[nabs-l] Braille Music

[Kaiti Shelton]

The key with learning braille music is the same key for doing anything
in music; practice, practice, practice.  Repetition is the best way to
get it into your head so that you can pick up a page of music and just
read it, like you would with a page from a literary braille book.

On 12/24/13, Joshua Hendrickson <louvins at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi to all.  I've taken a few music classes in college, but none of
> them required to use any kind of music notation.  I don't know how to
> read braille music.  When I play the guitar and learn a new song, I do
> everything by ear.  I first listen to the song I want to learn several
> times and just listen to it.  Then I get out my guitar and figure out
> what key the song is in.  Then once I've figured out all the chord
> changes and the melody, I next decide if I can sing the song in its
> original key, or if I have to transpose it.
>
> On 12/24/13, marissa <pianogirlforlife7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am starting to read braille music as well.  I realize that it
>> is a d in my head, but know it is an 8th note c because I have a
>> page that has the basics of braille music.  I use this page to
>> figure out small songs and keep at it.
>>
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <trising at sbcglobal.net
>> To: <sandragayer7 at gmail.com>,"National Association of Blind
>> Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:22:04 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Music
>>
>> Hello:
>>
>>      I have a Master's Degree in Voice and also teach voice.  I
>> am a soprano as well and sing in two or three choirs, depending
>> on
>> the time of year.  I also do as much solo work as possible.  I
>> would really like to learn Braille music.  I read Braille at 300
>> words
>> per minute and I have helped people improve their Braille reading
>> speeds, but when I look at Braille music, what I feel is what the
>> letter is supposed to be in real Braille and not in Braille
>> music.  For instance, I feel dots 1, 4, 5, and my brain instantly
>> says D
>> and not eight note C.  I did all of my college work by ear and
>> got high grades doing it, but I know Braille music would be of
>> benefit.  Sandra, how do you get your brain to turn off
>> recognizing Braille as Braille and get it to recognize Braille
>> music, since
>> the symbols are the same? I hope this question is clearer than
>> mud!!
>>
>> Merry Christmas from
>> Terri and Nick Wilcox
>>
>>
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Kaiti