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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: Warning: Attempt to read property "slug" on null in /var/www/html/wp-includes/taxonomy.php on line 4695 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: Brian McCurdy
Ned Rorem, who passed away last month at the age of 99, left behind a wealth of music and literature. For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, learn more about Rorem's life and creative works.
Posted in: Aaron Copland, American Composers, Arias, Art Songs, Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Carnegie Hall, Choral, Classical Music, History, Interviews, Leonard Bernstein, Library of Congress, Libretto, Lieder, Music and Art, Music Composition, Ned Rorem, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Piano, Piano Music, Pulitzer Prize, Ravel, Singing, Song settings, teachers, Uncategorized, Violin music, Vocal music, Voyager Catalog
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This week's blog post examines the music from the James Bond films through the years and provides resources available from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Electric guitar, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Pop Music, Popular Music, Soundtrack, Talking Books
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
See what new music titles have been added to the Braille Audio Reading Download (BARD) at NLS!
Posted in: Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Classical Music
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
In honor of Veterans Day, this week we will learn more about the military service of one of Hollywood's most famous composers of film music: John Williams.
Posted in: American Composers, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Film Music, Interviews, John Williams, Large Print Music, Library of Congress, Music Composition, NLS Music Section, Soundtrack, Star Wars
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog lists our October additions to the BARD (Braille & Audio Reading Download) site.
Posted in: Accordion, American Composers, Audio, Bach, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Choral, Classical Music, Guitar, Jazz, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Pop Music, Popular Music, Virtuosic Piano Music, Vocal music, Voyager Catalog
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Review the most recent additions from the NLS Music Section to BARD.
Posted in: Arias, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Piano Music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Did you know that systems of tactile music notation were created in the 19th century to enable people who were blind to read and write music? Today, we will learn about two systems that were developed and used in Spain before braille music code gained widespread adoption in the 20th century.
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Blind Teachers, Braille, Braille History, Braille Music, Institut national des jeunes aveugles, Joaquin Rodrigo, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Spain, teachers, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments