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Posted by: Donna Koh
This blog is a continuation of an interview with Chi Kim, instructor and professor at the assistive music technology (AMT) lab for blind and visually impaired students at Berklee College of Music.
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Blind Teachers, Braille Music, Interviews, Music Education, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
Posted by: Donna Koh
Part 1 The end goal for most college music students is to develop and cultivate skills to prepare for a successful musical career after graduation. For some music students with visual impairment (V.I.), just getting through the college degree program can be challenging. Here are some common reasons: inability to learn a large amount of …
Posted in: Blind Teachers, Braille Music, Braille Technology, Interviews, Music Education, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
Posted by: Donna Koh
Linn Sorge has been a NLS patron since she was in kindergarten some 60 years ago. I met Linn when I took “Braille Music Basics,” an excellent introductory online course to reading braille music offered through Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired. In addition to being a teacher at Hadley, Linn is an …
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Blind Teachers, Braille Music, Music Education, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Last week, we detailed method books in the collection for wind instruments. This week, we are highlighting method books in our collection for string instruments and percussion, with some jazz method books thrown in for good measure! If there is anything here that could be useful to you or your student, please don’t hesitate to …
Posted in: Band, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Instrumental Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Music Education, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, teachers, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Although for most of us it still feels like the middle of summer outside, it is time for many folks to begin thinking about back-to-school, and the new books and supplies for the year. That, of course, includes books for music classes, band, and orchestra. In the past, we’ve discussed books for college students, and …
Posted in: Band, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Instrumental Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Music Education, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, teachers, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
Posted by: Donna Koh
I always get excited when a patron requests a book on reading braille music because it means one more patron might be able to take advantage of our wonderful braille music collection. In my opinion, braille music readers have an edge over non-readers since they are able to explore and interpret the score themselves. In …
Posted in: Bettye Krolick, Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille Music, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Music Education, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
I have blogged previously about Women in Music and although the official calendar date has passed for Women’s History Month, I would like to share my experience from a forum sponsored by the Library of Congress. Leaders in the Arts was a conversation held in the beautiful Members Room on March 22, 2017, with Librarian Carla Hayden …
Posted in: Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Orchestra, Performing music
Posted by: Donna Koh
This is the second part of my interview with Stephanie Pieck. Q) Explaining your teaching philosophy, you wrote, “I faced many instances in which the general opinion was that a blind person couldn’t learn. But I also had many very dedicated teachers who knew this wasn’t true; all that was needed was a different way to …
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Blind Teachers, Braille Music, Interviews, Music Education, Music Instruction, Piano, Stephanie Pieck, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments