[musictlk] braille-reading violinists

[Linda Mentink]

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At 11:09 AM 1/4/2008, you wrote:
>caca
>
>Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:  Yup! Also played cello in 
>college and trumpet all the way thru school.
>
>Mike
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Cindy Ray
>To: NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List
>Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 6:44 PM
>Subject: Re: [musictlk] braille-reading violinists
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>Mike, I didn't know you played the violinas a child.
>
>Cindy Lou who still can't believe she ranked in posts on this group
>u
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>Cindy Lou Ray. Each day is a new adventure.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Freeman"
>To: "Sharon & Doug Joyner" ; "NFBnet
>Music Talk Mailing List"
>Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 8:31 PM
>Subject: Re: [musictlk] braille-reading violinists
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>I played violin as a child and had no problem reading braille with my
>left hand. The pressure needed to hold down the stops is not nearly as
>great as it is to, say, play a twelve-string guitar with steel
>strings.
>I wouldn't worry about it.
>
>Mike Freeman
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Sharon & Doug Joyner
>To: musictlk at nfbnet.org
>Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:16 AM
>Subject: [musictlk] braille-reading violinists
>
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>I'm thankful to have found a place where experts can answer my
>question. I would like to know if playing the violin toughens fingers
>to
>the point of hindering braille reading. Specifically, does the
>musician
>develop calluses on one hand, and does that hand retain the
>sensitivity
>needed for braille-reading? If so, does the musician resort to
>one-handed braille reading?
>
>Thanks for tolerating my ignorance. I have been teaching literary
>braille reading and writing as well as Nemeth Code for only three
>years,
>and I have a brilliant 8-year-old braille-reading student who aspires
>to
>play the violin. In my inexperience, I'm just thinking perhaps
>covering
>the fingers that touch the strings with some moleskin might work, or
>would that hinder the sensitivity needed for playing beautiful music?
>
>Sharon
>
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