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

Mikayla Gephart mikgephart at icloud.com
Sun Jan 5 00:52:01 UTC 2014


some vision, but not enough to rely on large print.

Sent from my iPad

On Jan 4, 2014, at 7:50 PM, Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com> wrote:

> Are you totally blind or do you have some vision?
> Right back soon,
> Koby.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mikayla
> Gephart
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 6:11 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Music for Band was RE: adjustingto
> highschool(was:Re:[] new year)
> 
> No, I am in Choir and Student Council. My favorite hobby is swimming.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Jan 4, 2014, at 7:09 PM, Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Are you In band? Also, what do you like to do for fun?
>> Right back soon,
>> Koby
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jan 4, 2014, at 6:00 PM, Mikayla Gephart <mikgephart at icloud.com>
> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thirteen. Please excuse the M in my previous message, I was typing a
> little to fast.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 4, 2014, at 6:57 PM, Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> How old are you?
>>>> Right back soon,
>>>> Koby
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 4, 2014, at 5:32 PM, Mikayla Gephart <mikgephart at icloud.com>
> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Moo, but she has been with me for six years, read the chart, and
> figured it out.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jan 4, 2014, at 6:28 PM, marissa <pianogirlforlife7 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Does she know braille music?
>>>>>> If so, you are very lucky.  As I said before, no one knows it it,
> which means that I'm sitting in my band class doing nothing, but
> listening, which isn't very helpful when the teacher isn't there.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ----- 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 17:51:14 -0500
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Music for Band was RE: adjustingto    
>>>>>> highschool(was:Re:[] new year)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> My aide brailles my choir music, but just this year, she wanted me
> to learn it.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 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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