[nabs-l] Music for Band was RE: adjusting to highschool(was:Re:[] new year)

[Mikayla Gephart]

My aide brailles my choir music, but just this year, she wanted me to learn it.

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On Jan 4, 2014, at 5:39 PM, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Hi Marissa,
> All states are different; if nls needs someone over 18 in your state to do it, then just keep politely reminding your aunt or whomever needs to call.
> Some libraries have an email address to send your request to. I think that question is best answered by a librarian in your cooperating library.
> We are fortunate here to have our talking book program part of the library branch system of the county; they are county employees.
> They also do outreach to other disabled people, not just blind people.
> I was able to order my own books as a high school student. But perhaps your area is different.
> 
> I would also recommend trying the distance education program, hadley school for the blind, to learn braille music.
> 
> I've heard braille music is quite different than regular braille; I never learned it, but was not in band. I did do choir a few years. but it was easy to catch on the music and rhythym by listening. in fact, learning braille music never crossed my mind; I simply went to class and sang like everyone else; sometimes they brailled the lyrics for me though.
> 
> That's too bad no one in your area is available to teach you braille music, if you want to learn it. There are camps for blind musicians, and perhaps this may be an option to learn the code and meet other blind musicians.
> 
> Ashley
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: marissa
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 1:17 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Music for Band was RE: adjusting to highschool(was:Re:[] new year)
> 
> 
> You can request it online?
> How?
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lillie Pennington <lilliepennington at fuse.net
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 12:26:07 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Music for Band was RE: adjusting to high
> school(was:Re:[] new year)
> 
> You should be able to call yourself or be able to request it
> online.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jan 4, 2014, at 10:49 AM, marissa
> <pianogirlforlife7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> I'm working on it, the basics with a chart that someone gave me.
> No one has time to teach me, so I have to teach myself.  They
> would teach me if they could, but noone knows braille music.  I'm
> trying to get the book from NLS, but my aunt keeps forgeting to
> call, so that one's out.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mikayla Gephart <mikgephart at icloud.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:40:28 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Music for Band was RE: adjusting to high
> school (was:Re:[] new year)
> 
> Do you know Braille Music?
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Jan 4, 2014, at 12:28 AM, marissa
> <pianogirlforlife7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> They do not know braille music.  I have asked repeatedly.  I
> brought it up at my i.EddP a few weeks ago.  Didn't help.  I told
> my casecarrier about Dancing Dots  and she told me to tell Mr
> Sanders, my band director.  I emailed him, because he never has
> time during class for much because it is a band of 90 students.
> Hasn't replied.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 00:13:06 -0500
> Subject: [nabs-l] Music for Band was RE: adjusting to high
> school (was: Re:[] new year)
> 
> Marissa,
> 
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