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Posted by: Juliette Appold
New BARD additions this months include fascinating audio books on music from Mexico, Puerto Rico and Russia, instruction books that teach you how to play Jimi Hendix' "Purple Haze" and Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust." Also available for digital download are a music theory book on structural hearing in braille, and many braille music scores - check it out!
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Posted by: Brian McCurdy
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), Library of Congress, will kick off its 90th anniversary celebration with a free virtual concert by jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker on Wednesday, March 3, at 8:00 p.m. (EST)—and you’re invited!
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Technology, Hammond organ, Instrumental Music, Musical instruments, NLS Concerts, NLS Music Section, Piano, Piano Music, Stevie Wonder, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, Uncategorized
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Highlighting winter and snow themed music from the NLS Music Section collection.
Posted in: Braille Music, Choral, Piano Music, Uncategorized, Vivaldi
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Celebrate Valentine's Day with the remarkable love story of composer Joaquin Rodrigo and his wife and collaborator, Victoria Kamhi de Rodrigo.
Posted in: Art Songs, Blind Musicians, Braille History, Braille Music, Classical Music, Guitar, Harp, Horn, Instrumental Music, Joaquin Rodrigo, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Orchestra, Paris, Song settings, Vocal music, Women in Music
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's feature on American Composers and Musicians, we will look at the remarkable life and work of jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker. He will perform a free virtual concert, which will begin streaming on the Library's YouTube page on Wednesday, March 3, at 8:00 p.m.
Posted in: American Composers, Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Technology, Hammond organ, Instrumental Music, Music Education, Music Instruction, Musical instruments, NLS Concerts, NLS Music Section, Performing music, Piano, Uncategorized
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), Library of Congress, will kick off its 90th anniversary celebration with a free virtual concert by jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker on Wednesday, March 3, at 8:00 p.m. (EST), and you're invited!
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille Music, Braille Technology, Instrumental Music, Interviews, Jazz, NLS Concerts, NLS Music Section, Piano, Piano Music, Uncategorized