[Menvi-discuss] SATB Writing?

[Bettie Downing]

A lot, if not all, of these readers are volunteers.



On Mar 9, 2012, at 7:54 PM, Dale Lieser wrote:

> LOL I wish I could tell you the piano players are skilled. But I would be
> forever banned from this list, cited for fabricating tales not even a child
> would believe. Frankly, I remember a few instances in the text where the
> reader would play an example, and do so incorrectly. Or they would misread
> some figured bass, and either go back and correct it without turning off the
> recorder, or skip by the incident completely unawares. So, it is not like
> the NLS books that are closely monitored as they are being recorded. Music
> theory is just geeky enough that such proofing would be hard to come by.
> 
> Brandon, we don't want you to be discouraged by all this. But neither do we
> want to raise your expectation of entirely smooth reading. But, as we all do
> well to remember from time to time, it is a wonderful thing to have such
> texts available to us.
> 
> Dale
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org
> [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of Chela Robles
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 8:36 PM
> To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
> Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] SATB Writing?
> 
> I wonder if they use skilled piano players to play the examples or if
> it is the narrators that do. Oh my! Don't get me started, I remember
> having to listen to a Spanish textbook that was recorded in Texas you
> had that twang going on and it really didn't help much with people
> clearing their throats, like they didn't know how to use the recorder,
> or even how close or further away from the mic they should be, ick!
> Have fun listening to that. Hope it sounds decent enough, at least it
> is not like learning Spanish.
> 
> On 3/9/12, Dale Lieser <dale.lieser at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Having the braille also couldn't hurt. Regarding reading books with human
>> voices, it does take some getting used to, and I regret to have to tell
> you
>> that the readers of the Tonal Harmony book lack finesse. But with the
>> downloadable books you have easy control of the speed, without affecting
>> pitch.
>> 
>> I suggest reading even the early chapters of the book. You will be able to
>> breeze through them quickly, but that way you can be sure to gain what
> might
>> not have even been taught.
>> 
>> Dale
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org
>> [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of Brandon Keith Biggs
>> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 8:04 PM
>> To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
>> Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] SATB Writing?
>> 
>> Hello,
>> I see RFB and D has really come a long way from those big clunky players!
> I
>> love it!
>> I both found the textbook my teacher is using currently as well as the one
>> you recommended! This is really cool! I will listen to these and see how I
>> like them.
>> I really am not a fan of listening to human voices reading books, but I
>> guess I will have to start getting used to it. There are so many theory
>> books I want to read!
>> Thank you!!! So would you recommend me read along with the Braille book if
> I
>> 
>> can from NLS as well?
>> 
>> Brandon Keith Biggs
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dale Lieser
>> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 3:23 PM
>> To: 'This is for discussing music and braille literacy'
>> Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] SATB Writing?
>> 
>> The Tonal Harmony book from Learning Ally is read by several readers in
>> turn, and they play the examples on a piano.
>> 
>> Dale
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org
>> [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of Brandon Keith Biggs
>> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 6:12 PM
>> To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
>> Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] SATB Writing?
>> 
>> Hello,
>> No, my book stinks, so I just Google everything. How does an audio book
> work
>> 
>> when it is theory? Do they read the examples? Because I'm never going to
> be
>> able to get through a Braille theory book, but I could probably get
> through
>> a theory book I'm reading with a Braille display or that is in audio.
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Brandon Keith Biggs
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chris Smart
>> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 2:08 PM
>> To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
>> Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] SATB Writing?
>> 
>> well, listening carefully to playback is about my best advice. If
>> you are willing to try Sibelius 5.25 and the Sibelius Access
>> scripts, there are probably plug-ins available for Sibelius that
>> can scan your score for problems such as parallel fifths.
>> 
>> Hopefully you're working from a good textbook, such as Costka and
>> Payne's Tonal Harmony. I believe Learning Alley have that one in
>> audio form.
>> 
>> Chris
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