September 9, 2021
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Head back to school with new braille music and new educational materials from the NLS Music Section! We have many new books for learning to read braille music, a variety of band instruments, and the piano.
Posted in: Band , Blind Musicians , Blind Teachers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Flute , Horn , Juvenile Music , Large Print , Large Print Music , Music Education , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , Piano , saxophone , teachers , Teaching Students with Visual Impairments , Vocal music
September 2, 2021
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
As fall draws near, Brian McNeilly, the Music Section's Librarian-in-Residence, reflects on the changing of seasons and the work he has done at NLS so far.
Posted in: Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Braille Technology , Johnny Cash , Popular Music Lead Sheets
August 26, 2021
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
This month, the NLS Music Section has added many new materials to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download), including songs by Adele, Johnny Cash, and Broadway's Robert Lopez! There are also new piano lessons from Bill Brown and new transcriptions of the Tradition of Excellence concert band method. Read on to learn more about our latest digital offerings!
Posted in: Art Songs , Audio , Band , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Braille Technology , Broadway , Classical Music , Country Music , Film Music , Flute , Horn , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Johnny Cash , Marrakesh Treaty , Mexico , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , Organ , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , saxophone , Smithsonian Folkways , Uncategorized , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
June 3, 2021
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Read how the NLS Music Section adds braille music scores from other collections via the Marrakesh Treaty.
Posted in: Blind Musicians , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Braille Technology , Country Music , Guitar instruction , Marrakesh Treaty , Music Instruction
May 27, 2021
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Greetings, music lovers! The NLS Music Section has worked hard to add a variety of talking books and braille music to BARD this month. Check out what we've added for your enjoyment and edification!
Posted in: American Composers , Art Songs , Bach , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Braille Music Transcribers , Broadway , Choral , Classical Music , Country Music , Film Music , Jazz , Leonard Bernstein , Marrakesh Treaty , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , Soundtrack , Talking Books , Vocal music
April 22, 2021
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog, learn more about one of the hidden gems in our collection: Paul Hindemith's "Six Chansons."
Posted in: Animals , Art Songs , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Choral , Classical Music , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , Poetry , Song settings , Uncategorized , World War I , World War II
January 28, 2021
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in January 2021 by he NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers , Audio , Bach , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Braille Music Transcribers , Broadway , Choral , Classical Music , Flute , Guitar , Instrumental Music , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Talking Books , Ukulele
November 19, 2020
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Blind Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo is best known today for his Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra, but he wrote many other works for guitar. Learn about four of these pieces that the NLS Music Section has digitized in honor of the maestro's birthday!
Posted in: Blind Musicians , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille History , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Guitar , Instrumental Music , Joaquin Rodrigo , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation
October 29, 2020
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
The NLS Music Section is proud to announce our newest additions to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) for the month of October!
Posted in: American Braille , American Composers , Art Songs , Audio , Bach , Band , Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Braille Technology , Choral , Classical Music , Folk Music , Gospel music , Harpsichord , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Juvenile Music , Lieder , Louis Braille , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , Organ , Performing music , Piano , Song settings , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Violin music , Virtuosic Piano Music , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
