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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: 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: Katie Rodda
This blog post takes a look at what audio and braille materials have been added by the NLS Music Section to BARD (Braille Audio Reading Download) in September.
Posted in: Art Songs, Audio, Bluegrass, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Music Transcribers, Choral, Golden-Chord, Instrumental Music, Music Composition, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Online Catalog, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Talking Books, Violin music, Vocal music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog post looks at the life of whistler Fred Lowery.
Posted in: Audio, Blind Musicians, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Country Music, Gospel music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Music History and Appreciation, Popular Music, Recordings, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
Posted by: Katie Rodda
On this Independence Day, I thought it would be nice to review some of the patriotic tunes we have in the NLS Music collection. In previous posts I’ve discussed the music of George M. Cohan and John Philip Sousa. We also have some posts about the Ohio State School for the Blind’s marching band by …
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Band, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Choral, Instrumental Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, March, Music Instruction, NLS Online Catalog, Organ, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Poetry, Talking Books, Vocal music, Women in Music, World War I
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
May the Fourth be with you! Learn about the music that shaped the Star Wars soundtrack with the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Braille, Classical Music, Guest Post, Gustav Holst, Instrumental Music, John Williams, March, Music History and Appreciation, Orchestra, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner, Soundtrack, Star Wars, Talking Books
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Read about the braille music scores and books that we’ve added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) during the past two months!
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Audio, Bach, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Music Transcribers, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Music Composition, Music Education, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Talking Books, Violin music, Vocal music
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Learn about Blind Willie Johnson, a Texas blues and gospel singer and guitar player who has had a profound influence on decades of musicians in diverse genres.
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Blind Musicians, Blues, Gospel music, Guitar instruction, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Uncategorized
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn to sing classical art songs and arias with audio lessons available from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: African American History month, Art Songs, Audio, Blind Musicians, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Catalogs, Classical Music, Joaquin Rodrigo, Lieder, Metropolitan Opera, Music Instruction, NLS Online Catalog, Performing music, Recordings, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Vocal music, Voyager Catalog, Women in Music