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Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Just in time for Valentine's Day, the Music Section is pleased to announce the creation of a new catalog of holiday music. In today's post, preview songs around love and devotion, and dive into our collection of music for holidays throughout the year.
Posted in: Braille Music, Catalogs, Guest Post, Holiday music, Large Print Music, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Outreach, Valentine's Day
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Have you ever wondered what music sounds like in Zimbabwe, Colombia, or Hawaii? Well, prepare your ears for a global journey of sonic discovery! This week the NLS Music Section is taking you around the world in sound. In today's blog post, we want to share some of the incredible musical voyages that await you in our collection of Music Appreciation talking books.
Posted in: Audio, Blues, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Catalogs, Folk Music, Interviews, Music History and Appreciation, Native American History, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, Popular Music, Talking Books, Ukulele, World Music
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
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn to sing classical art songs and arias with audio lessons available from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: African American History month, Art Songs, Audio, Blind Musicians, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Catalogs, Classical Music, Joaquin Rodrigo, Lieder, Metropolitan Opera, Music Instruction, NLS Online Catalog, Performing music, Recordings, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Vocal music, Voyager Catalog, Women in Music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Welcome to a new installment of the NLS Music Section’s journey through the alphabet to learn about musicians and composers who were blind or visually impaired. In part 2 of the letter G, we'll meet Edwin Grasse and introduce our new violin scores catalog.
Posted in: American Composers, Blind Musicians, Braille Music, Catalogs, Classical Music, Helen Keller, Instrumental Music, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Violin music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
This is the second half of a two-part post on Nashville’s musical history and related books in the NLS Music Collection. Read the first part here: Athens of the South: Nashville’s Musical Legacy, Part 1. Nashville’s most famous music venue, the Ryman Auditorium, was completed in 1892 and was originally a church called the Union …
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Audio, Band, Blues, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille libretto, Braille Music, Catalogs, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Libretto, March, Metropolitan Opera, Music History and Appreciation, Nashville, NLS Music Section, Orchestra, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Recordings, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Vocal music, Women in Music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Here in the Music Section of the National Library Service we are counting down the days until the National Conference of Librarians Serving Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals begins next month in Music City, Nashville, Tennessee! As I mentioned in my last article, I’ve been taking the opportunity to learn about the musical history of …
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Band, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille libretto, Braille Music, Catalogs, Choral, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Libretto, March, Music History and Appreciation, Nashville, NLS Music Section, Talking Books, Vocal music