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Posted by: Katie Rodda
NLS welcomes jazz pianist and Music Section patron José André Montaño to the stage of the Library of Congress on November 7, 2019.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Instrumental Music, Jazz, Latin American Music, Latin Jazz, Latinx Music, NLS Concerts, NLS Music Section, Performing music, Piano
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Woodstock with accessible music scores and books from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: American Composers, Folk Music, Grateful Dead, Guest Post, Guitar instruction, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, National Parks, Performing music, Popular Music, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Rock n' Roll, Soul Music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
On this Independence Day, I thought it would be nice to review some of the patriotic tunes we have in the NLS Music collection. In previous posts I’ve discussed the music of George M. Cohan and John Philip Sousa. We also have some posts about the Ohio State School for the Blind’s marching band by …
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Band, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Choral, Instrumental Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, March, Music Instruction, NLS Online Catalog, Organ, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Poetry, Talking Books, Vocal music, Women in Music, World War I
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn to sing classical art songs and arias with audio lessons available from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: African American History month, Art Songs, Audio, Blind Musicians, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Catalogs, Classical Music, Joaquin Rodrigo, Lieder, Metropolitan Opera, Music Instruction, NLS Online Catalog, Performing music, Recordings, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Vocal music, Voyager Catalog, Women in Music
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Blind musicians have been an integral part of music making for centuries.
Posted in: American Composers, Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Jazz, Louis Braille, Music Education, NLS Music Section, Organ, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Piano Technicians Guild, Piano Tuning, Stevie Wonder
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
This post is an overview of the braille music books added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) over the past month.
Posted in: American Composers, American Printing House for the Blind, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Music Transcribers, Choral, Classical Music, Golden-Chord, Instrumental Music, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Soul Music, Violin music, Vocal music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog post highlights some of the pieces in the NLS Music collection inspired by the works of E.T.A. Hoffmann, who was born on this day in 1776.
Posted in: Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille libretto, Braille Music, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Libretto, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Orchestra, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Talking Books, Vocal music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
One of life’s greatest joys is to make music with other people. Learn how to sing vocal harmonies and choral music with audio lessons from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: Audio, Bluegrass, Choral, Country Music, Music Instruction, Performing music, Popular Music, Uncategorized, Vocal music