July 2, 2020
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
Independence Day has many associations: fireworks, barbecues, parades, and iconic military bands. In this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, Carter Rawson explores the history behind one of our greatest national treasures, the United States Army Band.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Audio , Band , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Classical Music , Free Braille Music Scores , Guest Post , Instrumental Music , Large Print , Large Print Music , March , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Paris , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Voyager Catalog , World War I
June 18, 2020
Posted by: Katie Rodda
In this post, we celebrate Paul McCartney's 78th birthday and list materials available from NLS about Paul McCartney, The Beatles, and their music.
Posted in: Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Electric guitar , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Rock n' Roll , Stevie Wonder
June 4, 2020
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
This post discusses performances by pianist Van Cliburn and some of the music he performed.
Posted in: Audio , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Classical Music , Instrumental Music , Music History and Appreciation , Performing music , Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky , Piano , Piano Music , Ravel , Virtuosic Piano Music
April 23, 2020
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Celebrate the birthday of the legendary Barbra Streisand with braille music and audio instruction for songs that she has recorded during her illustrious career.
Posted in: American Composers , Braille Music , Broadway , Film Music , Music History and Appreciation , Performing music , Popular Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Vocal music , Women in Music
October 24, 2019
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
October 3, 2019
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
July 4, 2019
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
February 21, 2019
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
February 14, 2019
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