[nfbwatlk] braille music code

[Mike Freeman]

Jennifer: 
With respect, I disagree with my esteemed colleague from New jersey. :-) while Dan may well be correct that NBP has downloadable braille music instruction material, I contend that there is a distinct advantage to initially learning braille music from hard-copy. There are three methods of transcribing braille piano music: bar-by-bar (predominately used by the British), bar-over-bar and paragraph style. Bar-over-bar is spacial and thus cannot be adequately conveyed by a refreshable braille display. Luke needs to be fluent reading all three methods of braille music transcription. 
Moreover, I am unconvinced that VoiceOver's braille support can be coaxed into rendering the braille music literally, that is, without translation or spacial interpretation. The one possible exception to my concern would be if Luke would get music from BARD and use the BARDMobile app with his braille display to read the music. Otherwise, a dedicated note -taker such as the BrailleNote or BrailleSense U2 will do a better job with electronically -transcribed braille music. 
Braille music is much more logical than is print music. But it's very different from literary braille or Nemeth code. 
Just my $0.02-worth. 

Mike Freeman


> On Aug 23, 2014, at 17:47, Daniel Frye via nfbwatlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Jennifer: yes, I believe that an electronic version of the music braille code does exist and can be purchased. I would urge you to check with the National braille press, before you purchase it in hard – copy braille.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On 23 Aug 2014, at 08:09 pm, Jennifer Gandarias via nfbwatlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all.  I am not sure if this question fits the requirements of this
>> listserve, but you are the smartest group of people I know.  Please feel
>> free to direct me, off the listserve, to other resources.  I have a print
>> copy of the American Printing House's 1997 Music braille code.  I was about
>> to order it in braille for my son so that he could teach himself music
>> braille.  For him it would be more handy if it came in a downloadable
>> version to work with Luc's ipad/brailliant combination.  Does anyone know
>> if such a thing exists?  Please let me know before I spend a small fortune
>> ordering braille volumes.  Thanks so much
>> 
>> Jennifer Gandarias
>> gandarias1217 at gmail.com
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