[musictlk] Blind Pianists

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Tue Sep 26 09:04:41 CDT 2006 

You probably cannot use sight-reading for an audition. My experience is that 
one can usually work out an alternative.

Yes, one learns hand-by-hand. Eventually, one gets so one can read without a 
piano and memorize and put the hands together in one's head.

Mike

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Beth Taurasi
  To: NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List
  Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 6:33 AM
  Subject: Re: [musictlk] Blind Pianists


  Wow!  But doesn't someone have to put the sheet music into the scanner for
  you?  Or do you put stickers on the corner?  How would you scan the music
  into the computer so Goodfeel can read the thing and transcribe it? 
Sounds
  like I should brush up on my braille music so I can understand what I'm
  reading.  Also, how would you learn the music once you've transcribed it?
  Do you do it hands separately?  That's how I had to do it.  Any ideas for
  sight-reading auditions for college?
  Beth
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "karen mcDonald" <karen at eioproductions.com>
  To: "NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List" <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
  Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 8:40 PM
  Subject: Re: [musictlk] Blind Pianists


  > The last music I bought was some Scott Joplin music books.  I
  > ordered them from National Braille Press.  They had one book in
  > stock, but I bought the other one and they transcribed it for me.
  > I also use recordings.  I have a lot of Braille music that I
  > bought over 30 years ago in my college days from the American
  > Printing House for the Blind.  I borrow very little music.  The
  > little I have borrowed is from the music section at NLS.  I have
  > the GoodFeel software from Dancing Dots and I plan to start
  > scanning a lot more print music in order to convert it into
  > Braille.  That will open doors for me that I can't even imagine.
  > Karen McDonald
  >
  >> ----- Original Message -----
  >>From: "Beth Taurasi" <btaurasi at bellsouth.net
  >>To: "NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List" <musictlk at nfbnet.org
  >>Date sent: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:28:23 -0400
  >>Subject: Re: [musictlk] Blind Pianists
  >
  >>How do you obtain your music?  Do you do it by recordings or
  > braille?
  >>Beth
  >>----- Original Message -----
  >>From: "karen mcDonald" <karen at eioproductions.com
  >>To: "NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List" <musictlk at nfbnet.org
  >>Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 8:19 PM
  >>Subject: Re: [musictlk] Blind Pianists
  >
  >
  >>Hi, Beth and list,
  >>I am an accompanist and have been all my life.  I can read music
  >>well, and I also learn equally well by ear.
  >>Karen McDonald
  >
  >>>----- Original Message -----
  >>>From: "Beth Taurasi" <btaurasi at bellsouth.net
  >>>To: "Music list" <musictlk at nfbnet.org>,"National Association of
  >>Blind Students Mailing List" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
  >>>Date sent: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:14:56 -0400
  >>>Subject: [musictlk] Blind Pianists
  >
  >>>I would like to address this letter to both lists since there are
  >>musicians on both lists.  Are there any blind pianists out there
  >>and if so, can you tell me how you learn your music? Do you
  >>obtain Braille material from the Music Section because I know the
  >>material is limited? Do you learn the music by ear? Are any of
  >>you accompanists by any chance? Please e-mail me back with a
  >>response on or off list.  Doesn't matter to me.
  >>>Beth
  >
  >
  >
  >
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You probably cannot use sight-reading for an audition. My experience is that one can usually work out an alternative.
 
Yes, one learns hand-by-hand. Eventually, one gets so one can read without a piano and memorize and put the hands together in one's head.
 
Mike
 
----- Original Message -----
From:
mailto:btaurasi at bellsouth.net Beth Taurasi
To:
mailto:musictlk at nfbnet.org NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List
Sent:
Tuesday, September 26, 2006 6:33 AM
Subject:
Re: [musictlk] Blind Pianists
Wow!  But doesn't someone have to put the sheet music into the scanner for
you?  Or do you put stickers on the corner?  How would you scan the music
into the computer so Goodfeel can read the thing and transcribe it?  Sounds
like I should brush up on my braille music so I can understand what I'm
reading.  Also, how would you learn the music once you've transcribed it?
Do you do it hands separately?  That's how I had to do it.  Any ideas for
sight-reading auditions for college?
Beth
----- Original Message -----
From: "karen mcDonald" < mailto:karen at eioproductions.com karen at eioproductions.com
>
To: "NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List" < mailto:musictlk at nfbnet.org musictlk at nfbnet.org
>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [musictlk] Blind Pianists
> The last music I bought was some Scott Joplin music books.  I
> ordered them from National Braille Press.  They had one book in
> stock, but I bought the other one and they transcribed it for me.
> I also use recordings.  I have a lot of Braille music that I
> bought over 30 years ago in my college days from the American
> Printing House for the Blind.  I borrow very little music.  The
> little I have borrowed is from the music section at NLS.  I have
> the GoodFeel software from Dancing Dots and I plan to start
> scanning a lot more print music in order to convert it into
> Braille.  That will open doors for me that I can't even imagine.
> Karen McDonald
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Beth Taurasi" < mailto:btaurasi at bellsouth.net btaurasi at bellsouth.net
>>To: "NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List" < mailto:musictlk at nfbnet.org musictlk at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:28:23 -0400
>>Subject: Re: [musictlk] Blind Pianists
>
>>How do you obtain your music?  Do you do it by recordings or
> braille?
>>Beth
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "karen mcDonald" < mailto:karen at eioproductions.com karen at eioproductions.com
>>To: "NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List" < mailto:musictlk at nfbnet.org musictlk at nfbnet.org
>>Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 8:19 PM
>>Subject: Re: [musictlk] Blind Pianists
>
>
>>Hi, Beth and list,
>>I am an accompanist and have been all my life.  I can read music
>>well, and I also learn equally well by ear.
>>Karen McDonald
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Beth Taurasi" < mailto:btaurasi at bellsouth.net btaurasi at bellsouth.net
>>>To: "Music list" < mailto:musictlk at nfbnet.org>,"National musictlk at nfbnet.org>,"National
Association of
>>Blind Students Mailing List" < mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>Date sent: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:14:56 -0400
>>>Subject: [musictlk] Blind Pianists
>
>>>I would like to address this letter to both lists since there are
>>musicians on both lists.  Are there any blind pianists out there
>>and if so, can you tell me how you learn your music? Do you
>>obtain Braille material from the Music Section because I know the
>>material is limited? Do you learn the music by ear? Are any of
>>you accompanists by any chance? Please e-mail me back with a
>>response on or off list.  Doesn't matter to me.
>>>Beth
>
>
>
>
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