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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In searching the NLS listings (<a href="http://www.loc.gov/nls">www.loc.gov/nls</a>), I do not see anything by that name.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> Karen Gearreald<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> menvi-discuss-bounces@menvi.org [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces@menvi.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Debra Baxley<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 21, 2011 8:02 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'This is for discussing music and braille literacy'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Menvi-discuss] Details about Format and Symbols for Braille VocalMusic<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Do you know if Petite Suite by Hassler is brailled?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Debra<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> menvi-discuss-bounces@menvi.org [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces@menvi.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Karen Gearreald<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 19, 2011 2:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> This is for discussing music and braille literacy<br><b>Subject:</b> [Menvi-discuss] Details about Format and Symbols for Braille VocalMusic</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.loc.gov/nls/music">www.loc.gov/nls/music</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>you can download the “brf” files for the second edition of INTRODUCTION TO BRAILLE MUSIC TRANSCRIPTION, originally by Mary Turner De Garmo, revised by Dr. Lawrence Smith and others. This is a big and marvelously helpful book. Because of the inability to read ink-print music, blind music students cannot take the transcription course on which the book is based; but anyone can benefit from studying the book. Special guidance on formats and symbols for vocal music is found in Chapter 22 (Volume 4), Chapter 28 (Volume 5), and Chapters 29 and 31 (Volume 6). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For a still more technical look at braille music, anyone can download the “brf” files of the 1997 BANA music code book. Go to <a href="http://www.brailleauthority.org">www.brailleauthority.org</a> to download the zipped files for the five braille volumes. Chapter 22 on vocal music (in Volume 3) includes explanations of solo music, ensemble music, and opera format.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are a serious braille-reading singer, don’t shortchange yourself. All this information is available for downloading without cost. Enjoy these resources and make good use of them!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Karen Gearreald <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>No virus found in this incoming message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3774 - Release Date: 07/19/11 06:34:00</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>