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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> I would suggest Dancing Dots as a starting
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org [mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>DrV<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April 06, 2011
2:12 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Professionals in Blindness
Education Division List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Pibe-division] Seeking
Braille Instructional Piano Music Book(s) of Lessons</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Hi Everyone,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Our sons have been taking piano lessons
for a number of years.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>They learned their lessons initially by
listening to the pieces being played or the notes and symbols being told to
them measure by measure.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Presently they have a great teacher, a
jazz musician, who has them record the pieces on their Braille-note.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>He is interested in teaching them the
pieces in Braille.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Their teacher has read “Who’s Afraid of
Braille Music?” and “How to Read Braille Music An Introduction” by Bettye
Krolick, but what he is looking for is an instructional book of lessons, which
will gradually teach them music Braille with actual pieces; just like in print,
as in the Faber piano series.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>We would appreciate any
thoughts/insights.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Sincerely,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Eric & Rasa</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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