[musictlk] Returning Member

Wed Feb 13 05:01:16 UTC 2013

that's true. 
Timothy 
 Your friend in the music industry 
 http://www.timothyclarkmusic.tumblr.com 
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On Feb 12, 2013, at 7:54 PM, Linda Mentink wrote:

> 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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