[Perform-Talk] Teaching piano students

Leslie Hamric lhamric930 at comcast.net
Mon Nov 27 23:49:23 UTC 2023


I know Hadley has a book of the basic notation and the treble and bass clef. It was there still is part of the Hadley course. Amazon also has magnetic staff. The practice shoppe is another excellent resource.
Leslie Hamric
Cello and Braille Music Teacher

> On Nov 27, 2023, at 5:38 PM, Sandra Gayer via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Elizabeth,
> I have a good grasp of Stave Notation which is useful when teaching
> sighted students, even to a basic level. I read a fantastic book over
> 20 years ago called "Braille Music in Print." It described the basics
> of Stave notation, labeled the tactile diagrams in Braille and gave an
> overview of cleffs. Don't ask me who the author is. I only borrowed it
> and I'm pretty sure it was published originally in New Zealand.
> 
> Very best wishes,
> Sandra.
> 
>> On 11/27/23, Elizabeth Sprecher via Perform-Talk
>> <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> sometimes I’ve run into students who will bring music with them to their
>> lessons, like movie, music, or some popular music, but the problem that I
>> run into is that a lot of that stuff is not available in braille.
>> So how do I not let that discourage me from my teaching, I don’t want them
>> to feel obligated to only learn classical music, but a lot of this popular
>> music is not available in braille
>> Also, I am running into an issue where I tend to give them. No names of what
>> they’re playing because I don’t know how to describe the print to them so
>> that they would know what notes are on the staff and so they would
>> understand what they are reading.
>> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>> Sent from my iPhone
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