Most music books are located in the 780-789 classification of the Dewey Decimal System:
The books in the regular collection on music are shelved on the second floor, within the call number range of 780-789
| 780 | General Music |
| 781 | General principles and musical forms, music theory, composition, sacred music |
| 782 | Vocal music |
| 783 | Music for single voices; The voice |
| 784 | Instruments and instrumental ensembles |
| 785 | Ensembles with one instrument per part |
| 786 | keyboard, mechanical, electronic, and percussion instruments |
| 787 | stringed instruments |
| 788 | Wind instruments |
| 789 | Music history |
The 780's are located on the second floor of the library. Recordings of music are located in the music listening room. Musical scores are also located on the second floor of the library. You can search for all music materials in SWUcat, the library catalog. There are also some books on music education in the 370's.
| Curriculum |
The Curriculum Lab is housed on the top floor of the library. The arrangement of the Curriculum Center is by Dewey Decimal System, just like the rest of the books in the library. Dewey Number 372 is where all elementary education books are housed. This is the arrangement:
| 372.1 | Organization and activities in elementary education |
| 372.2 | Specific levels of elementary education |
| 372.3 | Computers, science, technology, health |
| 372.4 | Reading |
| 372.5 | Creative and manual arts |
| 372.6 | Language Arts (communication skills) |
| 372.7 | Mathematics |
| 372.8 | Other studies |
| 372.87 | Music |
| 372.9 | Historical, geographic |