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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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Yes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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 [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces@menvi.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Debra Baxley via Menvi-discuss<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 05, 2022 3:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> Stephanie Pieck via Menvi-discuss<br><b>Cc:</b> Debra Baxley<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Menvi-discuss] suggestions for memorizing music including proper articulation<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Will the same suggestions work for Piano music?<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Debra Baxley <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 8/25/2022 8:20 PM, Stephanie Pieck via Menvi-discuss wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hi Dana,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I’m not a wind player, but as a violinist I struggle with the same sort of things regarding articulations and bowings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I haven’t found a great method for this challenge yet, but the one I’ve had the best success with is memorizing very short sections of the music from the braille score and singing it or otherwise performing it in some physical way not attached to the instrument, and either do the articulation (like tonguing etc.) or otherwise use a word (like “up” or “down” for my bowing) for the affected notes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I find that I want to try to learn and memorize larger chunks than I can thoroughly absorb articulation for, and as a result, my impatience gets the better of me and I play correct notes but not always proper articulation and bowing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>This is definitely a work in progress for me, especially since I finally started taking regular violin lessons with a teacher about a month ago.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I hope this helps maybe a little.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Stephanie Pieck<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> Menvi-discuss [<a href="mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces@menvi.org">mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces@menvi.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dana Ard via Menvi-discuss<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 25, 2022 11:42 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'This is for discussing music and braille literacy'<br><b>Cc:</b> Dana Ard<br><b>Subject:</b> [Menvi-discuss] suggestions for memorizing music including proper articulation<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I am beginning my 7<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Year of flute lessons. I have braille music scores, and my teacher records all pieces and exercises. I have problems memorizing the proper articulation for pieces. I try to look for patterns to help me memorize the proper slurs and tonguing, but I often still am incorrect. This is frustrating because I work very hard to be accurate. I would appreciate any advice other flutists or wind instrument players may have for me to help me in memorizing the proper articulation. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dana Ard, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>National Federation of the Blind of Idaho<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Main: 208-345-3906<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Cell: 208-859-2828 (call only)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Email: <a href="mailto:president@NFBIdaho.org">president@NFBIdaho.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Website: <a href="http://www.nfbidaho.org">www.nfbidaho.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>“The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. 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