Simple indexing program

[Dick Price <DPrice -at- COMPUTER -dot- ORG>]

     Friends,

     I am looking for a simple indexing software package for my father and
     stepmother. They are retired music professors who continue to teach
     youngsters how to play the harp, clarinet, and piano.

     They have a large library of music that they want to index for easy
     access. They would like to index each piece by composer, title, type
     of music, instruments, complexity, where located, and maybe a couple
     of other factors. That way they could punch up, say, all the music
     they have by Bach, or all Bach sonatas, or maybe a list of all
     clarinet pieces for beginners. You get the idea.

     This program should be simple and easy to learn. Both of them are in
     their 70s and both are virtually computer illiterate. Also, they live
     in rural Florida, so they won't be able to pop down the street for
     advice. (They may call me  or my younger brother for advice, but I'm
     in California and he's in Texas. Also, I obviously don't know much
     about indexing packages.)

     They are thinking of getting a new PowerPC, or maybe an older Mac, so
     it will have to run on that. They will also be running composing
     programs and other music-related stuff, and we've all heard that Macs
     are better for that.

     Thanks,

     Dick

     dprice -at- computer -dot- org