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New BARD Additions: April 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

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New BARD Additions: March 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

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New BARD Additions: February 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

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Braille Music Formats: Advice from Bettye Krolick

Posted by: Katie Rodda

This blog post is an excerpt of an article written by Bettye Krolick for the Music Section’s quarterly magazine, Musical Mainstream. The magazine is still produced by the NLS Music Section and is available to NLS patrons in braille, large print, and audio formats. Bettye Krolick was a musician, author, educator, and braille music transcriber. …

Posted in: Bettye Krolick, Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille History, Braille Music, Braille Music Transcribers, Louis Braille, Magazines, Music Education, NLS Music Section, Piano, Piano Music

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New BARD Additions: January 2020

Posted by: Gilbert Busch

It's the end of January, and time to let you know about new materials available from the NLS Music Section.

Posted in: Aaron Copland, Accordion, American Composers, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille libretto, Braille Music, Classical Music, Horn, Instrumental Music, Johann Sebastian, Large Print, Large Print Music, Libretto, Music Composition, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Musical instruments, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Orchestra, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, Uncategorized, Vocal music, Voyager Catalog