[Menvi-discuss] Fun with Music Braille

[Marda]

The primer is an old book, written in 1969 with a 1971 addendum.  Though rules have changed, basic notation is still the same and the exercises are good.  I'm not sure if it's available in brf format but I know it's in hard copy Braille.  I like the Happy Fingers books too.  I'm using them with students now.
Marda
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  From: Chela Robles 
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  Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 9:13 PM
  Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] Fun with Music Braille


  I think I will youse a combination of all your ideas but since web braille has changed a bit, and has come onto bard site,I'm wondering how one can find these books you all mentioned that NLS has via web braille direct URL's to them would be great especially the primer which I assume is basic for beginners, right?

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--On 2/18/2013 4:50 PM, Karen Gearreald wrote:

    One of the best games for teaching the braille music system is the use of familiar melodies.  Give each student a sheet of paper on which you have brailled several well-known melodies or fragments of familiar melodies.  Start with easy ones such as "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"; go on to harder ones such as the first line of the national anthem or "Danny Boy" or Christmas carols.  Be sure to use key signatures, time signatures, and octave marks as necessary.  Students should learn to identify the melodies without singing or playing aloud.  After each piece has been correctly identified, you can discuss all the symbols and rhythms.



    You are welcome to use the two HAPPY FINGERS books in your teaching.  Each book contains ten songs in progressive order of difficulty.  Some of the songs are rounds which are especially good for the teaching of counting and phrasing as you divide the class into groups.  All of the songs include lyrics in uncontracted braille.



    The HAPPY FINGERS books are available from NLS.  They can also be downloaded, free of charge, from Christina Davidson's web site (www.ctdcreations.com).



    After your students become more advanced, you can ask them to play duets at a single piano or on different keyboards.  One student can play the right hand of a piece while the other student plays the left hand; or you can ask each of the two students to play one of the lines from a Bach two-part invention.  The possibilities for fun are endless.  After each student plays his part correctly, you can help the students play the parts together.



                                                                                    Karen Gearreald


     

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