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Posted by: Juliette Appold
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month 2022 with NLS and learn about Argentinian Tango. Listen to a recording from 1912 and find out about accessible NLS resources available for you to check out.
Posted in: Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Hispanic American History, National Hispanic Heritage Month, Uncategorized
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in August 2022 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Bach, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille libretto, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Choral, Classical Music, Electric guitar, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Italian opera, Libretto, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Online Catalog, Organ, Performing music, Piano, Pop Music, Popular Music, Recordings, Rock n' Roll, Talking Books, Vocal music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Did you know that systems of tactile music notation were created in the United States in the 19th century, long before braille music became the standard? Today, we will learn about two of these systems, both of which were developed at the New York Institute for the Blind.
Posted in: American Braille, American Printing House for the Blind, Blind Musicians, Blind Teachers, Braille, Braille History, Braille Music, Louis Braille, Music Education, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
The NLS Music Section takes a look back on this day in history and the introduction of The Jackson 5 to the entertainment industry.
Posted in: Pop Music
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we uncover another "hidden gem" in our collection. Join us for a deep dive into the music of the Texas-based Thai funk band Khruangbin.
Posted in: Audio, Bass Guitar Instruction, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Electric guitar, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Jazz, Music Composition, Musical instruments, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Popular Music, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Talking Books, Texas, Uncategorized, Voyager Catalog
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in July 2022 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Audio, Bach, Baroque music, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Cello, Choral, Classical Music, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Instrumental Music, Italian opera, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Talking Books, Virtuosic Piano Music, Vocal music, Women in Music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
This is a guest blog post by Library of Congress Junior Fellow Analisa Caso. Analisa describes her contributions to the NLS Music Section during the 10-week-long program.
Posted in: American Composers, Blind Musicians, Blind Teachers, Choral, Classical Music, Guest Post, Junior Fellows Program, Library of Congress, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Women in Music, Women's History Month
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
Born on July 14, 1912, Woody Guthrie earned the nickname "The Dust Bowl Troubadour" with the 1940 release of "Dust Bowl Ballads." In this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, learn more about the most successful album of Guthrie's career and how it influenced a new generation of artists.
Posted in: American Braille, American Composers, American Folklife Center, Audio, Audio Preservation, Blues, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Folk Music, Folklore, Free Braille Music Scores, Guitar, Johnny Cash, Labor, Library of Congress, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Musical instruments, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Popular Music, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Smithsonian Folkways, Texas, Uncategorized, Vocal music, Voyager Catalog
Posted by: Juliette Appold
This is a guest blog post by Junior Fellow Margot Cuddihy. Ms. Cuddihy describes her contributions to the NLS Music Section during the 10-week-long program.
Posted in: Uncategorized