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Posted by: Donna Koh
Last month, I finally took a long-awaited trip to England. In addition to spending time with my daughter who is a student in Manchester, there were two things that I planned to accomplish during my visit: attending the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall and visiting the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). Fortunately, …
Posted in: Braille Music, Music Education, Outreach, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
Posted by: Donna Koh
At NLS, we have an unoccupied cubicle with an electric piano and a small couch in the corridor leading to the music section. Shortly after the completion of the building renovations early this year, a sign saying “Piano Lounge” appeared on the outside wall of this cubicle. Now and then, people would stop in to …
Posted in: Family music making, NLS Music Section, Outreach, Performing music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Katie Rodda
The following is a guest blog post by new Music Reader Services librarian Lindsay Conway. Did you know that the National Library Service offers subscriptions to music magazines, free of charge to NLS patrons? The NLS Music Section produces Musical Mainstream, Contemporary Soundtrack, and Popular Music Lead Sheets. NLS also offers free subscriptions to five …
Posted in: Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Interviews, Large Print, Magazines, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, Outreach, Piano Technicians Guild, Piano Tuning, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Uncategorized