[blindkid] Braille Music

Fri Jan 30 17:07:06 UTC 2009

Friends,

Not sure what happened to the Measure for Measure linkbut here is a link
directly to the video that will work:
http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Video/Braille_Music_Video/Braille_Music_Vi
deo.wmv

Mark A. Riccobono
Executive Director, Jernigan Institute
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland   21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2357
Fax: (410) 659-5129
Email: mriccobono at nfb.org
Web: www.nfb.org

Join the Braille Literacy movement through our Braille Readers Are
Leaders Literacy Campaign:
http://tinyurl.com/6jdajq
Read more at:
http://www.braille.org
Or follow the campaign using Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/brailleliteracy

Get some Straight Talk About Vision Loss:
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Straight_Talk.asp

-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Bonnie Lucas
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 8:40 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Braille Music

Initiative on Braille music seems to be hiding!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Riccobono, Mark" <MRiccobono at nfb.org>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 9:50 PM
Subject: [blindkid] Braille Music

> With the thread of discussion about Braille music, I thought some
would
> be interested in the newest release from the NFB Braille Literacy
Team!
>
> View Measure for Measure, Achieving Equality Through Braille Music
> Literacy
> http://www.nfb.org/nfb/
>
>
> Mark A. Riccobono
> Executive Director, Jernigan Institute
> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
> 1800 Johnson Street
> Baltimore, Maryland   21230
> Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2357
> Fax: (410) 659-5129
> Email: mriccobono at nfb.org
> Web: www.nfb.org
>
> Join the Braille Literacy movement through our Braille Readers Are
> Leaders Literacy Campaign:
> http://tinyurl.com/6jdajq
> Read more at:
> http://www.braille.org
> Or follow the campaign using Twitter:
> http://www.twitter.com/brailleliteracy
>
> Get some Straight Talk About Vision Loss:
> http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Straight_Talk.asp
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Debby B
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 5:49 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Braille music (was Re: Jordan Is In!!)
>
> Winona plays trumpet and coronet, and is now learning the French horn
in
> band. She participated in all the parades, and is also in the school's
> Jazz band. Band director is very good about making sure she's included
> in everything, makes cds of the music for her, etc.
>
> We continue to fight for Braille music. The first step was convincing
> the administration that the TVI is wrong in her claims that Braille
> music does not exist. <sigh> We have let it slide as a priority as
there
> are so many other issues, but the band director has laid it on the
table
> to them that she MUST learn Braille music so that she can compete in
> some of these competitions. Each judge for All-state competition told
us
> she didn't make it simply because she doesn't read music.
>
> Debby
> bwbddl at yahoo.com
> www.nfbflorida.org/parents
>
>
> Please support Braille literacy and programs for our youth by
sponsoring
> me in
> the Motor City March for Independence! Better yet, join the team of
the
> FL Parents of Blind Children!
> http://www.marchforindependence.org/goto/fpobc
> http://www.marchforindependence.org/goto/debbyb
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Robert Jaquiss <rjaquiss at earthlink.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)"
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 1:52:58 PM
> Subject: [blindkid] Braille music (was Re:  Jordan Is In!!)
>
> Hello Sally and List:
>
>    As an amateur musician with a minor in music, I think knowing
> braille music is very important. That said, the reality is that we
will
> use a variety of methods to learn our music. Some will be learned by
> reading the music and some will be learned by playing by ear.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy & Sally Thomas"
> <andysally at comcast.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)"
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 12:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Jordan Is In!!
>
>
>> I feel kind of stupid asking the question.  I was sitting in a room
> with the director of special education, 2 other special ed
"officials,"
> a couple of TVI's, 2 braillists and who knows who else.  The trainer
> from TSBVI tells me to think about the one handed instrument.  In the
> moment I'm thinking that certainly she knows more about this than I
do.
> I wish I'd responded differently to her since I really was considering
> it.
>>
>> The good side is that the school district is buying Goodfeel and
> introduced the band and choir directors in the middle school to the
> concept that blind kids can be musicians.  The directors are excited
> about the possibilities and are anxious to teach music to a couple of
> blind kids!  While I agree that training your ear is a good thing,
> understanding music if you are in an ensemble does have advantages.
>>
>> Sally
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carrie Gilmer"
> <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)'"
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 10:47 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Jordan Is In!!
>>
>>
>>> Well Sally, I am sorry but your post provided me with a great laugh
> this
>>> morning. Just when I think I have heard every excuse or myth or
> artificial
>>> limit, I learn a new one. So we either scream, cry or laugh-I went
> for
>>> laughing this morning.
>>>
>>> Let's see, how many instruments can be played with one hand only? I
