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Posted by: Juliette Appold
Here are the latest music material additions to BARD. If you have any questions on how to use BARD or to obtain a BARD account, please get in touch with the Music Section or your local Regional Library. Digital Talking Books The hammer dulcimer. Homespun Tapes. Read by John McCutcheon. (DBM03919) Classic harmonica blues. …
Posted in: American Braille, Braille, Braille Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Last month country music legend Dolly Parton joined Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden in a presentation to celebrate the achievements of Parton’s book-gifting organization (video of the event available here). They announced that the Library of Congress Young Readers Center is partnering with Parton’s charity to provide a special series of story time events. …
Posted in: Audio, Banjo, Blind Musicians, Bluegrass, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Country Music, Family music making, Folk Music, Large Print, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Piano Music, Popular Music, Talking Books, Women in Music
Posted by: Donna Koh
I recently read a compelling blog post about a 2015 Pulitzer-winning historical fiction novel. The blogger, a college professor who is blind, expressed her sadness and frustration about the book’s misrepresentation of blind people described through the actions and inactions of the book’s young blind heroine. The blogger also lamented how most sighted readers accepted …
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Blind Teachers, Braille History, Braille Music, Institut national des jeunes aveugles, Louis Braille
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Norman Dello Joio (born Nicodemo DeGioio) was born in New York City in January 1913. His father and grandfather had been church musicians, and Norman was set to follow their footsteps, as he became the organist and choir director at age 14. When he was 26, he received a scholarship to attend Julliard, where he …
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Band, Braille, Braille Music, Choral, Classical Music, Juvenile Music, Large Print Music, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Piano, Piano Music, Vocal music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
While thinking about a topic for this week’s blog post, I made a happy discovery: American bandleader and musician Glenn Miller shares a birthday with Frédéric Chopin! Although these two musicians come from very different places and eras, they do share another thing in common besides a birthday: memorable music. We’ll talk about Glenn Miller …
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Jazz, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Performing music, Piano Music, Popular Music, saxophone, Talking Books, World War II