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
August 18, 2022
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Did you know that systems of tactile music notation were created in the United States in the 19th century, long before braille music became the standard? Today, we will learn about two of these systems, both of which were developed at the New York Institute for the Blind.
Posted in: American Braille , American Printing House for the Blind , Blind Musicians , Blind Teachers , Braille , Braille History , Braille Music , Louis Braille , Music Education , Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
June 23, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes Blog post, our Braille Music Specialist Timothy Jones discusses Robert Schumann and one of his sets of Character Pieces for piano, "Scenes from Childhood."
Posted in: American Printing House for the Blind , Arias , Art Songs , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Circulation , Classical Music , Free Braille Music Scores , Guest Post , Instrumental Music , Library of Congress , Lieder , Louis Braille , Marrakesh Treaty , Music and Art , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Performing music , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Song settings , Uncategorized , Virtuosic Piano Music , Voyager Catalog
April 14, 2022
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
In today's post, we learn about new archival research that gives us a more accurate understanding of the origins of braille.
Posted in: Blind Musicians , Blind Teachers , Braille , Braille History , Braille Music , Institut national des jeunes aveugles , International Council on English Braille , Louis Braille , Paris , Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
April 7, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
This week we are celebrating National Library Week! This year's Honorary Chair, Molly Shannon, honors the work of her favorite librarian--her mother. Read on to learn more about the history and importance of National Library Week.
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December 30, 2021
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
In this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we bring you the latest offerings that have been added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download). Please enjoy this musical feast, and Happy Holidays from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: Art Songs , Audio , Bach , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Braille Technology , Broadway , Choral , Classical Music , Country Music , Electric guitar , Flute , Free Braille Music Scores , Guitar , Hammond organ , Horn , Instrumental Music , Interviews , Jazz , Johnny Cash , Juvenile Music , Latin American Music , Latin Jazz , Lieder , Louis Braille , Marrakesh Treaty , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Orchestra , Organ , Performing music , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Popular Music , Ravel , saxophone , Smithsonian Folkways , Song settings , Soul Music , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Violin music , Virtuosic Piano Music , Vocal 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
April 2, 2020
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog post reprints and article by Bettye Krolick detailing the history and formation of the braille music code.
Posted in: Bettye Krolick , Blind Musicians , Blind Teachers , Braille , Braille History , Braille Music , Institut national des jeunes aveugles , Louis Braille , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Paris
February 20, 2020
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog post is an excerpt of an article written by Bettye Krolick for the Music Section’s quarterly magazine, Musical Mainstream. The magazine is still produced by the NLS Music Section and is available to NLS patrons in braille, large print, and audio formats. Bettye Krolick was a musician, author, educator, and braille music transcriber. …
Posted in: Bettye Krolick , Blind Musicians , Braille , Braille History , Braille Music , Braille Music Transcribers , Louis Braille , Magazines , Music Education , NLS Music Section , Piano , Piano Music
