[blindkid] braille music notation?

[Susan Harper]

What you said is true for sighted folks as well.
Blessings,
Sue H.

On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Barbara Hammel <poetlori8 at msn.com> wrote:

> I never got to be a good Braille music reader because the music wasn't
> really my thing, although I started playing piano in 2nd grade and the flute
> in 5th grade.  I think I started learning to read music in either 2nd or 3rd
> grade.  I did both read music and learn by ear.
> I was never good at timing so I memorized the Braille notes that I saw and
> learned the timing by having the teacher play it for me.
> I think most people are just afraid of the music because they don't know it
> or how to play an instrument.
> Barbara
>
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> From: "Rosina Solano" <colemangirly at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 8:27 AM
> To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [blindkid] braille music notation?
>
>
>>
>> Okay, I have a couple questions for both the kids and the parents:
>>
>> My sons love music, my ycounger one can read larger size, but my older one
>> is strictly a braille reader.  What do you all think of braille music
>> notation?
>>
>> I have read anywhere from, "you can't read braille music and play at the
>> same time, so why bother"  to "just learn to play by ear".
>>
>> Or that "he is at a difficult time and just needs to concentrate on doing
>> his math and regular braille better right now"
>>
>> Ok, that all said and done, how many of you learned braille music and do
>> you really use it?
>>
>> My big thing is that if he really loves it, then I hate for him to have to
>> wait for me or someone else to "read" to him the music or to have to find a
>> copy of it somewhere for him to listen to.  Shouldn't all good musicians be
>> able to "read" the music in the way it was written?
>>
>> Okay, so maybe he can't read and play at the same time, but he CAN
>> memorize, after all he memorizes all his songs now and he does great with
>> it.
>>
>> I just want him to reach his potential and he really LOVES music.  He is
>> 12.5 years old and plays piano and drums.  He loves band in school and wants
>> to take his piano even further.
>>
>> So if you are for or against braille music, please chime in and tell me
>> about it.  And if you are for it, do you know of a good system to teach him
>> this at home.  keep in mind I know NO music myself and don't know the pros
>> or cons.
>>
>> Thank you in advance;
>> Rosina
>>
>>
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