[MusicTlk] Introducing myself and looking for resources forviolin, flute, and piano

Mon Jun 25 17:35:58 UTC 2018

I said open note but I meant open string like in violin when a string is
plucked or played with no specific fingering on a string.  The G, D, A, and
E string notes on the violin.  

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forviolin, flute, and piano

When you say "open note", I assume you're referring to 
fingerings.  If that's the case, the sign for "open string" (or 
open note as you say) is dots 1 and 3 (also the letter "k").  The 
sign for up bow is dots 126 in one cell and dot 3 in the next 
cell.  The sign for down bow is dots 126 in one cell and dots 12 
in the next cell.

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From: Jamie Prater via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org
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Date sent: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 11:59:41 -0500
Subject: Re: [MusicTlk] Introducing myself and looking for 
resources forviolin, flute, and piano

Hi, I have an older primer of braille music and I downloaded some 
things
from bard.  My note taker died so I am going to have to use my 
iPhone and
braille display or something until I can figure out what else I 
can do but I
know note values and notes and chord symbols.  I know there is an 
up bow and
down bow in violin but don't remember what they are and I wonder 
if there is
a sign for an open note in violin.  I may see if somebody can 
help with
youtube video analysis so I can break the material apart.  
Somebody from
church might be able to help with basics of holding the violin 
and such.
Thanks again for writing and have a blessed day.

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Ella Yu via
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Subject: Re: [MusicTlk] Introducing myself and looking for 
resources for
violin, flute, and piano

As far as braille music is concerned, it might be worth finding a
"how to read braille music" type book.  I downloaded the Music
Braille Code 2015 manual from the BANA website.  It's kind of
technical, so I don't know how useful it would be to you.  Is it
possible perhaps to find someone to tutor you (for free or low
cost, and it doesn't have to be a professional teacher), or at
least get a sighted person to help you analyze the YouTube
videos? I wish I could be more helpful.

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From: Jamie Prater via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org
To: <MusicTlk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:27:11 -0500
Subject: [MusicTlk] Introducing myself and looking for resources
for violin,flute, and piano

Hi, I am trying to learn the flute, violin, and piano on my own.
I have had
piano and voice lessons in high school and after, and I took
flute lessons
for a short time but lost both my teachers I had when they
finished school
in my college town.  I have some Bill Brown material I got from
nls, but I
was wondering about other resources to learn not only about piano
chords but
how to use them, how to relearn what I forgot on the flute, and
most of all,
how to hold and finger the violin.  I am trying to take advantage
of youtube
materials as well and like I said, I am doing what I can with
braille music
when I can get it but need to refresh and learn a few violin
braille music
signs and flute fingering refreshing and as far as piano goes, I
can pick
out some melodies but do not have perfect pitch but have tried to
expand my
chord usage.  I can read music and know more theory than I can
actually play
and at one time, I wanted to become a music teacher but that fell
through.
I love music of all kinds and am hungry to dust off what I used
to know and
add to my knowledge and make music for most of all, me and the
Lord and
maybe a small group of friends and hopefully eventually perform
for church.
I am an adult learner and this is a bit harder than when I picked
up all
other knowledge in my teens and early twenties.  Any advice would
be
appreciated since I am at such an interesting place, in some ways
a beginner
and in some things I know just enough to be dangerous, lol, and
not
everything that nls has is or will be on bard so this makes it
hard to
memorize music although I used nls material to teach myself to
read music
and I started piano lessons at fifteen and went through half of
book one at
my first lesson.  I unfortunately can't afford lessons on any of
the
instruments I have as I don't work and my income is very, very
tight.  Is
nls the only source for music to download or borrow or purchase
cheaply?  I
am out of the loop but I do know there used to be APH, NBA, and
Opus
Technology that produced music for purchase.  Thanks for taking
time to read
my rambles and have a blessed day.

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