> guess
>>> there is the CAN be like if you only physically had one hand, and
> then there
>>> is the typical. Anyway, blind people play all kinds of instruments
> and make
>>> the choice as does everyone else by desire, ability to blow and use
> air (I
>>> can't spell am-be-shure) and often the choice is made because the
> parents
>>> have an instrument or the school and this is what you get-that is
how
> my
>>> husband became a tuba player. My husband is a high school band
> director.
>>>
>>> Many blind musicians do not even know Braille music. But it is very
> good if
>>> you can. Blind musicians have to memorize and it will actually cause
> him to
>>> have to rehearse more and be a better player because of it. The new
> software
>>> called "Smart Music" will be really helpful too.
>>>
>>> Jordan has loved the trombone and also played the baritone this
year.
> I know
>>> blind piano, trumpet, cello, percussion and many other instruments.
> They all
>>> compete. The cellist is a music professor at a prestigious
university
> here.
>>>
>>> No one can really play an instrument and read Braille music well at
> the same
>>> time. Learning Braille music he will read ahead a few measures and
> then
>>> play/practice...just like someone sighted might read ahead a few
> measures
>>> and practices. The difference is he will have to memorize. Debby's
> daughter
>>> is in band too right now-I think Winona is trumpet, maybe Debby can
> share
>>> what they do with a "sight reading" exercise on the spot. He will
> have to
>>> learn to play some by ear.
>>>
>>> I saw an interesting show on PBS with James Taylor and Yo Yo Ma,
> James can
>>> not read one note of music--really not one-he is all by ear. Yo Yo
is
> of
>>> course a classically trained musician who can read music. Yo Yo
> actually
>>> said that he thought James the better musician and that he had a
> freedom
>>> that classically trained musicians struggle to get--they discussed
> how music
>>> education could improve to contain more playing by ear and feeling
> and not
>>> so in the box by the note read. My husband agreed and the profession
> is
>>> leaning/exploring that way.
>>>
>>> Jordan would love to welcome David into the bonehead society-and
feel
> free
>>> to have David call him with questions about the trombone.
>>>
>>>
>>> Carrie Gilmer, President
>>> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>>> A Division of the National Federation of the Blind
>>> NFB National Center: 410-659-9314
>>> Home Phone: 763-784-8590
>>> carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
>>> www.nfb.org/nopbc
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Andy & Sally Thomas
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 6:59 AM
>>> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
>>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Jordan Is In!!
>>>
>>> Hey Carrie,
>>>
>>> I have a question for Jordon.  David wants to play the trombone in
> band--we
>>> even HAVE a nice trombone so that is a plus.  Yesterday I was told
> that
>>> blind kids should consider playing instruments that can be played
> with one
>>> hand so they can read music and play at the same time.  This is
> important
>>> for competitions, I'm told.  It appears that Jordon has been
> successful
>>> enough with the trombone that he wants to continue playing into
> adulthood.
>>> Does he have any regrets about not playing a one handed instrument?
>>>
>>> Sally Thomas
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carrie Gilmer"
> <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>
>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind
children)'"
>>> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 9:01 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Jordan Is In!!
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hey Kassondra, thanks! He is currently most interested in
> Constitutional
>>>> Law. He just finished his first course focused on Politics and Law
> and the
>>>> teacher told him the last day that in her 35 years he was the most
>>>> passionate student about the subject she had ever had. He got a
very
> easy
>>>> "A" in it. He has been bouncing around--he was planning on becoming
> a
>>>> lawyer-scientist-chemist-who is a Spanish translator who teaches
> band and
>>>> plays the trombone on the side-smile. I told him to decide by
> looking in
>>>> his
>>>> heart for the passion and what set him on fire the most.
>>>>
>>>> Now it looks like he has narrowed it to here come de judge (who can
> also
>>>> translate Spanish, understand scientific data and environmental
law,
> stand
>>>> up for human rights, plays trombone for stress relief, and
> reinstates the
>>>> white British wigs to the court)!
>>>>
>>>> We shall see, smile.
>>>>
>>>> It is so hard to believe this is the last half of his last
> year...time
>>>> just
>>>> flies. It seems like just so short ago that we sat on the picnic
> table
>>>> outside BLIND, Inc. in the summer and you and Shawn were not even
> married
>>>> yet and Jordan was just 8 years old!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Carrie Gilmer, President
>>>> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>>>> A Division of the National Federation of the Blind
>>>> NFB National Center: 410-659-9314
>>>> Home Phone: 763-784-8590
>>>> carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
>>>> www.nfb.org/nopbc
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Kasondra Payne
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 5:33 PM
>>>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)'
>>>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Jordan Is In!!
>>>>
>>>> Carrie,
>>>>
>>>> Congratulations, from my family to yours!  I am glad he got in.
> What will
>>>> he study?
>>>>
>>>> Kasondra Payne
>>>>
>>>>
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