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Archive: July 2017 (2 Posts)

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Thinking About Learning Braille Music? Part II

Posted by: Donna Koh

Continued from last week While Bettye Krolick’s How to Read Braille Music: An Introduction is suitable for students who already know the basics of music and only need to learn how to decipher braille music symbols, Richard Taesch’s An Introduction to Music for the Blind Student is suitable for students who are just starting their …

Posted in: Bettye Krolick, Blind Musicians, Blind Teachers, Braille Music, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments

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Thinking About Learning Braille Music? Part I

Posted by: Donna Koh

I always get excited when a patron requests a book on reading braille music because it means one more patron might be able to take advantage of our wonderful braille music collection. In my opinion, braille music readers have an edge over non-readers since they are able to explore and interpret the score themselves. In …

Posted in: Bettye Krolick, Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille Music, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Music Education, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments