[nabs-l] Braille Music

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Helga Schreiber" <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com
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Date sent: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 23:09:19 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Music

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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