[MusicTlk] Discrimination in Florida when it comes to music
Robert Moore
robertjmoore at embarqmail.com
Sat Jan 20 20:13:03 UTC 2018
Well won't he be surprised when he ends up at a concert some day and hears you blow the audience out of the water with your performance. Hang in there.
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From: MusicTlk [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Burns via MusicTlk
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2018 2:07 PM
To: Music Talk Mailing List for Blind Musicians
Cc: Lisa Burns; NAGDU President
Subject: Re: [MusicTlk] Discrimination in Florida when it comes to music
I live in Palm Coast Florida. The teacher is afraid of working with blind people. I think he thinks becoming blind is contagious. His exact words were, I have never seen a blind person, and I don’t want to mess
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> On Jan 20, 2018, at 3:04 PM, NAGDU President via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Lisa,
>
> I am an active leader in the Florida affiliate, living in Tampa.
> Where do you live? If you would like some assistance, please feel free
> to give me a call. My contact information is below my signature.
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala
>
>
> Marion Gwizdala, President
> National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. (NAGDU) National
> Federation of the Blind
> (813) 626-2789
> President at NAGDU.ORG
>
>
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise
> expectations because low expectations create barriers between blind
> people and our dreams. You can live the life you want! Blindness is
> not what holds you back.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MusicTlk [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisa
> Burns via MusicTlk
> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2018 11:44 AM
> To: musictlk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Lisa Burns
> Subject: [MusicTlk] Discrimination in Florida when it comes to music
>
>
>
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> Hi all, I currently moved to Florida where I am still trying to learn
> the flu. The teachers I have talked to have told me flat out they
> refused to teach a blind student. When I lived in Illinois, I had a
> teacher was great and I was making progress but I had to move because
> I lost my job. If you guys have any suggestions of things I could do
> to improve and learn on my own, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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