Hello!

I am a graduate student studying library and information science. I am doing a
project in which I design library services to help people who wish to learn
about classical music. I am hoping all of you can give me a hand with this
project by answering a few questions about how you inform yourselves about
classical music. If you would prefer not to post to the whole group, then
please feel free to email your answers directly to me at
librarian0505@.... I would really appreciate your help. I consider
myself a "newbie" to classical music and really want to learn all about it, and
this would be a great start!

Please be as specific and detailed in your responses as possible. We librarians
love to read!

1. What is your background experience with regards to classical music?
(Instrument lessons, studied academically, etc. and for how long?)

2. How do you experience classical music? (Live performances, radio, CDs,
digital audio such as MP3s, websites, etc.)

3. How do you learn and stay informed about classical music history, events,
composers, styles, etc.? (Books, magazines, radio, word of mouth, websites,
etc.)

4. Think of a time that you had a question about classical music.
-What steps did you take to answer your question?

-Was it easy or hard for you to find the information you needed? What setbacks
(if any) did you encounter? What did you find to be the most helpful and why?

-If you had a question about classical music today, would you try to answer it
the same way or, if not, what would you do differently?

5. Any other reflections on learning about classical music you'd like to share?

Thank you for taking the time to help me out! I can't wait to hear from
everyone!



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