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Archive: April 2019 (2 Posts)

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Piano Lessons Made-to-Measure: An Interview with Dr. Leslie Jones About Teaching Visually Impaired Students, Part 2

Posted by: Donna Koh

This is the second part of my interview with Dr. Leslie Jones. DK: What tools and skills should these students be taught in order for them to be successful independent learners? LJ: Learning the language of any musician: music theory—pitch, rhythm, keys; using the measure numbers as points of reference in rehearsals, lessons and practice. …

Posted in: Blind Musicians, Large Print Music, Music Education, Music Instruction, teachers, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, Women in Music

Close-up of the fingers of two hands as the touch a paged filled with raised dots

Piano Lessons Made-to-Measure: An Interview with Dr. Leslie Jones About Teaching Visually Impaired Students, Part 1

Posted by: Donna Koh

This blog is intended as a resource for sighted music teachers who may feel intimidated by the thought of accepting blind or visually impaired (VI) students into their studio due to lack of knowledge of how to best serve these students. Recently, I reached out to Dr. Leslie Jones, who has been serving as the …

Posted in: Blind Musicians, Large Print Music, Music Education, Music Instruction, teachers, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, Women in Music