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Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
You know it’s coming, sooner or later this year must end. It has certainly been an interesting series of events, to say the least, and I will leave it there. Whatever your plans are for New Year’s Eve, the NLS Music Section wants everyone to be safe and take some time for reflection. And if …
Posted in: Audio, Braille Music, Instrumental Music, Jazz, NLS Music Section, Piano, Popular Music, Rock n' Roll
Posted by: Katie Rodda
On this day, over two hundred years ago, a historic concert took place. It was in Vienna, in the middle of the Advent season, and Beethoven needed some money. “But, Beethoven,” you would say, “surely he was doing fine! He is Beethoven! Everyone loves him!” However, in Vienna in 1808, just because everyone loved you …
Posted in: Braille, Braille Music, Choral, Instrumental Music, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Orchestra, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Vocal music
Posted by: Donna Koh
Today has been a great day. Two young readers registered for our music services and checked out braille music books for the first time. We have a small number of young braille music patrons, so getting two new readers in one day is something to be excited about. One of the two new patrons was …
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Braille Music, Circulation, Juvenile Music, NLS Music Section, Outreach
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
In Part I of this blog, I introduced the subject of American Braille, and pointed out that some NLS music scores use this system. Now, in Part II, I offer this list of American Braille symbols to help you if you ever receive such a score. Each letter or symbol in the left column is …
Posted in: American Braille, Braille, Braille History
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
This blog post is concerned with the 2015 Braille Music Code, and where to obtain a copy. In addition, there is information about an upcoming conference call for those wishing to discuss braille music topics. The announcement comes from BANA, the Braille Authority of North America. BANA is the organization which makes decisions about contractions, formatting, …
Posted in: Braille, Braille Music, Braille Music Transcribers