[musictlk] list of Braille music codes

[Helga Schreiber]

Hi Brenda, this is Helga. How are you? I don't know Braille music either, 
but I'm learning how to play the guitar. I actually know how to play notes, 
but I'm practicing my chords still. since I don't know to read Braille 
music, my brother read the print guitar book when I was in high school 
taking a beginner guitar class, and he read me the chords and notes symbols 
of each songs. And I would type it in Braille in my own way. I don't know if 
you already know how to do this, but what I did in order to learn how to 
play each song, I type it in my own way! For instance, I write the notes in 
capital letter, for chords, I write the letter and beside it I  write the 
word chord, and for sharp,, I write the letter, and I write the word sharp 
beside it. Just to let you know, I know how to write contracted Braille, 
which means grade 2 Braille. So I don't really write the word sharp, I write 
it as sh sign, which is dots 1, 4, and 6. By the way, here are some examples 
in how I  do it:
1. Dot 6 a, This is the A note, dot 6 B  this is the B note.
2, Dot 6 C chord this is the C chord, dot 6 D this is the D chord
3, dot 6 Fsh This is the F sharp, dot 6 Gsh This is the G sharp
Hope this helps. if you have any questions you are free to contact me off 
list or on list. Thanks so much for listening to me and God bless!
P.S. So maybe you for the flat you can write f, and for the time signature 
you can write TS untill you learn Braille music. What do you think? Just 
wondering.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Brenda
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 1:32 PM
To: Music Talk Mailing List
Subject: [musictlk] list of Braille music codes

Good afternoon.

I'm enjoying reading posts from this list and am learning some things I
never would have thought to ask.

Now I have a question.  I play the mountain dulcimer and am going to an
event next spring.  One of the instructors will be giving me a lot of
the tableture and mp3s of songs.  I'm going to make my own notes about
each song such as chords used, time signature, maybe the notes in the
first line of the melody.  This will give me a clue about what song is
being played when I'm with the group.

I need to know how to designate notes and chords.  I don't need a lot of
detailed musical terms.  I can make up something myself, but then when I
get around to seriously learning Braille music I'll have to relearn
things.  I'm working on contracted Braille, then I will undertake
Braille music.

I'm hoping for a list of termms similar to the little Braille book with
all my contractions.  If there aren't many designations, maybe someone
could tell me the dot locations.  I probably need symbols for:
chord
note, sharp, flat and how to write a time signature.

Thanks for any help you can provide.
Brenda
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