[Menvi-discuss] Music Theory textbook examples

[Rick Coates]

I have used music notation software in my classes.  I have tried JAWS and
it has failed to read the graphics of the music notation.  I would think
that technology does exist to read the music graphics but I would think it
would be a separate, special program.  Rick Coates

On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Johnson, Shersten R. <
srjohnson2 at stthomas.edu> wrote:

>  Greetings,
>
>  I am a music theory professor, and I have a colleague who is writing a
> harmony textbook. He is interested in making the book as accessible as
> possible. There will be an ebook version of the text in which the publisher
> proposes using alt text for musical examples that can be read by a screen
> reader.  My colleague is wondering if recordings would be preferable
> instead. The issue is that these examples will have a bit of music but also
> could have numbers describing intervals or roman numerals or other
> analytical terms.
>
>  We would love to hear from those of you who have insight into what the
> best practice might be. Have you had experience with alt text for musical
> examples? Or recorded musical examples? Can the two be mixed? Are there
> other options? Any ideas would be welcome.
>
>  Thanks much,
> Shersten
>
>  *Shersten Johnson, Ph.D.*
> Associate Professor of Music Theory and Composition
> Assistant Chair, Music Department
> University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
> Office: BEC 109C, Phone: 651-276-7038
> email: shersten.johnson at stthomas.edu
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