[GUI-Talk] music aps

[David Andrews]

You need to be a u.s. citizen for bard.

Dave

At 10:07 AM 4/25/2018, you wrote:
>Hi Ted,
>
>I tried out the webpage, but I couldn't find anywhere to download right
>away. The page said something about needing to be registered. I'm not sure
>if I can because I am not a U.S. citizen. I'm really looking for something
>free and accessible. I tried Bill Brown's site, and the lessons seemed ok,
>but I couldn't download a single complete lesson for a song, just fragments.
>I had the same problem with HDPiano, - the descriptions were followable but
>the lesson fragment wouldn't teach the whole song. To get the complete
>lesson you needed an account with a monthly subscription. I don't have the
>money to put into this, and sighted people have a lot of resources to learn
>how to play songs without having to pay for it. This search for something
>accessible has been very challenging. I'm hoping someone knows how to figure
>this out.
>
>All the best,
>Ben
>
>From: "Ted Shelly" <tshelly2000 at gmail.com>
>To: "'Discussion of the Graphical User Interface,       GUI Talk Mailing
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>Check out this web page:
>https://www.loc.gov/nls/braille-audio-reading-materials/music-materials/
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: GUI-Talk [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ben Fulton
>via GUI-Talk
>Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 11:25 AM
>To: gui-talk at nfbnet.org
>Cc: Ben Fulton <bluezinfandel at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [GUI-Talk] music aps
>
>Ok, Great, how do I get the free lessons?
>
>
>Ben,
>
>In my opinion, the best way in the world for a blind or visually impaired
>person to learn piano is using Bill Brown's Piano by Ear courses.  See this
>web site:
>www.musicfortheblind.com
>
>I download the mp3 versions and put them on my old Booksense, which allows
>for easy navigation, setting bookmarks, etc.  You could also load them on
>your phone and use the music app.  There may be other apps that would work
>better.
>
>You can also borrow some of his lessons for free from NLS.
>
>Regards,
>
>Ted
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: GUI-Talk [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ben Fulton
>via GUI-Talk
>Sent: Monday, April 23, 2018 12:24 PM
>To: gui-talk at nfbnet.org
>Cc: Ben Fulton <bluezinfandel at hotmail.com>
>Subject: [GUI-Talk] music aps
>
>
>Hi,
>
>I'm wondering if anyone knows about aps for learning music. I downloaded one
>called simply piano, but found it wasn't accessible. I want to learn how to
>play pop songs on piano.
>
>