[musictlk] Fw: music braille and piano question

[Linda Mentink]

Mike, she sent it to this list, too, and yes, I'm reading and responding.
Grin.
At 10:21 PM 4/5/2007, you wrote:
>The following post is on the Teachers of the Visually Impaired list --
>teachvib at nfbnet.org -- so someone might wish to answer there. I do not
>teach but, rather, play so the only question I could really answer would
>be (1) very much in the affirmative.
>
>Linda Mentink, are you reading this?
>
>Mike Freeman
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: lana
>To: napub at nfbnet.org ; brl at acb.org ; teachvib at nfbnet.org
>Cc: swko
>Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 4:41 PM
>Subject: [teachvib] music braille and piano question
>
>
>My name is Lana and I am the district para for visually impaired
>students.  One of the parents of the children I work with is wanting her
>child to learn to play the piano.  I helped her find a piano teacher
>that is willing to try.  The teacher has LOTS of questions that I am
>hoping someone can answer.
>
>   1) Does the student need to learn the braille notes as a sighted
>student would? She says the student has a very good ear?!?!
>   2) Is there a book about teaching a visually impaired student to play
>the piano?
>   3) Is there someone out there that has learned piano or has taught
>someone who is visually impaired that would be willing to give pointers
>to all of us?
>
>   Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>Lana
>
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