Reblog if some applause is in order.  From Washington College's 1974 yearbook.

From Monmouth's 1910 yearbook.

Interesting to see a musical score depicted flat on the ground, with the bar serving as a net in a game and the notes as players.  From the State Female Normal School's 1903 yearbook.

Shoes as musical notes?  We thought of this illustration from Colorado College's 1905 yearbook when we encountered a drawing of shoes on a piano at Rubel Castle in Glendora, California.

You've seen pianists use their feet, but they're not the only ones.  From Le Charivari, 1845.

Few accept it comfortably, but it's true that most all music originates this way.  From Northern Illinois' 1908 yearbook.

We're greatly honored to have inspired the Clan of Xymox music video "She" with our own video involving neon-lit face masks in an Urbex environment.  We've previously explored Clan of Xymox's astonishing lyrics here.  Don't miss the cute surprise ending to the "She" video.

It's common to see birds perching upon wires like notes on sheet music, but this is our first encounter with birds perching upon an edge of sheet music.  From Winthrop's 1899 yearbook.

From North Texas State's 1920 yearbook.

From William and Mary's 1910 yearbook.

From Lustige Blätter, 1917.

From Purdue's 1903 yearbook.

From Lustige Blätter, 1916.

From Lustige Blätter, 1906.

"It may surprise you to learn that you are closely related to many of our electronic instruments" (The Story of Tools by James Poling, 1969).

Here's a tip for synthpop musicians seeking to craft an amazing artist statement: trace your lineage to all the great familes: Korg, Roland, Moog, Yamaha.  How many times removed are you from the Juno-60 or the Jupiter-4?  All joking aside, here's how to discover your unlikeliest heritage: Heirs to the Queen of Hearts: Tracing Magical Genealogy.