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Linda Mentink <mentink at frontiernet.net> wrote:  Hi Sharon,

I read Braille, both literary and music, and I play the violin and 
viola. Don't do a thing, except use more expensive strings, like 
Thomastic Dominant. When I was playing at the school for the blind, 
we used steal strings, I think, and they really hurt my fingers. She 
may read more Braille with her right hand, so calouses shouldn't be a problem.

Blessings,

Linda

At 04:16 AM 1/3/2008, you wrote:
>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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Linda Mentink <mentink at frontiernet.net>
wrote:
Hi Sharon,
I read Braille, both literary and music, and I play the violin and
viola. Don't do a thing, except use more expensive strings, like
Thomastic Dominant. When I was playing at the school for the blind,
we used steal strings, I think, and they really hurt my fingers. She
may read more Braille with her right hand, so calouses shouldn't be a problem.
Blessings,
Linda
At 04:16 AM 1/3/2008, you wrote:
>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
>
>_______________________________________________
>musictlk mailing list
>musictlk at nfbnet.org
>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/musictlk
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