[musictlk] Braille music and rhythm

[Julie McGinnity]

I'm sorry I wasn't clear.  My problem is determining groupings very
quickly.  Sometimes there are groups of 16th notes and 32nd notes, but
it can be hard to tell.  Is there any easy way to find the beats
quickly with these small values?  Print music uses beaming and visual
groupings, but braille music does not have beams, so it is hard to
find beats 1 or 3 in a measure.  My professor and I are trying to
figure out an easier way to count these rhythms.  Thanks.

On 4/18/11, Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com> wrote:
> What do you mean by grouping? Are you talking about stuff written in 5/4,
> 7/4 etc where bars are not divided in two equal parts? You can group notes
> in braille notation. Not the most practical thing to do, but still useful
> sometimes...
>
> IC
> On Apr 17, 2011, at 10:35 PM, Julie McGinnity wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone.
>>
>> I have a question about reading and counting rhythms with braille
>> music.  In our musicianship classes, we are currently working on the
>> chapters with very small rhythmic values.  I have done pretty well so
>> far at reading and counting the rhythms if I speak the beats as I'm
>> reading.  But now I'm really having difficulties.  Braille music is
>> weird when it comes to grouping(well, it is a little weird to begin
>> with, but...)  Anyway, it's hard for me to figure out the groupings at
>> first glance, and it is also very difficult to find the beats.  I am a
>> voice major, so chances are I won't encounter rhythms like this very
>> often, but I still need to know how to read them and figure them out
>> quickly.  Any suggestions?
>>
>> --
>> Julie McG
>> Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
>> Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
>> Eyes for the Blind
>>
>> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
>> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
>> life."
>> John 3:16
>>
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-- 
Julie McG
 Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
Eyes for the Blind

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
life."
John 3:16