[Perform-Talk] Online piano lessons

[Daryl Swinson]

Kelsey,
Absolutely disclose your blindness in advance! You should have an open
and frank discussion of what your needs are in terms of different
materials, or access to their materials needs to be in order to learn.
And asking a music instructor that you are literally paying to teach
you piano to do so in a way that works for you seems an obvious
request. If they produce their own materials, odds are they will have
an electronic version of the materials, so translating that to an
accessible format for you should also be simple. Of course you pay
them for the "book" as for any other material.

Remember, you are paying them to teach you. Expecting them to
accomodate your blindness is just a basic thing. If they are not
willing, if you discover that in the free lesson, then find someone
else.

On 11/25/23, Leslie Hamric via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Just try it and see how it goes. If you want your transcriber to transcribe
> an entire book it is definitely doable. It'll just take time. Another
> thought I had is trying to put so much emphasis on the blindness. I used to
> do that too and it only got in the way of The things I wanted to do. If he's
> not open I'm out your blindness and willing to work with you, that's his
> problem and he's not the right teacher for you. For me, I say something like
> I just want to make you aware that I'm blind and then I leave it at that.
> It's a personal decision. Some people choose to just show up at the lesson.
> Some people choose to make the teacher aware ahead of time. Whether an
> online list would work, again that's an individual decision between you and
> the teacher. You'll just have to try it and see how it goes.Good luck.
> Leslie Hamric
> Cello and Braille Music Teacher
>
>> On Nov 25, 2023, at 8:58 PM, Kelsey Nicolay via Perform-Talk
>> <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hello, I previsly took piano lessons in person, but took a break due to
>> work and other scheduling conflicts. the teacher I had was very open to
>> working with me and my blindness was not a barrier to her〃 but she is not
>> teaching much anymore, so I would have to find a new teacher. I am
>> considering getting back into piano and found a teacher who offers both
>> online and in person lessons. This teacher is very well respected in the
>> area. He uses books and pieces he created himself, so NLS would not have
>> any of the books he is using which could be a problem for transcribing. I
>> do have a transcriber, but not sure if transcribing an entire book would
>> be feasible. when I reach out to him, should I inform him about my
>> blindness and my braille music need and see if he would be willing to use
>> one of the series that has been published in braille such as Intro to
>> Piano for the Blind Student and then once we finish that seri€s move onto
>> individual pieces that I can get through NLS once I am comfortable with
>> everything? also, do you think on online lesson would be feasible since I
>> have some knowledge of piano technique or is in person the way to go? The
>> good thing is he offers a free trial lesson, so I can get a feel for him
>> to see if he would be a good fit or not before committing to lessons.
>> ent from Kelsey Nicolay’s iPhone
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       Regards,

       Daryl Swinson, M.S., M.A.