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Posted by: Juliette Appold
Check out new BARD additions with lectures on Music and the Brain, braille scores by the Beatles and by Beethoven, and much more! Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted in: Bach, Braille Music, Choral, Classical Music, Guitar, Joaquin Rodrigo, Music History and Appreciation, Popular Music, Ragtime, Stevie Wonder, Uncategorized
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Blind Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo is best known today for his Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra, but he wrote many other works for guitar. Learn about four of these pieces that the NLS Music Section has digitized in honor of the maestro's birthday!
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille History, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Guitar, Instrumental Music, Joaquin Rodrigo, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog, learn about the inspiring story of Joey Stuckey--a remarkable person who overcame incredible odds to achieve success as a singer, guitarist, producer, and educator.
Posted in: Audio, Blind Musicians, Blues, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Electric guitar, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Instrumental Music, Jazz, Large Print, Large Print Music, Music Instruction, Musical instruments, NLS Music Section, Performing music, Popular Music, Recordings, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Uncategorized, Vocal music, Voyager Catalog
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
It is the end of July, and it's time to let you know about the new audio and braille scores now available on BARD.
Posted in: Accordion, American Composers, Audio, Bach, Band, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Broadway, Choral, Classical Music, Folk Music, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Instrumental Music, Jazz, Johann Sebastian, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Musical instruments, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, Orchestra, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Richard Wagner, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Virtuosic Piano Music, Vocal music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
In this post, we celebrate Paul McCartney's 78th birthday and list materials available from NLS about Paul McCartney, The Beatles, and their music.
Posted in: Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Electric guitar, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Rock n' Roll, Stevie Wonder
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
This month we have a veritable bonanza of new talking books and braille music that we've added to BARD for your enjoyment! This includes two new podcasts from Smithsonian Folkways, a Nat King Cole songbook, Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, and braille music for flute and piano.
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Bach, Blind Musicians, Bluegrass, Blues, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Cello, Choral, Classical Music, Flute, Folk Music, Golden-Chord, Guitar, Instrumental Music, Jazz, Labor, Leonard Bernstein, Mandolin, Music History and Appreciation, Nat King Cole, New Acquisitions, New Orleans, Orchestra, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Smithsonian Folkways, Uncategorized, Vocal music, Women in Music, World 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
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: Mary Dell Jenkins
The NLS Music Section highlights country music and songwriting.
Posted in: Braille, Braille Music, Guitar, Music Composition, Nashville