June 13, 2019
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Highlighting two young pianist composers and performers, Justin Kauflin and Kevin Kern.
Posted in: Blind Musicians , Blind Teachers , Braille Music , Interviews , Jazz , Music Composition , NLS Concerts , NLS Music Section , Piano , Piano Music , Uncategorized
June 6, 2019
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Queen songs from the movie soundtrack "Bohemian Rhapsody," "20 Greatest Hits" by Aretha Franklin, and the "Piano Collection" by Philip Glass are now available in braille. NLS patrons can now download or borrow embossed braille scores of these popular works.
Posted in: American Composers , Braille Music , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Minimalism , NLS Music Section , Piano , Popular Music , Soul Music , Uncategorized
May 30, 2019
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Read about the braille music scores and books that we've added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) during the past month!
Posted in: Bach , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Classical Music , Instrumental Music , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , Organ , Piano , Piano Music
April 25, 2019
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Read about the braille music scores and books that we’ve added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) during the past two months!
Posted in: American Composers , Art Songs , Audio , Bach , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Braille Music Transcribers , Classical Music , Instrumental Music , Music Composition , Music Education , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Talking Books , Violin music , Vocal music
March 1, 2019
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Read about the braille music scores and books that we've added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) during the past month!
Posted in: American Printing House for the Blind , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Classical Music , Harp , Instrumental Music , March , New Acquisitions , Piano , Piano Music , Uncategorized , Violin 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
February 6, 2019
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Gondolas have been the subject of many artworks including Songs Without Words by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Gondolas are part of the Venice cityscape and have an interesting history.
Posted in: African American History month , Braille , Braille Music , Classical Music , Large Print Music , Piano , Piano Music , Uncategorized
January 31, 2019
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
January 24, 2019
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