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Archive for the NLS Music Section Category (194 Posts)

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Hidden Gems of the NLS Collection: The Life and Music of Muddy Waters

Posted by: Brian McCurdy

Posted in: American Folklife Center, Blues, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Electric guitar, Free Braille Music Scores, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Instrumental Music, Jazz, Large Print, Large Print Music, Library of Congress, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Musical instruments, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Rock n' Roll, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Voyager Catalog

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New BARD Additions: May 2022

Posted by: Katie Rodda

Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Banjo, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Electric guitar, Flute, Guitar instruction, Gustav Holst, Holiday music, Instrumental Music, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Organ, Performing music, Piano, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Popular Music, Recordings, Singing, Soundtrack, Talking Books, Violin music, Vocal music

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Song Stories: Just the Facts!

Posted by: Library of Congress

Posted in: NLS Music Section

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New BARD Additions: April 2022

Posted by: Katie Rodda

Posted in: American Folklife Center, Audio, Bach, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Choral, Classical Music, Electric guitar, Flute, Folk Music, Guitar, Guitar instruction, John Williams, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Organ, Piano, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Popular Music, Talking Books, Vocal music

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It’s National Library Week!

Posted by: Brian McCurdy

Posted in: Aaron Copland, American Braille, American Composers, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille History, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Technology, Circulation, Clarinet, Classical Music, Free Braille Music Scores, History, Instrumental Music, Interviews, Large Print, Large Print Music, Leadership, Leonard Bernstein, Library of Congress, Louis Braille, Marrakesh Treaty, Music and Art, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Performing music, Piano, Recordings, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, Uncategorized

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New BARD Additions: March 2022

Posted by: Katie Rodda

Posted in: American Composers, American Folklife Center, Art Songs, Audio, Banjo, Bass Guitar Instruction, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Choral, Classical Music, Electric guitar, Folk Music, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Instrumental Music, 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, Talking Books, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, Vocal music, World Music

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Etta Josselyn Giffin: A Role Model of Women’s Enduring Leadership

Posted by: Juliette Appold

Posted in: American Braille, Blind Musicians, Braille History, Braille Music Transcribers, History, Leadership, Leadership in women, Library of Congress, NLS Concerts, NLS Music Section, Performing music, Piano Music, Women's History Month

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New BARD Additions: February 2022

Posted by: Katie Rodda

Posted in: American Folklife Center, Audio, Bach, Black History Month, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Broadway, Classical Music, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Hip Hop, Instrumental Music, Marrakesh Treaty, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Piano, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Recordings, Talking Books

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Holiday Music Catalog: Valentine’s Day and Beyond!

Posted by: Lindsay Conway

Posted in: Braille Music, Catalogs, Guest Post, Holiday music, Large Print Music, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Outreach, Valentine's Day