February 9, 2023
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we learn the story behind Stevie Wonder's song, "Happy Birthday."
Posted in: African American History month , Black History Month , Blind Musicians , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Instrumental Music , Library of Congress , Music Composition , Musical instruments , NLS Music Section , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Pop Music , Popular Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Singing , Soul Music , Stevie Wonder , Talking Books , Voyager Catalog
July 22, 2021
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog posts celebrates the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival and provides a list of materials available from the NLS Music Section and greater NLS Collection relating to the music and artists featured in the festival.
Posted in: Audio , Blind Musicians , Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Electric guitar , Gospel music , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Large Print Music , Motown , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , Rhythm & Blues (R&B) , Smithsonian Folkways , Soul Music , Stevie Wonder , Talking Books , Women in Music , World Music
March 9, 2021
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), Library of Congress, has kicked off its 90th anniversary celebration with a free virtual concert by jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker. Come and join us for our celebration!
Posted in: Blind Musicians , Braille Music , Hammond organ , Instrumental Music , Jazz , NLS Concerts , NLS Music Section , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Stevie Wonder , Uncategorized
February 22, 2021
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), Library of Congress, will kick off its 90th anniversary celebration with a free virtual concert by jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker on Wednesday, March 3, at 8:00 p.m. (EST)—and you’re invited!
Posted in: Blind Musicians , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Technology , Hammond organ , Instrumental Music , Musical instruments , NLS Concerts , NLS Music Section , Piano , Piano Music , Stevie Wonder , Teaching Students with Visual Impairments , Uncategorized
December 31, 2020
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Start your New Year with new music! Despite the challenges of the past year, the NLS Music Section acquired many new and exciting books and scores for our patrons to use and enjoy. See what's on our "Best of 2020" list in braille, audio, and large print!
Posted in: Audio , Bach , Blind Musicians , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille History , Braille Music , Brazil , Broadway , Claude Montal , Flute , Folk Music , Guitar instruction , Johann Sebastian , Large Print Music , Leonard Bernstein , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Nat King Cole , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , Piano Music , Stevie Wonder , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Women in Music , World Music
November 26, 2020
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Check out new BARD additions with lectures on Music and the Brain, braille scores by the Beatles and by Beethoven, and much more! Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted in: Bach , Braille Music , Choral , Classical Music , Guitar , Joaquin Rodrigo , Music History and Appreciation , Popular Music , Ragtime , Stevie Wonder , Uncategorized
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
February 6, 2020
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
The NLS Music Section salutes the legacy of blind African-American composers and musicians.
Posted in: African American History month , American Composers , Blind Musicians , Blind Teachers , Blues , Braille Music , Jazz , Music Composition , NLS Music Section , Ragtime , Stevie Wonder
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