[Perform-Talk] Question about affective music student accommodations

[Ignasi Cambra]

Yes, if the school itself is able to transcribe music / theory textbooks for you it will save you lots of time and frustration. When I went to IU for undergrad the school purchased Dancing Dots software, which was very useful both for me to use in theory classes and for the DMA student they hired to create Braille scores for me. He took a few weeks to learn how to do it, but his work was absolutely fantastic and he could get things ready for me very, very quickly.

Another thing to consider is whether you need help with reserving practice space. Each school is different and many of them use systems such as Asimut for people to book practice time. However that wasn't the case when I was at Juilliard and most of the time people ended up walking around looking through practice room windows, which isn't possible as a blind person. In that situation it was important for me to find a solution, rather than spending hours every week knocking on doors to see if rooms were empty or constantly asking others for help.

Hope that helps!


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> On 21 Jun 2023, at 05:11, Leslie Hamric via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I would add materials transcribed in  brailleMusic on the list. You will need it for music theory and aural skills  especially.   I know I've had students who have been able to work with their disability services department and have them braille the music using the Dancing Dots software. I did this myself when I was gettingmusic therapy training and in graduate school. I had a Reader who I worked with. I have one student who uses a Bluetooth keyboard, it's a small electric keyboard, that you can just hook up to your computer or laptop and he uses that in class for assignments. Using your braille note will help especially with dictation. 
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> Leslie Hamric
> Cello and Braille Music Teacher
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>> On Jun 20, 2023, at 9:15 PM, Julia LaGrand via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi all, I am going to start my first year of Conservatory this fall, and I’m wondering what accommodations other music students have found particularly helpful, besides extra time and accessible files. Thank you in advance for the suggestions, Julia.
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