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Search Tips for Special Collections
Oftentimes, customers are interested in browsing a special collection online and then making requests for those items. To help you do this, we have provided some search tips for some of our special collections.

Music, Drama & Voice (Audio) Collection - When searching for a particular type of music, you can use these terms in your keyword search and retrieve all the titles that match that heading. Happy Searching! These titles may appear in CD or Cassette.

Adult Audio Collection
Juvenile Audio Collection
Category
or Call Number
What You'll Find There
Category
or Call Number
What You'll Find There
Bluegrass Traditional and Progressive Bluegrass Activities Parachute fun, rhythm band music, fingerplays, tickle rhymes, baby and toddler activities, rhythmic group singing
Classical Orchestral, Chamber, Instrumental, Suites Concertos, Overtures, Non-vocal Symphonies, Ballet,
Choral music, Cantatas, Lieder and other song collections, Symphonies with vocal accompaniment
Classical Orchestral, instrumental, overtures, symphonies
Comedy Stand-up Comedians, Readings, Radio Shows Favorites New and traditional artists, ex., Hap Palmer, Raffi, Burl Ives; Sing Alongs
Country Alternative Country, Contemporary Country, Country-Pop, Honky Tonk, Progressive Country, Traditional Country, Western and Western Swing Inspirational Religious, contemporary, gospel, hymns, spirituals, Sunday School
Easy Listening Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Barbara Streisand, etc. Instructional Math, ABC’s, phonics, counting, manners, behavior, exercise, dance
Folk Contemporary Folk, Traditional Folk, British and Celtic Folk, International Folk--Music of all Countries and Ethnic Groups, including International songs and dance steps, Klezmer Literature & Poetry Poems, Short Stories, Drama
Jazz/Blues Jazz, Big Band/Swing, Blues, Bop, New Orleans Jazz, Rag Lullabies Lullabies, goodnight
Literature & Drama Poetry, Short Stories, Speeches, Drama, Radio Shows Sound Effects Sound effects, nature sounds
Music of the Decades Collections of recordings from specific time periods or eras, ex: 50’s, 60’s. Soundtrack Movie, television, showtunes, Broadway
New Age New Age, Minimalism, New Acoustic, Ethnic Fusion Special Occasion Holidays, birthdays, patriotic, parades, marches
Opera Opera, Dramatic Music with Vocals, Operetta Folk/Ethnic World Music of other countries, World Anthems, World Dance, Ethnic, Native American. Folk/Ethnic - U.S.
R&B/Soul Rhythm & Blues, Soul  
Rock/Pop Rock & Roll, Alternative/Indie, Folk/Country Rock, Dance, Vocal, Heavy Metal/Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Punk/New Wave, Rap/HipHop, Soft-Rock
Inspirational Contemporary Christian, Gospel, Hymns, Spirituals, Oratorios
Soundtrack Movie, Television, Showtunes, Broadway
Special Occasion Weddings, Party Music, Parades, Marches, Patriotic, Holiday (Christmas, Channukah, Kwanza, …)
World Worldbeat, Afro-Beat, Reggae/Caribbean, Neo-Traditional Ethnic, Tangos, World Anthems
Non-Fiction (by Dewey) Instructional (math, phonics, music, languages), Sound Effects, Nature Sounds, Relaxation