[Menvi-discuss] music camp

Tue Jan 24 19:20:46 PST 2012

It's available from NLS Music Section.  It's called Intro to Piano for the 
Blind Student Book Two Graded Studies.
Marda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debra Baxley" <debrabaxley at att.net>
To: "'This is for discussing music and braille literacy'" 
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Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] music camp


> On another subject, do you have An Introduction to Piano for the Blind
> Student Book 2 in a Brailled version?
>
> Debra
>
> -----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 8:54 PM
> To: 'This is for discussing music and braille literacy'
> Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] music camp
>
> 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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