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Posted by: Katie Rodda
The NLS Music Section has recently moved from its home since 1967 to the John Adams Building on Capitol Hill. This post talks about our process to ensure the safe move of our braille collection.
Posted in: Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, NLS Music Section
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in January 2024 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers, Bach, Blues, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Choral, Church Cantata, Classical Music, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Jazz, Marrakesh Treaty, Music Composition, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Performing music, Piano, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Popular Music, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Rock n' Roll, Singing, Talking Books, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, Vocal music
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
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in February 2023 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Choral, Classical Music, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Hammond organ, Jazz, Music Composition, Music Education, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Organ, Performing music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Talking Books, Vocal music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This week's blog post takes a look at the life of film music composer Max Steiner, as well as the materials in the NLS collection related to him and his music.
Posted in: American Composers, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Broadway, Film Music, Motion Picture Music, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Piano, Piano Instruction, Popular Music, Soundtrack, Talking Books, Tin Pan Alley, World War I
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today’s blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in January 2023 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Choral, Classical Music, Gospel music, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Latinx Music, Music Composition, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, Organ, Piano, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Pop Music, Popular Music, Recordings, Soundtrack, Talking Books, Violin music, Vocal music, World Music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This week's blog post examines the music from the James Bond films through the years and provides resources available from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Electric guitar, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Pop Music, Popular Music, Soundtrack, Talking Books
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog lists our October additions to the BARD (Braille & Audio Reading Download) site.
Posted in: Accordion, American Composers, Audio, Bach, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Choral, Classical Music, Guitar, Jazz, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Pop Music, Popular Music, Virtuosic Piano Music, Vocal music, Voyager Catalog
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in July 2022 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Audio, Bach, Baroque music, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Cello, Choral, Classical Music, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Instrumental Music, Italian opera, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Talking Books, Virtuosic Piano Music, Vocal music, Women in Music