 78th birthday and list materials available from NLS about Paul McCartney, The Beatles, and their music.

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Happy Fourth!

Posted by: Katie Rodda

On this Independence Day, I thought it would be nice to review some of the patriotic tunes we have in the NLS Music collection. In previous posts I’ve discussed the music of George M. Cohan and John Philip Sousa. We also have some posts about the Ohio State School for the Blind’s marching band by …

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From Anderson to Zaninelli: Audio Lessons for Classical Singing

Posted by: Lindsay Conway

Learn to sing classical art songs and arias with audio lessons available from the NLS Music Section!