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Posted by: Juliette Appold
Johnny Cash and Justin Bieber braille scores now available on BARD, as well as digital talking books on Russian string quartets and on Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." Check out what's new on BARD in July.
Posted in: Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Marrakesh Treaty, Popular Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today’s blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in June 2021 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers, American Printing House for the Blind, Art Songs, Audio, Bach, Band, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Choral, Classical Music, Country Music, Instrumental Music, Jazz, Marrakesh Treaty, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, Organ, Piano Music, Smithsonian Folkways, Talking Books
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Read how the NLS Music Section adds braille music scores from other collections via the Marrakesh Treaty.
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Technology, Country Music, Guitar instruction, Marrakesh Treaty, Music Instruction
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Greetings, music lovers! The NLS Music Section has worked hard to add a variety of talking books and braille music to BARD this month. Check out what we've added for your enjoyment and edification!
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Bach, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Music Transcribers, Broadway, Choral, Classical Music, Country Music, Film Music, Jazz, Leonard Bernstein, Marrakesh Treaty, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Soundtrack, Talking Books, Vocal music
Posted by: John Hanson
People and music are everywhere. Written music is an international language, including braille music notation. And there are individuals, groups and organizations around the world working to create and/or disseminate braille music. The NLS Music Section is one of those players. We are not alone. Last week I received a written inquiry from the Siloam …
Posted in: Braille Music, Braille Music Transcribers, Golden-Chord, Marrakesh Treaty, Siloam Music Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, Yongsit Yongkamol
Posted by: John Hanson
A couple of weeks ago, one of my colleagues here at NLS, David Fernandez-Barrial, asked me if I had seen the Grammy award ceremony (which took place Monday, February 15, 2016). I had to admit I hadn’t; I was, uh, practicing my Hindemith songs. Well, it turns out that Stevie Wonder, one of the presenters at …
Posted in: Braille, Braille Music, David Fernandez-Barrial, Marrakesh Treaty, NLS Music Section, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Stevie Wonder