A Star Was Born Today
Celebrate the birthday of the legendary Barbra Streisand with braille music and audio instruction for songs that she has recorded during her illustrious career.
Archive for the Performing music Category (65 posts)
NLS Presents: José André Montaño
NLS welcomes jazz pianist and Music Section patron José André Montaño to the stage of the Library of Congress on November 7, 2019.
Woodstock at 50: We Are Stardust and Candles
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Woodstock with accessible music scores and books from the NLS Music Section!
Happy Fourth!
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 […]
From Anderson to Zaninelli: Audio Lessons for Classical Singing
Learn to sing classical art songs and arias with audio lessons available from the NLS Music Section!
American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: I-Part 2, Blind Musicians, International
Blind musicians have been an integral part of music making for centuries.
New BARD Additions – January 2019
This post is an overview of the braille music books added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) over the past month.
Hoffman’s Tales
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.
Make Singing Your New Year’s Resolution
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!
New BARD Additions – December 2018
This blog gives an overview of the digitized material added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) in December 2018.