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Posted by: Katie Rodda
By now I’m sure most of the readers of this blog have become familiar with the types of materials the music section offers: large print, braille, and audio. And although we have gone into detail about how we acquire and preserve braille and large print, we have yet to talk about what actually goes into …
Posted in: Audio, NLS Music Section, Talking Books, Women in Music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Although St. Patrick’s Day may remind you of tin whistles, bodhráns, bagpipes (even though bagpipes are, strictly speaking, Scottish–the Irish musical tradition uses Uilleann pipes), or some other such traditional Irish instrument, one may neglect to think of the Celtic harp. The Celtic Harp and O’Carolan The harp is ubiquitous to most musical cultures, but …
Posted in: Audio, Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Instrumental Music, NLS Online Catalog
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Since Arcangelo Corelli’s 362nd birthday was just celebrated two days ago, I thought it a perfect time to talk about some of our violin music. Here at the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) Music Section, many of our patrons are pianists and vocalists, but many also play other instruments, including …
Posted in: Audio, Bold Note Scores, Braille, Braille Music, Instrumental Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Performing music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
If you had ever been a music student, then you have no doubt come across the Norton Anthology of Western Music. This tome compiles the standard repertoire of Western art music presented in history, theory, and performance classes, and describes the music with historical notes and other contextual information. For some time, the Music Section …
Posted in: Braille, Braille Music, Braille Music Transcribers, Music History and Appreciation, New Acquisitions, Uncategorized