[nabs-l] music majors

[Mary Fernandez]

Hi Jessica,
I learned braille music my freshman year in college. And this semester
I will have finished my four music theory requirements for my major.
If you are serious about being a good musician it is essential that
you learn braille music. The library of congress has richard Tesch's
how to read braille music course. Which you can do on your own. They
will also send you a copy of the braille music dictionary as a quick
reference. Your perfect pitch will help, however, music theory and
interpretation is a lot more than being able to correctly identify
notes. Braille music is awkward, and someone should re-do it, but  in
the meantime, it's the best system we have and i strongly encourage
you to try your best to learn it.
The number to the library of congress music department is:
1888-424-8567. Please contact me if you ahve any questions.
Good luck.
Mary


On 12/2/10, Robert Jaquiss <rjaquiss at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hello Jessica:
>
>      I suggest you check out the offerings from Dancing Dots. If memory
> serves, their website is:
> www.dancingdots.com
>
> They have books to help people learn braille music. I have a minor in music
> and also have perfect pitch. I could not have gotten through some of the
> courses without knowing how to read braille music. I do admit however that
> braille music is an odd system. For those of you who don't know; braille
> music does not use a staff. The notes are specified using dots 1, 2, 4 and
> 5. The notes are based on the C major scale. In braille music, the notes c,
> d, e, f, g, a and b are represented with the letters d, e, f, g, h, i and j.
> The time values are represented with dots 3 and 6. Whole notes have both
> dots, half notes have dot 3, quarter notes have dot 6 and eighth notes have
> no dots below the letter. As a result C a whole note looks like y and D a
> whole note looks like Z. Intervals are reckoned up in the left hand and down
> for the right hand for keyboard music. As a result, a C major chord for the
> left hand looks different from the same chord for the right hand. Awkward
> this system may be, but a serious musician needs to know it.
>
> Regards,
>
> robert Jaquiss
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jessica Watson" <netgirl at samobile.net>
> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 8:07 AM
> Subject: [nabs-l] music majors
>
>
>> Hi everyone.  Hope everyone is doing well.  If anyone on this list is a
>> music major, please email me off-list.  My goal is to get an associates
>> degree in music then transfer to a bachelors degree program in either
>> music or music education.  However, I do not know how to read Braille
>> music, but I have perfect pitch so identifying notes is not going to be an
>> issue.  I feel like learning Braille music is going to be very hard unless
>> I work individually with someone.  Please help!
>>
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Mary Fernandez
Emory University 2012
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Atlanta Ga.
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