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

Sun Jan 5 01:59:47 UTC 2014

I am Mr Sanders' first blind student.  I feel bad for him 
sometimes, because he is so new to this.  The
really cool thing is this: he never smiles (according to 
friends), never laughs or anything, just has a straight face all 
the time.  Whenever I give him something, (like a braille 
picture), or tell him something, he'll laugh or smile.  My 
friends think it's a miracle and I can't help, but laugh too.

We are having a new thing at our school, starting Monday, bring 
your own device.  I have my braille note Apex, which would be 
able to read the music, if only the display worked.  The thing 
is, if Sanders sent it to me, which I'm sure he wouldn't mind if 
I explained the machine to him, I would be able to read it off of 
the display, just like everyone else reading their phones, 
tablets, etc.  But because of the display, this does not seem 
very effective.
I have tried recording the band to see if I can learn by ear, 
didn't help, although I did get some sweet recordings.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 20:24:31 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Music for Band was RE: 
adjustingtohighschool(was:Re:[] new year)

Hi Marissa,

Here is a suggestion I have posted to a couple of other lists on 
this
topic.  I had similar issues in high school; my band was really 
large
like your's, and the director chose to not devote the time to
providing me an equal music education to my sighted peers.  This 
is
exactly what your director is doing, and if it did not work in 
the IEP
meeting the best thing you can do is take him as far out of the
braille music situation as possible.  This means that you will 
simply
ask him to give you the print copies of your music as far in 
advance
as possible and then send them to a transcriber from NLS 
yourself.
Giving you the music is all he will have to do, he won't have to 
edit
things, work with Goodfeel, or do anything beyond have an open 
line of
communication with you and have an idea of which pieces the band 
will
be playing for their next concert.

It is sad that this seems like the solution to your problem, and 
what
your director is doing really isn't fair, but sometimes when we 
can't
get our instructors to do their part we need to take matters into 
our
own hands.

The NLS site has a list online which shows all their certified 
braille
music transcribers along with email addresses for each person.  
You
can email one in your state about getting your band music 
brailled.  I
would have never gotten a single piece of braille music in high 
school
had I waited for my band director to tow the line.

I will find the link to the list of transcribers and post it to 
this
thread.  I hope it will be of help.  Also, I have talked to other
student's instructors about accomodations in music before, so if 
you
would like someone who has gone through high school music classes 
and
is now majoring in music in college to speak to someone I would 
be
glad to.  I have found that most often when a director says, "I 
don't
have time," they know that isn't an acceptable excuse, but 
they're
scared of the commitment that they think will be required of them 
to
produce braille music.  Really, it isn't that big of a commitment 
at
all, especially if you out source the transcription.

On 1/4/14, Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com> wrote:
 Would you be interested In exchangeing phone numbers and or 
contact
 details?
 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 6:59 PM
 To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
 Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Music for Band was RE: adjustingto
 highschool(was:Re:[] new year)

 Yes, but I primarily use it for calls and texts.

 Sent from my iPad

 On Jan 4, 2014, at 7:56 PM, Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com> wrote:

 That's cool.  I see that you have a iPad do you also have a 
iPhone?
 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 6:52 PM
 To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
 Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Music for Band was RE: adjustingto
 highschool(was:Re:[] new year)

 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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