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Posted by: Juliette Appold
New BARD additions with Bill Brown audio titles and digital braille scores. Check out our blog to learn more.
Posted in: Bass Guitar Instruction, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Lieder, Music Instruction, Organ, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Piano Tuning, Popular Music, Uncategorized, Vocal music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in October 2023 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers, American Folklife Center, Arias, Audio, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Cello, Folk Music, Library of Congress, Music Composition, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, Organ, Performing music, Piano, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Popular Music, Talking Books
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in February 2023 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Choral, Clarinet, Classical Music, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Hammond organ, Jazz, Music Composition, Music Education, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Organ, Performing music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Talking Books, Vocal music
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we learn the story behind Stevie Wonder's song, "Happy Birthday."
Posted in: African American History month, Black History Month, Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Instrumental Music, Library of Congress, Music Composition, Musical instruments, NLS Music Section, Piano, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Pop Music, Popular Music, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Singing, Soul Music, Stevie Wonder, Talking Books, Voyager Catalog
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This week's blog post takes a look at the life of film music composer Max Steiner, as well as the materials in the NLS collection related to him and his music.
Posted in: American Composers, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Broadway, Film Music, Motion Picture Music, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Piano, Piano Instruction, Popular Music, Soundtrack, Talking Books, Tin Pan Alley, World War I
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today’s blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in January 2023 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Choral, Classical Music, Gospel music, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Latinx Music, Music Composition, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, Opera, Organ, Piano, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Pop Music, Popular Music, Recordings, Soundtrack, Talking Books, Violin music, Vocal music, World Music
Posted by: Timothy Jones
This post discusses the music braille signs for accidentals, key and time signatures.
Posted in: Bettye Krolick, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille History, Braille Music, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Piano, Piano Instruction, Piano Music
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
This week, learn more about how ancient dialects influenced the composition of one of Bela Bartok's most famous works, "Allegro Barbaro."
Posted in: Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Classical Music, Folk Music, History, Instrumental Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Library of Congress, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Performing music, Piano, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Virtuosic Piano Music
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Learn to play the congas with the newly added audiobook on BARD! We invite you to celebrate the end of 2022 with newly added lectures from the Library of Congress and musical scores with works by Brahms, Beethoven, Kreisler, Vivaldi, and others. Happy Holidays, Everyone!
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Uncategorized