Drawing Outside the Lines: Non-Standard Notation

Miller Nichols Library Ground Floor

While many musicians might envision music notation as five lines with circles and attached lines, music notation takes more varied form. Join us as we explore different notation from music notation, to graphic notation from the 21st Century, and notation in Asian spanning historical to modern.

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Collection display curated by UMKC Music/Media Library Staff Melissa Allison and Bekah Walker and student assistant John Zhu, with assistance from Marr’s Nikki L’Amour.

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EXHIBIT DISPLAY TABLES

Case dimensions: 5’ long x 30” wide x 9” high sitting atop 3’ legs

Glass exhibit table

FIRST FLOOR GALLERY

The First Floor Gallery is located just inside the main entrance of the Miller Nichols Library.

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Conference Room 325

Located on the Third Floor of Miller Nichols Library. For access, enter the library at the north ground floor entrance or the west first floor entrance. Then take the stairs or the elevator to the third floor..

Map of third floor of Miller Nichols Library