[blindkid] Braille Music Workshop Oct 21

Tue Oct 11 12:26:46 UTC 2011

Great idea, Eric.  We'll add it to our file!
Carol

At 12:56 AM 10/11/2011, you wrote:
>If this workshop goes well, it sounds like a possible winner for next
>summer's National Convention.
>My kids have just started learning music braille - it would be really neat
>for them to have the chance to participate in a functional music workshop
>to solidify & clarify what they have learned & to springboard their
>further understanding.
>Eric
>
>On 10/10/11 7:04 AM, "Trudy Pickrel" <tlpickrel at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >Carol Yes I am very excited to say the MD POBC are the starting force
> >behind this workshop.  Brandon is starting Band this year and started me
> >think that our County has never had any training on Braille Music and how
> >many other County's have not either.  I approached Lisa Wright the
> >coordinator for the St. Board of Education and the TVI's and the Blind
> >Kids, about having a Braille Music course. She jump aboard excited.  We
> >want to stay in the picture so we offered Child care and lunch.  Which we
> >found out that State can not offer.  So yes we are excited that we are co
> >Sponsors of the event.
> >
> >Trudy L. Pickrel
> >President MD Parents of Blind Children
> >301-387-4182
> >301-501-1818
> >www.tlcbythelake.weebly.com
> >
> >http://mdparentsofblindchildren.org/
> >
> >
> >
> >There is a Braille literacy crisis in America.
> >
> >only 10% blind Children being taught Braille
> >
> >You can be part of the solution.
> >
> >Buy a Louis Braille Commemorative coin at www.nfb.org
> > > From: blindkid-request at nfbnet.org
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> >>    1. FW: Free Workshop at Maryland School for the Blind, Oct. 21:
> >>       Access to the General Music Curriculum for Students Who Read
> >>       Braille (Carol Castellano)
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> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:44:26 -0400
> >> From: Carol Castellano <carol.joyce.castellano at gmail.com>
> >> To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
> >> Subject: [blindkid] FW: Free Workshop at Maryland School for the
> >>      Blind, Oct. 21: Access to the General Music Curriculum for Students
> >>      Who Read Braille
> >> Message-ID: <4e910a97.c771340a.1617.ffffa6c3 at mx.google.com>
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> >> Hi Everyone,
> >> I am forwarding this information regarding a
> >> music workshop.  Trudy, are you guys a part of this?
> >> Carol
> >>
> >> From: Bill [mailto:billlist1 at comcast.net]
> >> >Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 4:09 PM
> >> >To: goodfeel at freelists.org
> >> >Cc: 'ddots-l at freelists.org'
> >> >Subject: Free Workshop at Maryland School for
> >> >the Blind, Oct. 21: Access to the General Music
> >> >Curriculum for Students Who Read Braille
> >> >
> >> >Here?s an opportunity to spend a day learning
> >> >about how to integrate a blind or low vision
> >> >student into the general music curriculum.  I
> >> >will present on the basics of braille music and
> >> >on using GOODFEEL? to automatically convert
> >> >print scores to the equivalent music braille.
> >> >
> >> >See details below and please register directly
> >> >with the organizers using the form attached.
> >> >
> >> >Bill
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >From: Lisa Wright [mailto:lwright at msde.state.md.us]
> >> >Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 3:46 PM
> >> >To: All BVI Program Staff
> >> >Subject: Integrating a Braille Reader into the General Music
> >>Curriculum.doc
> >> >
> >> >[]
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Access to the General Music Curriculum for Students Who Read Braille
> >> >Friday, October 21, 2011
> >> >8:30-3:00
> >> >Location: Russo Arts Center,
> >> >Maryland School for the Blind
> >> >
> >> >Target Audience:  Teachers of the Visually
> >> >Impaired, General Education Music Teachers,
> >> >Braille Transcribers, Paraprofessionals, and Parents
> >> >
> >> >Cost is free.  Lunch and childcare will be provided by the NFB OF MD
> >>POBC.
> >> >
> >> >Please complete the attached registration and
> >> >return to Lisa Wright by September 30th.
> >> >
> >> >MD POBC Logo.jpg
> >> >
> >> >[]
> >> >
> >> >MSB Masthead no address.jpg
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> >> >
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