[nabs-l] Braille Music

Thu May 25 05:35:28 UTC 2017

Hi Jordan,

As others suggested, the Hadley course for learning Braille music is
available.  I did not learn Braille music this way, so I can't tell
you personally how strong the course is.  NLS also has plenty of
Braille music materials, including a Braille music Primer and other
learning books.

As for recordings...  I think you want to stay away from them when
you're first learning.  Once you can hear the beginnings of melodies
in your head or at least identify enough notes to read along at a slow
clip, you should get out a recording you know and check to see if you
can identify the notes you hear as you read them.  So, yes, you find
the piece of music in Braille of the recording you play.  I do not
recommend learning with the recording right there though if you
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On 5/25/17, Miso Kwak via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Yes Aaron is right. There is a danger of relying on recording too much
> when you use both.
> That being said, as a flute player who has been through rigorous honor
> ensembles and chamber music and solo repertoire I find that my Braille
> music skills have improved through this method when I had to basically
> teach myself to become functionally proficient at it.
>
> I agree with Aaron that piano/key board music would be more
> challenging. However, if you can read a single line of music with one
> hand and practice either singing that or playing what you are reading
> on the key with your other hand, that could be helpful.
>
> MK
>
> On 5/24/17, Alexandra Alfonso via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I learned braille music through a local blind piano teacher. She gave
>> me materials and taught me how to read it. After that, I taught myself
>> using the materials.
>>
>> On 5/24/17, Aaron via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> As a braille music advocate I'd say that having a recording along with
>>> the
>>> braille music is not helpful at all. You will lean on the recording a lot
>>> and not fully understand the music in front of you. I'd recommend
>>> starting
>>> slow and not going for keyboard music as this is especially hard for a
>>> beginning braille music student.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Aaron Linson
>>> CEO Blind Faith Project
>>> CEO Linson Productions
>>> Aaron Linson
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> Cc: Miso Kwak <misokwak12 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Music
>>>
>>> Hi Jordan,
>>> Once you figure out the basics, I think the best way to practice is by
>>> having a piece of music both in recording and Braille so that you can
>>> read
>>> and listen and figure out how to actually transfer what you are reading
>>> to
>>> your playing/singing.
>>>
>>> As a few others have suggested, if possible I would suggest that you
>>> learn
>>> from someone in person.
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Miso Kwak
>>>
>>> On 5/24/17, Ahbee Orton via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I've taken the Braille Cusic Reading course through Hadley. It was
>>>> helpful for me. I am also planning to take the Keyboard Braille Music
>>>> course.
>>>>
>>>> HTH,
>>>> Ahbee
>>>>
>>>> “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast,
>>>> it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,
>>>> it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not
>>>> delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects,
>>>> always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
>>>> ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:4-7‬ ‭NIV‬‬“Love is patient, love is kind. It
>>>> does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not
>>>> dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it
>>>> keeps no record of wrongs.
>>>> Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always
>>>> protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
>>>> ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:4-7‬ ‭NIV‬‬
>>>> ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4:19‬ ‭NIV‬
>>>>
>>>>> On May 24, 2017, at 4:26 PM, Ellana Crew via NABS-L
>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Jordan,
>>>>>
>>>>> I recently just discovered that the Hadley institute offers distance
>>>>> learning courses in the reading of braille music, and I haven't done
>>>>> it myself so I can't say how good it is, but I have had a good
>>>>> experience with their Nemeth code course so I would imagine the music
>>>>> course would be similarly useful. All of their braille courses are
>>>>> free to blind/visually impaired students and can all be found on their
>>>>> website.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ellana Crew, Vice President
>>>>> Maryland Association of Blind Students
>>>>> Website: nfbmd.org/students
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>> On May 24, 2017, at 5:10 PM, Jordan Scheffer via NABS-L
>>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was wondering from any of y'all what would be a good way to learn
>>>>>> Braille music. I'm looking to maybe learn it sometime in the future,
>>>>>> and I'm wondering how I could start.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I hope you could understand this, thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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