[nabs-l] Braille Music

[Helga Schreiber]

Hi Lillie, this is Helga. I just wanted to ask you, where could I get the 
book that you mention earlier? Just wondering! Thanks and God bless! :)

-----Original Message----- 
From: Lillie Pennington
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 11:27 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Music

I may be wrong, but I think that guitar music should be like string music in 
cords and such. I don't play guitar personally, but the book I mentioned 
earlier may have some suggestions.

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> On Dec 27, 2013, at 11:09 PM, "Helga Schreiber" 
> <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Lillie, this is Helga. Thanks so much for the suggestions on how to 
> learn to read Braille Music. I really don't know how to read Braille 
> Music! I actually I'm learning how to play the guitar. By the way, I just 
> wanted to ask you, is there a way on how to learn how to read Braille 
> music while I'm learning how to play the guitar? Just curious!, since you 
> mention that you play some notes on the piano. I'm actually know how to 
> play notes, but I'm struggling a lot with the chords! Also,do you know 
> where I can learn how to read notes and chords for the guitar in Braille 
> Music? Just wondering. Thanks so much and God bless! :)
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Lillie Pennington
> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 10:52 PM
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Music
>
> What I did when learning Braille music was to read a note, such as a c
> eighth note, or just a c in general. I would either then hum that note or
> play it on the piano. I did this often enough for all the other notes in a
> major scale so that when I would come to that note in a piece of music 
> that
> sound would come to me automatically.
> Another trick that I found helpful was learning the foundations in which 
> the
> notes are built upon. Eighth notes are just one letter ahead of their
> corresponding letter in the alphabet, with the exception of a and b, which
> are I and J. Quarter notes are those eighth notes, but with a dot 6 added.
> Half notes are the eighth note with a dot 3 added. Hole notes and 16th 
> notes
> are the eighth notes with a dot 3 and 6 added.
> I would recommend the book how to read Braille music as a resource for
> learning Braille music.
> Hope this helps.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> trising at sbcglobal.net
> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 12:22 PM
> To: sandragayer7 at gmail.com; National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> 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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