[Perform-Talk] Online piano lessons

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That's great!
Sounds like you'll get a lot out of it😊.


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From: Perform-Talk <perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Kelsey Nicolay via Perform-Talk
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2023 5:38 PM
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We did discuss online lessons bothagree it isn't feasible. In fact, he said it's hard teven his sighted students, so he's considering stopping online altogether. He otheblstuddid use braille music and learned by ear. He's f~e with whatever method works better; he said cantry using braille music and if thtoo , he'll me ear. In case, he teaches techniques to you tremember what learevenasteppawaypiano. The thingimy tuition includes the practice materials, so you have buy separately. thatthattthatttthatatttthatthattthatthatatthattthathatthatatthathatthathatthatthatthatttthatthattthattthatttthathattthathatathattathatthat and Sent from Kelsey Nicolay’s iPhone 

> On Nov 26, 2023, at 4:30 PM, Annie Davis via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Kelsey,
> That is a hard one, about when to disclose your blindness.
> It sounds like, though based on what I've read you've already been given some great advice and the teacher responded favorably to your concern.
> You could try online to see if it's something you're comfortable with.  If not, good thing you have the option of going to him in-person.  (I personally would prefer in-person piano lessons if/ whenever I decide to resume piano.
> Zoom isn't 100 percent reliable when it comes to hearing all the nuances of music and other important things.
> If you can make it work, however, excellent!
> Wishing you the best!
> Annie
> 
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> Kelsey Nicolay via Perform-Talk
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> 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.
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