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Sat May 26 11:04:49 UTC 2018

The Braille sign for sharp is dots 1-4-6.  The Braille sign for flat
is dots 1-2-6.  The Braille sign for natural is dots 1-6.

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On 5/25/18, Tara Briggs via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Braille  music has key signatures that is how you can tell if the pieces tou
> be played in major or minor. There are also signs for accidentals. But it’s
> been a long time since I’ve read it so I can’t remember what all that is.
> Don’t you guys wish that you could just talk to Louis Braille? If I could
> meet anybody in history that’s who I would meet.
>
> Tara
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On May 25, 2018, at 8:33 PM, Darnell Johnson via MusicTlk
>> <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Oh. I see. So how do you make a miner note?
>>
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>>> On May 25, 2018, at 10:24 PM, Linda Mentink via MusicTlk
>>> <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Darnell, Do is the first note of whatever key you're singing or playing
>>> in.  There is a different Braille symbol not only for each note, but for
>>> each note value or rest.  The C scale in eighth notes is c dots 1-4-5; d
>>> dots 1-5; e dots 1-2-4; f dots 1-2-4-5; g dots 1-2-5; a dots 2-4; and b
>>> dots 2-4-5.  Add dot 6 to make quarter notes.  Add dot 3 to make half
>>> notes.  Add dots 3-6 to make whole or 16th notes.  Fun stuff!
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Darnell Johnson via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org
>>> To: Music Talk Mailing List for Blind Musicians <musictlk at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Fri, 25 May 2018 22:02:26 -0400
>>> Subject: Re: [MusicTlk] hello
>>>
>>> So, let me get this streight.  D is Doe in music braille, which equals
>>> middle C.  I mean I play by ear.  So I learn the songs as I hear them.
>>> But I'm still showing interest in learning music braille.
>>>
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>>> On May 25, 2018, at 9:46 PM, Chris Nusbaum via MusicTlk
>>> <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi All:
>>>
>>> If I remember correctly, I read in Richard Taesch's Braille music course
>>> that, at its core, the Braille music code is based on the solfege scale.
>>> In this case, Ella's theory would make sense—that is, d represents middle
>>> C in the C major scale because middle C is always "do" in the solfege
>>> system.  However, as we all know, solfege varies depending on the key.  D
>>> is "do" in D major, C is "so" in F major, etc.  Yet, no matter the key,
>>> the note symbols remain consistent.  I've always wished the note symbols
>>> in Braille music would correspond with their literary counterparts, as I
>>> think the present system is very confusing to new readers, even if they
>>> are experienced in reading Braille.  But whatever the reason, that's the
>>> way it's always been, and I don't expect that it will change anytime
>>> soon.  Incidentally, a friend of mine suspects that Louis Braille, a
>>> Frenchman through and through, simply had a little too much wine the
>>> night he wrote the rules for Braille music.  So I suppose we can throw
>>> that theory into the mix if we're only speculating.  LOL!
>>>
>>> Chris Nusbaum
>>>
>>> On May 25, 2018, at 9:10 PM, Ella Yu via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Maybe he used d for C.  D stands for "doe", which equals C.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Linda Mentink via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org
>>> To: Music Talk Mailing List for Blind Musicians <musictlk at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Fri, 25 May 2018 19:48:22 -0500
>>> Subject: Re: [MusicTlk] hello
>>>
>>> Hi Debra,
>>>
>>> Welcome to the list.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure we know why Louis Braille decided that eighth notes
>>> should be written as they are.  He had to start somewhere.  It
>>> would not make sense to start with the letter a for a eighth, b
>>> for b eighth, and c for c eighth.  Those first letters of the
>>> literary Braille alphabet are used for other things: first
>>> finger, second finger and slur respectively.  Learn it as it is,
>>> as a code all its own.  Don't think of it as literary Braille
>>> signs first, and you'll be OK.
>>>
>>> Blessings,
>>>
>>> Linda
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Debra Baxley via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org
>>> To: Music Talk Mailing List for Blind Musicians
>>> <musictlk at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Fri, 25 May 2018 11:00:11 -0500
>>> Subject: Re: [MusicTlk] hello
>>>
>>> Why did Louis Braille write eight notes with the dot numbers that
>>> he
>>> did?  I can find a pattern for braille every not value, such as
>>> quarter notes add dot 6 to the eighth note, etc.; I can't find
>>> the
>>> pattern for the reason for brailling eighth notes as he did, even
>>> though the Braille music system is supposed to be a logical
>>> system.
>>>
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>>> On 5/25/18, Chris Nusbaum via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org
>>> wrote:
>>> Welcome, Debra! I think this list would be a perfect one to ask
>>> questions
>>> about braille music.  We have many very proficient readers on
>>> here, as well
>>> as some who teach the code.  Ask away!
>>>
>>> Chris Nusbaum
>>>
>>> On May 25, 2018, at 11:17 AM, Debra Baxley via MusicTlk
>>> <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> I am new to the list.
>>>
>>> I have som questions about the Music Braille code.  Is this the
>>> list
>>> to ask them?
>>>
>>> Debra
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