June 27, 2024
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
This month, the NLS Music Section has added many new titles to BARD (Braille Audio reading Download). Read on to find out about the latest offerings that include guitar and piano lessons by Bill Brown, "Never Grow Up" by Taylor Swift in lead sheet format, and Preludes for piano by Olivier Messiaen.
Posted in: American Composers , Arias , Art Songs , Audio , Bettye Krolick , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Broadway , Choral , Classical Music , Electric guitar , Flute , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Jazz , Library of Congress , Lieder , Louis Braille , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Piano Tuning , Pop Music , Popular Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Singing , Teaching Students with Visual Impairments , Uncategorized , Violin music , Virtuosic Piano Music
February 29, 2024
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
This month, the NLS Music Section has added many new titles to BARD (Braille Audio Reading Download). Read on to find out what new digital braille and audio selections are available on your computer, tablet, or smartphone!
Posted in: Audio , Bass Guitar Instruction , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Choral , Classical Music , Electric guitar , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Library of Congress , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Pop Music , Popular Music , Uncategorized , Violin music
December 28, 2023
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For our latest NLS Music Notes blog post, we are very excited to announce our most recent additions to BARD! Read on to find out what braille scores and audio books are now available for download.
Posted in: American Composers , Arias , Audio , Baroque music , Bass Guitar Instruction , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Broadway , Classical Music , Holiday music , Library of Congress , Lieder , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Pop Music , Popular Music , Singing , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Virtuosic Piano Music , Voyager Catalog
October 26, 2023
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in October 2023 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers , American Folklife Center , Arias , Audio , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Cello , Folk Music , Library of Congress , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , Organ , Performing music , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Popular Music , Talking Books
February 9, 2023
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we learn the story behind Stevie Wonder's song, "Happy Birthday."
Posted in: African American History month , Black History Month , Blind Musicians , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Instrumental Music , Library of Congress , Music Composition , Musical instruments , NLS Music Section , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Pop Music , Popular Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Singing , Soul Music , Stevie Wonder , Talking Books , Voyager Catalog
January 5, 2023
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
This week, learn more about how ancient dialects influenced the composition of one of Bela Bartok's most famous works, "Allegro Barbaro."
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Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Classical Music , Folk Music , History , Instrumental Music , Large Print , Large Print Music , Library of Congress , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , Performing music , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Virtuosic Piano Music
December 8, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
Ned Rorem, who passed away last month at the age of 99, left behind a wealth of music and literature. For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, learn more about Rorem's life and creative works.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Arias , Art Songs , Audio , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Carnegie Hall , Choral , Classical Music , History , Interviews , Leonard Bernstein , Library of Congress , Libretto , Lieder , Music and Art , Music Composition , Ned Rorem , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Piano , Piano Music , Pulitzer Prize , Ravel , Singing , Song settings , teachers , Uncategorized , Violin music , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
November 10, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
In honor of Veterans Day, this week we will learn more about the military service of one of Hollywood's most famous composers of film music: John Williams.
Posted in: American Composers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Film Music , Interviews , John Williams , Large Print Music , Library of Congress , Music Composition , NLS Music Section , Soundtrack , Star Wars
October 13, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we take a deep dive into a piece that is often associated with the October tradition of Halloween: "Danse macabre" by Camille Saint-Saëns.
Posted in: Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Classical Music , Large Print , Large Print Music , Library of Congress , Music and Art , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Orchestra , Paris , Piano , Piano Music , Program Music , Uncategorized
