[duxuser] Re: braille music texts
- From: "Gaeir Dietrich" <gdietrich@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:32:16 -0800
I captured the wonderful list of braille music resources below from Judi
Piscitello. (She's an excellent resource!) You might try some of these.
Good luck!
Gaeir
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-- Braille Through Remote Learning at http://www.brl.org/music/index.html
provides an online version of the Braille Music Code
-- Brent Hugh's Braille Music FAQ:
http://www.brenthugh.com/braillem/braimfaq.html
-- Dancing Dots at www.dancingdots.com -- Dancing Dots are the developers
and manufacturers of CakeTalking, Cakewalk and the GOODFEEL(R) Braille Music
Translator, as well as Sibelius Speaking. They also publish AN INTRODUCTION
TO MUSIC FOR THE BLIND STUDENT: A COURSE IN BRAILLE MUSIC READING By Richard
Taesch.
-- Music Educators Network for the Visually Impaired (MENVI) is a listserv
that answers questions about music for individuals with visual impairment.
Contact Jared Rimer at jaredr at speakeasy.net to join MENVI.
-- Music By Ear http://www.musicvi.com/ is Bill Brown's music instruction in
an all audio format. Visit the site or call (800) 484--1839, using security
code 8123. Because Bill is visually impaired, he offers lots of resources
for visually impaired musicians. His introductory courses are also available
from the Library of Congress.
-- Optek Systems at http://members.mpx.com.au/~terryk -- Optek Systems
offers Toccatta, a Braille Music Translation software as well as a program
for low vision musicians, Magni--ccata, that plays and scrolls any music
that is entered either by mouse or from a scan, in a magnified window with a
highlighted marker to assist the musician focus on the notes being played.
-- Opus Technologies at www.opustec.com offers 2 CD--ROMs on Braille Music:
How to read Braille Music, 2nd Edition and New International Manual of
Braille Music Notation. The first is a multimedia--enhanced version of the
book by Bettye Krolick and the second documents the latest braille music
signs and rules adopted for international standardization by 16 countries.
Click any music symbol to view its braille equivalent, or click any braille
sign for a popup description of what it means. Both disks also contain audio
playback.
-- The Summer Institute for Blind College Bound Musicians offers Braille
music, technology, ensemble work, music theory, campus living and summer
activities. Contact David Goldstein, Director, National Resource Center for
Blind Musicians, Music and Arts Center for Humanity, 600 University Avenue,
Bridgeport, CT 06601, phone (203) 366--3300, or visit
http://www.blindmusicstudent.org.
-- TacTiles at http://www.tack--tiles.com/index.htm has a braille music code
set of Lego--type tiles designed to teach braille music. Visit their web
site or call 1--800--TACK--TILE (822--5845) U.S. and Canada or 603 382
1904//Fax 603 382 1748.
Braille Music Catalogues
NLB
webcat.nlbuk.org:8000
Lighthouse
www.lighthouse.org
NBA
www.nationalbraille.org
LOC
www.loc.gov/nls/
RNIB
www.revealweb.org.uk
Also
Southern Cal. Conservatory of Music has an active program teaching sight
reading and braille music to college students. Richard Taesch
(mailto:taeshr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx), a certified music transcriber, has set up the
braille music program there. He has a great deal to offer blind students
(including scholarships in some cases).
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Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
High Tech Center Training Unit of the
California Community Colleges
De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
www.htctu.net
408-996-6043
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The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California
Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students
with disabilities.
-----Original Message-----
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jean Menzies
Sent: 05 March 2009 01:13
To: DBT list
Subject: [duxuser] braille music texts
I'm asking this on behalf of a family in my community. Their son is
blind and is 9 years old. They are looking for braille music
instructional material in both print and braille, suitable for young
children. This would be to learn the braille music code. While I do know
braille music, I don't know anything about instructional materials. Can
anyone recommend a particular program or course materials?
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