December 30, 2024
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
This month, the NLS Music Section has added many new titles to BARD (Braille Audio Reading Download). All of these selections are ready to be enjoyed on your computer or smart device, and can downloaded right now on the BARD app! Read on to find out about our latest additions!
Posted in: American Folklife Center , Arias , Art Songs , Bach , Bluegrass , Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Broadway , Classical Music , Electric guitar , Film Music , Gospel music , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Interviews , Jazz , Latin American Music , Library of Congress , Lieder , Motion Picture Music , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , Performing music , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Pop Music , Popular Music , Rhythm & Blues (R&B) , Song settings , Soundtrack , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Virtuosic Piano Music , Vocal music
January 26, 2023
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today’s blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in January 2023 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers , Art Songs , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Choral , Classical Music , Gospel music , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Latinx Music , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , Organ , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Pop Music , Popular Music , Recordings , Soundtrack , Talking Books , Violin music , Vocal music , World Music
July 22, 2021
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog posts celebrates the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival and provides a list of materials available from the NLS Music Section and greater NLS Collection relating to the music and artists featured in the festival.
Posted in: Audio , Blind Musicians , Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Electric guitar , Gospel music , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Large Print Music , Motown , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , Rhythm & Blues (R&B) , Smithsonian Folkways , Soul Music , Stevie Wonder , Talking Books , Women in Music , World Music
October 29, 2020
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
The NLS Music Section is proud to announce our newest additions to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) for the month of October!
Posted in: American Braille , American Composers , Art Songs , Audio , Bach , Band , Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Braille Technology , Choral , Classical Music , Folk Music , Gospel music , Harpsichord , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Juvenile Music , Lieder , Louis Braille , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , Organ , Performing music , Piano , Song settings , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Violin music , Virtuosic Piano Music , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
July 9, 2020
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn about Undine Smith Moore (1904-89), a remarkable American composer and educator who was known as the Dean of Black Women Composers.
Posted in: African American History month , American Composers , Choral , Gospel music , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Uncategorized , Women in Music
February 13, 2020
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn about the life and music of acclaimed bluesman Jay Owens in the latest installment of our American composers and musicians series.
Posted in: African American History month , American Composers , Audio , Blind Musicians , Blues , Electric guitar , Gospel music , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Rhythm & Blues (R&B) , Soul Music
October 10, 2019
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Today's American Composers and Musicians blog features two musicians: Eric 'Ricky' McKinnie, a blind gospel singer, songwriter and radio show host; and José André Montaño, an up-and-coming 14-year-old jazz musician, keyboardist and composer.
Posted in: Blind Musicians , Gospel music , Hispanic American History , Jazz , Latin American Music , Latin Jazz , Latinx Music , NLS Music Section , Piano
August 22, 2019
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
April 18, 2019
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Learn about Blind Willie Johnson, a Texas blues and gospel singer and guitar player who has had a profound influence on decades of musicians in diverse genres.
Posted in: American Composers , Audio , Blind Musicians , Blues , Gospel music , Guitar instruction , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Uncategorized