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Archive: December 2018 (4 Posts)

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New BARD Additions – December 2018

Posted by: Katie Rodda

This blog gives an overview of the digitized material added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) in December 2018.

Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Music Transcribers, Choral, Classical Music, Golden-Chord, Instrumental Music, Lieder, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Online Catalog, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Violin music, Vocal music

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What Do Music Reader Service Librarians Do?

Posted by: Donna Koh

As many of you know, the NLS Music Section is a specialized music library serving blind and print-impaired patrons. This week’s blog post will reveal some of the many interesting things our music reader service librarians do. One of the most important tasks we do in the Music Section is reference service. We receive diverse …

Posted in: Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Catalogs

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: H (Part 2 – Hibbler, Albert George “Al”)

Posted by: Gilbert Busch

A brief glimpse at the life of Al Hibbler and some materials relating to him in the NLS Music Collection.

Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Blind Musicians, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Instrumental Music, Jazz, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Performing music, Popular Music, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Rock n' Roll, Talking Books, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, Vocal music