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Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Summary of 2019 activities from the NLS Music Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress.
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Bach, Bossa nova, Braille, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Large Print Music, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Popular Music, Soul Music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
The NLS Music Section wishes you "happy holidays" with a listing of some lesser-known festive pieces from around the world.
Posted in: American Composers, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Choral, Family music making, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Piano, Piano Music, Talking Books, Vocal music, World Music
Posted by: Juliette Appold
We are excited to have received funding from Susan D. Diskin to build a prototype laser scanning machine. Read about our latest braille digitization project.
Posted in: Braille, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Technology
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Our series American Composers and Musicians continues with singer-songwriter Bree Noble.
Posted in: American Composers, Blind Musicians, Broadway, Choral, Recordings, Vocal music, Women in Music
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
On December 5, 1933, the era of Prohibition officially ended in the United States. Learn more about the music that framed the national narrative surrounding the passage of the 18th and 21st Amendments.
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Banjo, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Instrumental Music, Jazz, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Popular Music, Prohibition, Recordings, Uncategorized
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Check out the latest uploads of audio and braille music to the NLS Music page on BARD.
Posted in: Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Guitar instruction, Instrumental Music, Music Composition, Music Education, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Popular Music, Uncategorized, Vocal music
Posted by: Juliette Appold
NLS is recording a book on how to write songs. It will be available to NLS patrons in the near future. Happy composing!
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Music Composition, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Piano, Popular Music, Song settings, Uncategorized
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn about Camille Lucie Nickerson, "The Louisiana Lady," who worked for the recognition and appreciation of Afro-Creole folk music through her scholarship, leadership, and art.
Posted in: African American History month, American Composers, Folk Music, Large Print, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Orleans, Violin music, Vocal music, Women in Music
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
Learn the story behind one of the most beloved Latin jazz standards, "The Girl from Ipanema," and how to borrow the song in different formats from the NLS Music Library.
Posted in: Bossa nova, Brazil, Guitar, Hispanic American History, Jazz, Latin American Music, Latin Jazz, saxophone