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Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Summary of 2019 activities from the NLS Music Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress.
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Bach, Bossa nova, Braille, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Large Print Music, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Popular Music, Soul Music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This guest post by music librarian Brian McCurdy continues our American Composers from A to Z series. This time we are looking at the life and work of composer Edward MacDowell.
Posted in: Aaron Copland, American Composers, Art Songs, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Classical Music, Guest Post, Large Print, Large Print Music, Leonard Bernstein, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Piano, Piano Music, Recordings, Talking Books
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: Katie Rodda
On this Independence Day, I thought it would be nice to review some of the patriotic tunes we have in the NLS Music collection. In previous posts I’ve discussed the music of George M. Cohan and John Philip Sousa. We also have some posts about the Ohio State School for the Blind’s marching band by …
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Band, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Choral, Instrumental Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, March, Music Instruction, NLS Online Catalog, Organ, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Poetry, Talking Books, Vocal music, Women in Music, World War I
Posted by: Donna Koh
This is the second part of my interview with Dr. Leslie Jones. DK: What tools and skills should these students be taught in order for them to be successful independent learners? LJ: Learning the language of any musician: music theory—pitch, rhythm, keys; using the measure numbers as points of reference in rehearsals, lessons and practice. …
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Large Print Music, Music Education, Music Instruction, teachers, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, Women in Music
Posted by: Donna Koh
This blog is intended as a resource for sighted music teachers who may feel intimidated by the thought of accepting blind or visually impaired (VI) students into their studio due to lack of knowledge of how to best serve these students. Recently, I reached out to Dr. Leslie Jones, who has been serving as the …
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Large Print Music, Music Education, Music Instruction, teachers, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, Women in Music
Posted by: Juliette Appold
This blog is a tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach, who was born on this day 334 years ago in 1685, The blog also provides information about available materials in braille, large print and audio formats from NLS.
Posted in: Braille, Braille Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Music History and Appreciation, Uncategorized
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Gondolas have been the subject of many artworks including Songs Without Words by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Gondolas are part of the Venice cityscape and have an interesting history.
Posted in: African American History month, Braille, Braille Music, Classical Music, Large Print Music, Piano, Piano Music, Uncategorized