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Posted by: Donna Koh
Learn about the Library of Congress music braille certification program and the important contributions of incarcerated braillists to the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille Music, Braille Music Transcribers, Interviews, Stephanie Pieck
Posted by: Donna Koh
This is our fourth blog on the digitization of braille music. So, what is new with this project? First, we are boosting our production by outsourcing the proofreading of scores scanned using Optical Braille Recognition (OBR). Our braille music specialist Gilbert Busch continues to review all the scans completed on DotScan so we can provide …
Posted in: Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Technology, NLS Music Section
Posted by: Donna Koh
I always get excited when a patron requests a book on reading braille music because it means one more patron might be able to take advantage of our wonderful braille music collection. In my opinion, braille music readers have an edge over non-readers since they are able to explore and interpret the score themselves. In …
Posted in: Bettye Krolick, Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille Music, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Music Education, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
Posted by: Donna Koh
I am excited to share my interview with Stephanie Pieck, a pianist, teacher, and an NLS patron. Stephanie received her bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Ithaca College and maintains a private music studio in New York. Q) How old were you when you started playing the piano? What motivated you to start playing? A) …
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille Music, Interviews, Music Instruction, Piano, Stephanie Pieck, teachers