[Menvi-discuss] music camp

Bill billlist1 at comcast.net
Mon Jan 23 18:54:28 PST 2012 

The MACH Summer Institute led by David Goldstein really is your best option
presently if you are a blind musician studying music who is already in
college or certain to be entering college to study music.  David is a gifted
administrator who has assembled a strong faculty and staff.  Over the years,
we at Dancing Dots have enjoyed being officially or sometimes unofficially
part of it all.  There's always a good spirit of camaraderie and shared
interest to learn.  And that's not to mention all of the cookies and the
cheesesteaks.

Our weekend adventure camp last week in South Carolina and our upcoming
week-long camp in North Dakota seeks to serve blind students at an earlier
stage in their development.  We focus on some basics of music theory and
braille music reading that might be too basic for most of the students who
attend the MACH Summer Institute.  And, naturally, we manage to have some
fun too.  If I can help it, there will always be lots of chocolate around
and time to make some music together outside of the formal music-making in
the classroom.  

The organizers of our program in South Carolina took a lot of photos and
video during the weekend.  I hope that they will have something to share
soon.

Regards,
Bill 

Bill McCann 
Founder and President of Dancing Dots since 1992
www.DancingDots.com
Tel: [001] 610-783-6692


-----Original Message-----
From: menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org
[mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of Bettie Downing
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 9:33 PM
To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] music camp

The best one for you, Brandon, is the one David Goldstein runs.  It's
incredible and you would really benefit from it.



On Jan 23, 2012, at 7:30 PM, Brandon Keith Biggs wrote:

> Hello,
> It would be fantastic if there were more summer camps for music students
nationally! I know I've been looking for a music camp for a very long time
and I've not herd of any until I was told about the one in PA by a former
student. I don't think there are nearly enough going on in this country let
alone in the world... Please let me know if you start excepting applications
for out of state as well!
> Thanks,
> 
> Brandon Keith Biggs
> -----Original Message----- From: Thomas, Natasha A.
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 1:30 PM
> To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
> Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] music camp
> 
> Hi Maureen (and Bill!)
> 
> I can speak to the North Dakota Camp a little bit - at the moment, we are
accepting inquiries and applications from ND students only, but depending on
our registration that may change, so if your students are ages 10-18 and in
the surrounding states, or you would just like information on our camp, I
would be happy to chat with you off list.  We're very excited about having
our first ever Braille Music camp here!  Currently, the dates are set for
July 9-13th, which would put it just one week ahead of the Braille Music
Institute in Overbrook, PA.  I've had the privilege of being an intern with
that camp for 2 summers now, and can tell you it is an excellent resource
for older highschool and early college students.  Their staff is incredibly
knowledgeable and David Goldstein himself is a wealth of information and
connections so I encourage you to check out that camp if your students are
older or college bound.
> 
> Best to you!
> Natasha
> 
> Natasha Thomas
> Music Therapist/Braille Music Specialist North Dakota Vision 
> Services/School for the Blind alternate email address: 
> natasha.mtbc at gmail.com
> office: (701) 795-2723
> cell: 218-791-4220
> 
> *please call my cell or use the alternate email address if you don't hear
from me in a few days!
> I am itinerent and sometimes miss messages sent to this account, but my
cell (and gmail) are always with me.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org 
> [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of Bill
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 1:00 PM
> To: 'This is for discussing music and braille literacy'
> Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] music camp
> 
> Hello, Maureen,
> 
> See www.BlindMusicStudent.org for information on a long-running, 
> successful program administered by our friend and colleague, David 
> Goldstein, of the National Resource Center for Blind Musicians of the
Music and Art Center.
> David's camp is for college-bound blind musicians and has met at the 
> Overbrook School for the Blind in Philadelphia for the past few summers.
> Even if your current students are still a bit young to think about 
> college, I am sure that Mr. Goldstein would be happy to talk with you.  
> It might at least be possible to arrange a visit to the camp while it 
> is in session in July.
> 
> I have just returned from leading an Adventure in Braille Music 
> weekend at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind in 
> Spartanburg, SC.  Over a very busy three days, I taught 11 teachers 
> from around the state and 18 eager blind musicians ranging in age from 
> 11 to 19.  I taught everyone the basics of reading music braille using 
> Richard Taesch's excellent publication entitled 7 Little Steps to 
> Braille Music Literacy.  We introduced the teachers to the basic of 
> scanning, editing and automatically transcribing music into braille 
> using the GOODFEEL(R) suite of software.  We gave the students an 
> introduction to reading and writing music notation using the
> GOODFEEL(R) suite.  We ended the weekend with a rousing jam session.  
> I have not had so much fun while working so hard in quite a long time.
> 
> For the first time ever, I will be leading a week-long braile music 
> camp at the North Dakota School in July.  I *believe* that program is 
> only for ND students but not completely certain.  We should be 
> releasing more details on that program in the coming months.
> 
> BTW, go to www.DancingDots.com and follow our "Resources" link and 
> then follow the link under the heading:
> Seven Steps to Read Music in Braille
> To find a downloadable copy of Richard's little tutorial.  I have used 
> it numerous times to teach people that braille music is not so 
> mysterious and complicated.  You can get through it in about an hour.  
> All you need is a piano or electronic keyboard and print and/or 
> braille copies of this brief document.  I encourage all of you to get 
> familiar with it and present it as a workshop.  Richard has generously 
> donated his publication to the cause and there is no cost to download and
use it.  Of course, you must credit Mr.
> Taesch as the author whenever you use or disseminate it.
> 
> Regards,
> Bill
> 
> Bill McCann
> Founder and President of Dancing Dots since 1992 www.DancingDots.com
> Tel: [001] 610-783-6692
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org
> [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of Lewicki, Maureen
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 10:03 AM
> To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
> Subject: [Menvi-discuss] music camp
> 
> Folks, I have  been doing a lot of research the past few days for 
> resources for my blind students, and came across an announcement for a 
> music camp. I can not find it again!
> 
> Are you familiar with good music camps for blind students?
> Maureen Murphy Lewicki
> Teacher of Visually Impaired
> Bethlehem Central Schools
> (518)439-7681
> "When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is 
> wrought in our life, or in the life of another." Helen Keller
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