[Dixielandjazz] Re: Who(m) to leave my recordings to?

[jazzteachr@sysnet.net]

The Traditional Jazz Educators Network operates a Resource Library of donated 
trad jazz materials (recordings, arrangements, videos etc.) for instructors to 
use to introduce young people to this music.  For more info see:
http://prjc.org/tjen/resource_lib.htm

Dave Robinson


> Another thing to consider - donate to a high school music program - I
> remember many years ago a music appreciation class where the we'd spend the
> whole period 2 or 3 times a week listening to recordings that the teacher
> introduced to us.  There's no reason that type of class has to focus on
> music of the 19th and 18th centuries.  Out of a class of 30, you'll
> probably end up with 5 or10 who will acquire a taste for the OKOM, thus
> perpetuating the art.
> 
> David in Delta
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Donating your At 06:45 26-11-02, Dan Augustine wrote:
> >Rebecca and others--
> >     Good idea about the Tulane Jazz Museum.  But what about donating my
> > recordings (etc.) to either the Library of Congress or the
> > Smithsonian?  Do they accept donations like that?  They'd (eventually)
> > make the materials accessible to the public, wouldn't they?  Would they
> > accept everything, or pick and choose?
> >
> >     Dan
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >From: "Rebecca Thompson" <res0a3qw@verizon.net>
> > >To: "'Dan Augustine'" <ds.augustine@mail.utexas.edu>,
> > >       "DJML" <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
> > >Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Who to leave my recordings to?
> > >Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 07:40:58 -0600
> > >
> > >I have wondered about the recordings that Jim and I have collected.  Our
> > >kids, although they say they like it, would probably just throw them
> > >out, or give to Goodwill, who in turn, would probably throw them out!  I
> > >will be interested in the comments from the list.
> > >WHAT A GREAT IDEA OF A "TRADITIONAL MUSIC LIBRARY"!  (Dixieland is a
> > >location).  Perhaps the City of New Orleans' French Quarter would be a
> > >place to start since they are a National Park! The Jazz Museum there is
> > >moving to a larger location in Louis Armstrong Park.  They might be
> > >interested in expanding their collection to include books, recordings,
> > >etc.
> > >OR Tulane University already has a large collection of oral, written and
> > >recorded history.  They might accept the donation.
> > >Thanks Dan, for your late-night pondering.
> > >Rebecca Thompson
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:26 PM
> > >Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Who to leave my recordings to?
> > >Folks--
> > >     Intimations of mortality: just wondering what i'm going to do
> > >with all my recordings when i die (hopefully not for a couple of
> > >decades yet).  I don't have very many, compared with some/most of
> > >you, but still. Guess i could just will them to my brother's kids
> > >(i'm single), but they don't know anything about this kind of music,
> > >probably don't like it.
> > >     The other option is to give them to a university music school--in
> > >my case, either University of Nevada at Reno, or here at UT Austin.
> > >     But wouldn't it be nice with there were other options?  What
> > >about giving my collection to an American Dixieland Library (not yet
> > >created), along with other folks' collections, so that a great
> > >incredible history of recorded OKOM would be available for fans,
> > >kids, scholars, musicians.  Digitize them for posterity.
> > >     Or, if that's not possible, how about donating them somewhere,
> > >but then creating a world-wide database of dixieland collections at
> > >libraries and such from all over the world.  That might be even
> > >better.
> > >     I just hate to see libraries and music schools get these great
> > >recordings and not care about them and not use them and make them
> > >available, nor have any way for fans and scholars to know they're
> > >available.
> > >     Just pre-midnight lucubrations and nattering on....
> > >Dan
> >
> >--
> >**----------------------------------------------------------**
> >** Dan Augustine - ds.augustine@mail.utexas.edu             **
> >** Office of Admissions, University of Texas; Austin, Texas **
> >**----------------------------------------------------------**
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