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Posted by: Juliette Appold
This blog is a tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach, who was born on this day 334 years ago in 1685, The blog also provides information about available materials in braille, large print and audio formats from NLS.
Posted in: Braille, Braille Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Music History and Appreciation, Uncategorized
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Although the 91st Academy Awards ceremony took place more than a week ago, we wanted to highlight some of the more famous film music and film-related music we have in the NLS Music collection! A few years ago, I wrote a blog post on composer Nino Rota, who, in addition to his film scores (Godfather, …
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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
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn to sing classical art songs and arias with audio lessons available from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: African American History month, Art Songs, Audio, Blind Musicians, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Catalogs, Classical Music, Joaquin Rodrigo, Lieder, Metropolitan Opera, Music Instruction, NLS Online Catalog, Performing music, Recordings, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Vocal music, Voyager Catalog, Women in Music
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
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
One of life’s greatest joys is to make music with other people. Learn how to sing vocal harmonies and choral music with audio lessons from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: Audio, Bluegrass, Choral, Country Music, Music Instruction, Performing music, Popular Music, Uncategorized, Vocal music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Want to sing? Learn about the audio lessons and courses for beginning singers that the NLS Music Section offers!
Posted in: Audio, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Music Education, Music Instruction, Performing music, Uncategorized, Vocal music
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
NLS Music Section announces recent BARD additions from October-November, 2018.
Posted in: Arnold Schoenberg, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Choral, Classical Music, Guitar instruction, Music Education, New Acquisitions, Piano, Popular Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Donna Koh
Continued from last week. Part 2 My second day at the school, which was a Saturday, was spent observing private lessons and group classes. Saturday at the school is mostly reserved for the youth programs. I was eager to attend as many lessons as possible and what I saw was fascinating and memorable. I attended …
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Blind Teachers, Braille Technology, Choral, Music Education, Music Instruction, teachers, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, Uncategorized