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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
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
“I can’t read this braille at all,” a coworker says to me one morning; “What does it say?” Moving my hand over the dots, I am reminded of an incident from childhood. My piano teacher had just handed me Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14. I had never heard of this piece (by Mendelssohn), so I checked the …
Posted in: American Braille, Braille, Braille History, Braille Music, Free Braille Music Scores
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
We all know the pleasure of going to a site such as BARD to read the titles of the latest books, or to see if a favorite author has anything new. But have you ever wished, as I have, that you could get a preview of something before it is ready? This blog will provide …
Posted in: Claude Montal, Piano, Piano Technicians Guild, Piano Tuning
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
As we get closer to the birthday of Debussy, I recall my first experience of Impressionism. The piece I was to learn was not by Debussy, not by Ravel, but by a composer that you may not know. The 1965-66 school year had just begun when my piano teacher, the late Robert Koshan, handed me …
Posted in: Braille Music, Music Instruction, Piano Music
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
In a recent NLS Music Notes blog post, “The Festival That Changed American Music,” I read about rock stars such as Jimi Hendrix who performed at the first Monterey festival in 1967. Because of the recordings listed there, and my own experience of the NLS collections, I assumed that anything we have on Hendrix would be in audio format. So …
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Braille Music, Guitar instruction, Jazz, NLS Music Section, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Uncategorized