[musictlk] Returning Member

Linda Mentink mentink at frontiernet.net
Wed Feb 13 00:54:55 UTC 2013


Timothy, that works for you. You aren't interested in being a teacher.
At 09:14 PM 2/10/2013, you wrote:
>i would rather forget how to read music and play music based on what 
>sounds good to me.
>  i write music to have a good time and of corse for other people to enjoy.
>Timothy
>  Your friend in the music industry
>  http://www.timothyclarkmusic.tumblr.com
>  7244011224
>
>On Feb 10, 2013, at 9:55 PM, Kaiti Shelton wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Linda and Penny are right.  It is important to keep in mind that not
> > all students will want to learn by wrote, especially if they're
> > sighted.  Of course learning by ear and learning how to quickly play
> > something just by hearing it and figuring it out on your own are
> > important skills for any musician to learn, but in the process of
> > learning these skills aren't usually emphasized until college.  The
> > foundations, like teaching the student how to read music and play
> > what's on the page, lay the building blocks for everything else that
> > follows.  If you're going to be a good music teacher learning how to
> > read braille music and teach the basics of braille or print notation
> > is necessary.  Any musician has to learn the rules before they can
> > break them, and as a teacher you'd want to help your students through
> > both parts of that learning process.
> >
> > Especially if you have a blind student, teaching braille music is
> > extremely important because you want to enable them to study music on
> > their own, join other ensembles outside of your lessons and access
> > their music for those groups, or even attend college as a music major
> > should they choose to do so.  I have tremendous gratitude for both my
> > blind and sighted music teachers throughout the years who promoted the
> > use of braille music, (and oddly enough my sighted private teacher was
> > the one who put the most momentum behind helping me learn because she
> > realized that I would need music literacy in college).  Almost all
> > sighted students can learn print notation in some way, but with the
> > shortage of tvi's that know or are willing to teach the music code it
> > is important that those of us who do know it serve as teachers and
> > help to promote it's use.  It provides students with so many
> > opportunities.
> >
> > On 2/10/13, Timothy Clark Music <timothyclarkmusic at me.com> wrote:
> >> correct.
> >> i don't know how to read it.
> >> i show people with words and such. you don't always need to know how to
> >> read music to show someone something but yes, it's a pluss.
> >> Timothy
> >> Your friend in the music industry
> >> http://www.timothyclarkmusic.tumblr.com
> >> 7244011224
> >>
> >> On Feb 10, 2013, at 3:40 AM, Penny Golden wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> And, of course, it would be nice to know how to read braille music if you
> >>> want to teach your student, blind or sighted, how to read.
> >>>
> >>> On 2/9/2013 11:58 PM, Timothy Clark Music wrote:
> >>>> linda, i don't know that you need to know braille music in 
> order to teach
> >>>> others how to play but yeah, you should  know it if you want to brush up
> >>>> on theory, skels and such.
> >>>> Timothy
> >>>> Your friend in the music industry
> >>>> http://www.timothyclarkmusic.tumblr.com
> >>>> 7244011224
> >>>>
> >>>> On Feb 10, 2013, at 12:07 AM, Linda Mentink wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Yes, Anita, I mean braille music. If you're going to be a good music
> >>>>> teacher, you'll need to be proficient in braille music, and have a
> >>>>> thorough knowledge of print music notation as well so that 
> you can teach
> >>>>> the sighted student how to read music, as well as how to play.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Blessings,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Linda
> >>>>>
> >>>>> At 05:18 AM 2/4/2013, you wrote:
> >>>>>> Good morning!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I just want to thank everyone that has respondeed to my email.
> >>>>>> Your suggestions are very helpful.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> To I want to teach piano.  I am going to need to brush up on a lot but
> >>>>>> I remember the scales and chords.  So I am going to check into some
> >>>>>> courses to get what I will need.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Linda mentioned that I am going to need Braille.  Do you mean a course
> >>>>>> in Braille music? I know that NLS offers something in that 
> but if there
> >>>>>> are other courses I will appreciate knowing that.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thank you all and God bless.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>>> From: Timothy Clark Music<timothyclarkmusic at me.com
> >>>>>>> To: Music Talk Mailing List<musictlk at nfbnet.org
> >>>>>>> Date sent: Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:52:42 -0500
> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [musictlk] Returning Member
> >>>>>>> i am a musician and i'm working on my EP that will be sent to my
> >>>>>> contacts in the music industry.
> >>>>>>> check my site and contact information below.
> >>>>>>> god bless you all.
> >>>>>>> Timothy
> >>>>>>> Your friend in the music industry
> >>>>>>> http://www.timothyclarkmusic.tumblr.com
> >>>>>>> 7244011224
> >>>>>>> On Feb 3, 2013, at 10:38 PM, Linda Mentink wrote:
> >>>>>>>> Hi Anita,
> >>>>>>>> Welcome back.
> >>>>>>>> It will depend on what music you want to teach.  If you're
> >>>>>> planning to teach sighted students, you will need a working knowledge
> >>>>>> of print music.  If you're going to teach piano, you'll need your
> >>>>>> course in Braille so that you can help your students with 
> note reading,
> >>>>>> rhythm, fingering, etc.  So, firstly, decide what you want to teach.
> >>>>>> You don't necessarily need a college degree or college 
> classes, but you
> >>>>>> must be proficient yourself before you teach someone else.  Set your
> >>>>>> price, call music stores in your area and let the people there know
> >>>>>> you're available, tell your church members.  Just a few suggestions.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Blessings,
> >>>>>>>> Linda
> >>>>>>>> At 04:23 PM 2/3/2013, you wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> Good afternoon.
> >>>>>>>>> It has been a while since I was on this list.  I have a
> >>>>>> question.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> I am interested in teaching music lessons from my home.  What
> >>>>>> would ow need to do in order to get this done? Will I need to take
> >>>>>> classes from a college?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> I took music lessons when I was very young from a professional
> >>>>>> teacher who also was blind so I actually learned using braille.
> >>>>>>>>> I also ply by ear, which I now realize isn't as good as I'd like
> >>>>>> it to be.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Any advice or suggestions is welcomed.
> >>>>>>>>> Thank you.
> >>>>>>>>> Anita
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