[nobe-l] Question about Teaching Music

[J Acheson]

With the software from Dancing Dots you could convert the print music to braille yourself or with a bit of assistance in editing. It is a big investment, however. Perhaps a local organization already has the software? Or perhaps you could have someone read you the music and you could braille it yourself so you would have the information. You would also need descriptions of what the various notes, signatures, etc looked like. 

Also, if interested in teaching by ear take a look at how Bill Brown teaches. He has basic courses you can buy and also specific songs. Maybe you could usr his style but do it in a live setting with adult students. He even has lessons on how to improvise and accompany and basic music theory. 

https://www.musicvi.com


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> On Apr 20, 2016, at 9:40 PM, Michelle Creedy via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> This is an interesting option. I do read braille music to a point. Unfortunately, braille and especially braille music is extremely hard to come by in Canada. Thanks for the suggestions.
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>> On Apr 20, 2016, at 6:11 PM, J Acheson via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Greetings!
>> Do you read braille music code? If you are good with literary braille, then you won't have trouble learning braille music. You can then get books that you teach from in braille and have the print books for your sightd students. If you or someone you know has software from dancing dogs that will allow you to convert any sheet music into braille, so much the better. It will make you a much more versatile teacher. Don't let anybody tell you the braille music is too hard. It's a myth that sighted people like to spread. 
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>>> On Apr 20, 2016, at 6:37 PM, Michelle Creedy via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> Hello 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I am very interested in finding a way to do some basic music teaching. I'm
>>> very musical but haven't done a music degree or anything like that. I'm
>>> really just wanting to start people off and I'm thinking of adults who
>>> always wanted to take music and never had the chance.
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> My question is around teaching sighted people music as a blind person. How
>>> do you teach them to read music? Do any of you on this list teach programs
>>> where folks can learn by ear? 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Michelle
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