March 12, 2020
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
In this week's blog, learn about Vincent Persichetti--an American composer, author, music publisher, and educator.
Posted in: Braille Music , Choral , Classical Music , Instrumental Music , Large Print , Music Composition , Music Education , Music Instruction , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Uncategorized
March 5, 2020
Posted by: Juliette Appold
This blog explores birds in music and offers a selection of materials NLS offers on that topic.
Posted in: Uncategorized
February 27, 2020
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
Now that we have reached the end of February, it’s time to let you know about new materials available from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Audio , Blind Teachers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Choral , Classical Music , Disco , Free Braille Music Scores , Guitar , Instrumental Music , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Orchestra , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Soundtrack , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Violin music , Virtuosic Piano Music , Vocal music
January 30, 2020
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
It's the end of January, and time to let you know about new materials available from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , Accordion , American Composers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Classical Music , Horn , Instrumental Music , Johann Sebastian , Large Print , Large Print Music , Libretto , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Orchestra , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Teaching Students with Visual Impairments , Uncategorized , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
January 16, 2020
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
Learn about the extraordinary life and music of American composer Leo Ornstein.
Posted in: American Composers , Arnold Schoenberg , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Classical Music , Instrumental Music , Martha Graham , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , Piano , Uncategorized
December 5, 2019
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
On December 5, 1933, the era of Prohibition officially ended in the United States. Learn more about the music that framed the national narrative surrounding the passage of the 18th and 21st Amendments.
Posted in: American Composers , Audio , Banjo , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Popular Music , Prohibition , Recordings , Uncategorized
November 28, 2019
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Check out the latest uploads of audio and braille music to the NLS Music page on BARD.
Posted in: Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Guitar instruction , Instrumental Music , Music Composition , Music Education , Music Instruction , NLS Music Section , Popular Music , Uncategorized , Vocal music
November 21, 2019
Posted by: Juliette Appold
NLS is recording a book on how to write songs. It will be available to NLS patrons in the near future. Happy composing!
Posted in: Blind Musicians , Music Composition , Music Instruction , NLS Music Section , Piano , Popular Music , Song settings , Uncategorized
November 14, 2019
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn about Camille Lucie Nickerson, "The Louisiana Lady," who worked for the recognition and appreciation of Afro-Creole folk music through her scholarship, leadership, and art.
Posted in: African American History month , American Composers , Folk Music , Large Print , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , New Orleans , Violin music , Vocal music , Women in Music