June 25, 2020
Posted by: Juliette Appold
We added more talking books and braille music for your enjoyment! This includes more Smithsonian Folkways recordings, a book on piano tuning, and braille music for piano, voice, violin, organ, and woodwinds.
Posted in: American Composers , Art Songs , Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Classical Music , Country Music , Flute , Folk Music , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Piano Tuning , Poetry , Popular Music , Smithsonian Folkways , Uncategorized , Vocal music
June 4, 2020
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
This post discusses performances by pianist Van Cliburn and some of the music he performed.
Posted in: Audio , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Classical Music , Instrumental Music , Music History and Appreciation , Performing music , Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky , Piano , Piano Music , Ravel , Virtuosic Piano Music
May 21, 2020
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
As with many songs, "Take Five" has a story that is more encompassing than just the notes on the page or the sounds from a recording. It talks about overcoming obstacles, articulating a creative vision, and seizing upon spontaneity. In this week's NLS Music Notes Blog, our series "Song Stories" explores the "Cool Jazz" standard, "Take Five."
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Free Braille Music Scores , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Large Print , Large Print Music , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , saxophone , Uncategorized , World War II
May 7, 2020
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog post reprints an article by Bettye Krolick detailing rare paragraph formats of the braille music code.
Posted in: Bettye Krolick , Braille , Braille History , Braille Music , Choral , Vocal music
April 30, 2020
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
With this BARD update, we are excited to announce two podcast series from Smithsonian Folkways, Tapestry of the Times and Sound Sessions. We have also added more piano by ear and guitar by ear instructional titles, along with braille scores for piano, organ, and flute. If you don’t use BARD or would like to borrow …
Posted in: Audio , Bach , Bluegrass , Braille , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Guitar instruction , Music History and Appreciation
April 2, 2020
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog post reprints and article by Bettye Krolick detailing the history and formation of the braille music code.
Posted in: Bettye Krolick , Blind Musicians , Blind Teachers , Braille , Braille History , Braille Music , Institut national des jeunes aveugles , Louis Braille , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Paris
March 26, 2020
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Enjoy learning music from the comfort of home with the new talking books and braille music scores now available on BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Art Songs , Audio , Bach , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Catalogs , Choral , Classical Music , Guitar , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Johann Sebastian , Lieder , Mandolin , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , Talking Books , Ukulele , Uncategorized , Violin music , Vocal music
March 19, 2020
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
The NLS Music Section highlights country music and songwriting.
Posted in: Braille , Braille Music , Guitar , Music Composition , Nashville
February 27, 2020
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
Now that we have reached the end of February, it’s time to let you know about new materials available from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Audio , Blind Teachers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Choral , Classical Music , Disco , Free Braille Music Scores , Guitar , Instrumental Music , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Orchestra , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Soundtrack , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Violin music , Virtuosic Piano Music , Vocal music
