[MusicTlk] Obtaining Braille Scores

[Kelby Carlson]

I actually have used Choral Public Domain Library, but the problem with
their XML files is some of them don't have words... which is obviously
pretty important if you're a vocalist. Musescore is a good idea though, I
will have to look into that.

On Fri, Oct 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM Ella Yu via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hello, Can you tell us what kind of music you're looking for and for what
> instrument? The answer can change somewhat depending on what you need.
> musescore.com is definitely a good suggestion, but bare in mind the
> quality does vary because it's a community upload site. Public domain music
> can be downloaded with a free account, only copyrighted works require a
> subscription.
>
> > On Oct 24, 2025, at 8:27 AM, Linda Mentink via MusicTlk <
> musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Good morning Kelby and all,
> >
> > This question brings to mind something I've been thinking about for a
> while. I am a Soprano, but I no longer sing solos or participate in choral
> groups. I have a four-drawer file cabinet almost full of music that I
> brailled for myself while in college and in my earlier adult life. I also
> have choral music professionally transcribed on thermoform, again for
> Soprano. It would take me a long time to make a list of all I have, but
> please contact me if you are looking for something. If I have it and you
> need it, it's yours. Contact" me off list, of course.
> >
> > Blessings,
> >
> > Linda
> >
> >
> >> On Oct 24, 2025 6:32 AM, Kelby Carlson via MusicTlk <
> musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> I assume since it's 2025, NLS can't be the only place that we can get
> Braille scores. I'm not in school, so unfortunately getting things
> transcribed that way isn't an option. What other resources are out there,
> if any? I'd include places with decent music XML files, since there is
> software to at least convert them into rough-and-ready scores (and since
> I'm a vocalist, that's close enough.)
> >> Thanks,
> >> Kelby
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