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Posted by: Juliette Appold
New music instructional materials on BARD! Learn to play the piano with braille scores of the famous "Piano Odyssey" series by the Royal Conservatory of Music. Explore new audio instruction titles and Bach's "Coffee Cantata" braille score. Check out this blog to find out more.
Posted in: Music Instruction, Piano Music, Violin music, Vocal music
Posted by: Juliette Appold
New BARD additions with Bill Brown audio titles and digital braille scores. Check out our blog to learn more.
Posted in: Bass Guitar Instruction, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Lieder, Music Instruction, Organ, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Piano Tuning, Popular Music, Uncategorized, Vocal music
Posted by: Juliette Appold
During Women's History Month, we celebrate Etta Josselyn Giffin (1863-1932). Giffin was the first director of what has become the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Learn more about some of her achievements in this blog.
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Posted by: Juliette Appold
Who are Baba Yaga and Gnomus? This blog shows how Mussorgsky represents them in his piano suite "Pictures at an Exhibition," and what kinds of related NLS materials you may be interested in.
Posted in: Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Folklore, Folklore-Russia, Instrumental Music, Music and Art, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Piano, Piano Music, Uncategorized, Violin music, Women in Music
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Groove - Where does the term come from, and what does it mean in music? In this blog we will talk about grooves and suggest a few materials available for check-out at NLS and other related information resources available at the Library.
Posted in: Audio Preservation, Jazz, NLS Music Section, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Erik Satie wrote wonderfully simple, clear, straight-forward and popular music, that beautifully contrasted the heavy 19th century music and the impressionist sounds of the time. Check out this blog and borrow some of the NLS Music materials to learn more!
Posted in: Paris, Piano Music, Popular Music, Simplicity, Uncategorized, World War I
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Water has served composers and musicians as a source of inspiration. How have they used it? This blog will highlight examples available for check-out from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Instrumental Music, Large Print Music, Lieder, Piano Music, Popular Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Juliette Appold
We added more talking books and braille music for your enjoyment! This includes more Smithsonian Folkways recordings, a book on piano tuning, and braille music for piano, voice, violin, organ, and woodwinds.
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Blues, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille libretto, Braille Music, Classical Music, Country Music, Flute, Folk Music, Instrumental Music, Jazz, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Piano Tuning, Poetry, Popular Music, Smithsonian Folkways, Uncategorized, Vocal music
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Let's explore Paris with materials from the NLS Music Section. This blog will take a walk from the Louvre to Montmartre and end at the Ile de la Cite at Notre Dame Cathedral.
Posted in: Braille Music, Paris, Piano Music