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Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Learn about braille music now available on BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: Art Songs, Bach, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Choral, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, March, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Ravel, Vocal music
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: Juliette Appold
Today's American Composers and Musicians blog features two musicians: Eric 'Ricky' McKinnie, a blind gospel singer, songwriter and radio show host; and José André Montaño, an up-and-coming 14-year-old jazz musician, keyboardist and composer.
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Gospel music, Hispanic American History, Jazz, Latin American Music, Latin Jazz, Latinx Music, NLS Music Section, Piano
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog post takes a look at what audio and braille materials have been added by the NLS Music Section to BARD (Braille Audio Reading Download) in September.
Posted in: Art Songs, Audio, Bluegrass, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Music Transcribers, Choral, Golden-Chord, Instrumental Music, Music Composition, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Online Catalog, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Talking Books, Violin music, Vocal music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This guest post by music librarian Brian McCurdy continues our American Composers from A to Z series. This time we are looking at the life and work of composer Edward MacDowell.
Posted in: Aaron Copland, American Composers, Art Songs, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Classical Music, Guest Post, Large Print, Large Print Music, Leonard Bernstein, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Piano, Piano Music, Recordings, Talking Books
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn about the braille music scores now available on BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: Bach, Band, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Classical Music, Horn, Instrumental Music, Music Education, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, Piano, Piano Music, Violin music
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Find out what new braille music scores are available on BARD from the NLS Music Section, including works by Beethoven, Lady Gaga, and Van Halen!
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Classical Music, Folk Music, Instrumental Music, New Acquisitions, Piano, Piano Music, Poetry, Song settings, Soundtrack, Vocal 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: Gilbert Busch
Read about the braille music scores and books we've added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) during the past month!
Posted in: Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Juvenile Music, March, Music Education, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, Organ, Piano, Piano Music