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Posted by: Juliette Appold
Water has served composers and musicians as a source of inspiration. How have they used it? This blog will highlight examples available for check-out from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Instrumental Music, Large Print Music, Lieder, Piano Music, Popular Music, Uncategorized
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
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog, our series "Song Stories" looks at two different takes on the month of September.
Posted in: Art Songs, Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Classical Music, Disco, Free Braille Music Scores, Large Print, Large Print Music, Lieder, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Poetry, Popular Music, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Richard Strauss, Soul Music, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Vocal music, World War II
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: Lindsay Conway
Learn to sing classical art songs and arias with audio lessons available from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: African American History month, Art Songs, Audio, Blind Musicians, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Catalogs, Classical Music, Joaquin Rodrigo, Lieder, Metropolitan Opera, Music Instruction, NLS Online Catalog, Performing music, Recordings, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Vocal music, Voyager Catalog, Women in Music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog gives an overview of the digitized material added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) in December 2018.
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Music Transcribers, Choral, Classical Music, Golden-Chord, Instrumental Music, Lieder, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Online Catalog, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Violin music, Vocal music
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Today is the blessing of the animals. St. Francis of Assisi died on October 3, 1226. He is still revered as a religious figure, having been canonized by Pope Gregory IX on July 16th, 1228 and recognized for his patronage of animals and the environment. There is now an established custom for pet owners to …
Posted in: Braille Music, Lieder, NLS Music Section, Piano, Vocal music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
The Music Section has been very busy over the past month adding new and newly digitized music materials to BARD. From Mozart, to bluegrass, to method books for alto and bass flute, there is a little bit of something here for everyone! If you have any questions on how to use BARD or to obtain …
Posted in: Art Songs, Audio, Bluegrass, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Choral, Classical Music, Guitar instruction, Instrumental Music, Lieder, NLS Music Section, Orchestra, Piano, Piano Music, Ravel, Talking Books, Vocal music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
I heard these words a lot this past weekend. That’s because the NLS Music Section made its way to the NAfME (National Association for Music Education) conference in Grapevine, TX. While there, I was able to promote our service to music teachers from all over the country—and some future music teachers too! The refrain I kept …
Posted in: Audio, Bold Note Scores, Braille, Choral, Juvenile Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Lieder, Music Education, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Outreach, Piano, Piano Music, teachers