[nabs-l] Braille Music

[Wasif, Zunaira]

I played piano for over ten years, but never learned braille music.  It's really important to have the music theory concepts, though, even if you are learning by ear. 

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From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kaiti Shelton
Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 2:30 PM
To: louvins at gmail.com; National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Music

The key with learning braille music is the same key for doing anything in music; practice, practice, practice.  Repetition is the best way to get it into your head so that you can pick up a page of music and just read it, like you would with a page from a literary braille book.

On 12/24/13, Joshua Hendrickson <louvins at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi to all.  I've taken a few music classes in college, but none of 
> them required to use any kind of music notation.  I don't know how to 
> read braille music.  When I play the guitar and learn a new song, I do 
> everything by ear.  I first listen to the song I want to learn several 
> times and just listen to it.  Then I get out my guitar and figure out 
> what key the song is in.  Then once I've figured out all the chord 
> changes and the melody, I next decide if I can sing the song in its 
> original key, or if I have to transpose it.
>
> On 12/24/13, marissa <pianogirlforlife7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am starting to read braille music as well.  I realize that it is a 
>> d in my head, but know it is an 8th note c because I have a page that 
>> has the basics of braille music.  I use this page to figure out small 
>> songs and keep at it.
>>
>>
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>> To: <sandragayer7 at gmail.com>,"National Association of Blind Students 
>> mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org Date sent: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:22:04 
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>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Music
>>
>> Hello:
>>
>>      I have a Master's Degree in Voice and also teach voice.  I am a 
>> soprano as well and sing in two or three choirs, depending on the 
>> time of year.  I also do as much solo work as possible.  I would 
>> really like to learn Braille music.  I read Braille at 300 words per 
>> minute and I have helped people improve their Braille reading speeds, 
>> but when I look at Braille music, what I feel is what the letter is 
>> supposed to be in real Braille and not in Braille music.  For 
>> instance, I feel dots 1, 4, 5, and my brain instantly says D and not 
>> eight note C.  I did all of my college work by ear and got high 
>> grades doing it, but I know Braille music would be of benefit.  
>> Sandra, how do you get your brain to turn off recognizing Braille as 
>> Braille and get it to recognize Braille music, since the symbols are 
>> the same? I hope this question is clearer than mud!!
>>
>> Merry Christmas from
>> Terri and Nick Wilcox
>>
>>
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