New BARD Additions: March 2020
Enjoy learning music from the comfort of home with the new talking books and braille music scores now available on BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) from the NLS Music Section.
Archive for 2020 (53 posts)
What’s in a Song? Well….a lot!
The NLS Music Section highlights country music and songwriting.
American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: P (Part 1–Persichetti, Vincent)
In this week’s blog, learn about Vincent Persichetti–an American composer, author, music publisher, and educator.
Cuckoos, Ducks, Swans and Nightingales – Birds in Music
This blog explores birds in music and offers a selection of materials NLS offers on that topic.
New BARD Additions: February 2020
Now that we have reached the end of February, it’s time to let you know about new materials available from the NLS Music Section.
Braille Music Formats: Advice from Bettye Krolick
This blog post is an excerpt of an article written by Bettye Krolick for the Music Section’s quarterly magazine, Musical Mainstream. The magazine is still produced by the NLS Music Section and is available to NLS patrons in braille, large print, and audio formats. Bettye Krolick was a musician, author, educator, and braille music transcriber. […]
American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: O (Part 2–Owens, Jay)
Learn about the life and music of acclaimed bluesman Jay Owens in the latest installment of our American composers and musicians series.
The Rich Legacy of African-American Musicians
The NLS Music Section salutes the legacy of blind African-American composers and musicians.
New BARD Additions: January 2020
It’s the end of January, and time to let you know about new materials available from the NLS Music Section.
Stars of the Conservatoire Américain de Fontainebleau
Hollywood is abuzz in anticipation of the annual Academy Awards ceremony coming up on February 9th. I’ll admit that regardless of how late it is on Sunday night, I stay up to find out who the winners are. Equally exciting for people who are starstruck like me is when iconic film stars or other celebrities […]