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Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn about the history of the mandolin and the mandolin lessons and scores that the NLS Music Section has to offer!
Posted in: American Composers, Arnold Schoenberg, Bluegrass, Classical Music, Country Music, Film Music, Folk Music, Instrumental Music, Italy, Jazz, Mandolin, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Musical instruments, Popular Music, Ragtime, Soundtrack, Uncategorized, Vivaldi
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
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
He was nicknamed the Ball Mountain Caruso. He introduced yodeling to country music recording well before Jimmie Rodgers' blue yodel. Meet Riley Puckett, one of the brightest stars of early country music, in today's blog post.
Posted in: Banjo, Blind Musicians, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Country Music, Guitar, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Popular Music, Vocal music, Yodeling
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
The NLS Music Section presents a feast of new music added to BARD, perfect for beginning 2020 on a high note!
Posted in: Accordion, American Composers, Art Songs, Audio, Bach, Blind Teachers, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Choral, Classical Music, Country Music, Instrumental Music, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Song settings, Talking Books, Violin music, Vocal music, Women in Music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog post looks at the life of whistler Fred Lowery.
Posted in: Audio, Blind Musicians, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Country Music, Gospel music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Music History and Appreciation, Popular Music, Recordings, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
One of life’s greatest joys is to make music with other people. Learn how to sing vocal harmonies and choral music with audio lessons from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: Audio, Bluegrass, Choral, Country Music, Music Instruction, Performing music, Popular Music, Uncategorized, Vocal music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Hargus “Pig” Robbins might be the most famous piano player you’ve never heard of, though you’ve likely heard his work. The National Conference of Librarians Serving Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals will begin in a matter of days in Nashville, Tennessee, so today I want to tell you about a musician who is blind and …
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Country Music, Guitar instruction, Instrumental Music, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Nashville, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Women in Music
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
According to the song “Nashville Cats” by the Lovin’ Spoonful, there are “thirteen-hundred and fifty-two guitar pickers in Nashville.” I wouldn’t question that number, but in fact I suspect it has increased dramatically since that song debuted in 1966. As my colleague Lindsay Conway wrote about in her blog post Music City 101: NLS Heads …
Posted in: American Composers, Bluegrass, Country Music, Guitar instruction, Music Instruction, Popular Music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Last month country music legend Dolly Parton joined Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden in a presentation to celebrate the achievements of Parton’s book-gifting organization (video of the event available here). They announced that the Library of Congress Young Readers Center is partnering with Parton’s charity to provide a special series of story time events. …
Posted in: Audio, Banjo, Blind Musicians, Bluegrass, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Country Music, Family music making, Folk Music, Large Print, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Piano Music, Popular Music, Talking Books, Women in Music