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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;line-break:after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve seen some of the lessons. I’m amazed that you could program the braille without there being a separate braille display involved. I know NLS has started digitizing some of the braille guitar music, I also Covid has slowed things down quite a bit. I haven’t gone on in a while to see just how much they’ve been able to do.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jeanne<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Menvi-discuss <menvi-discuss-bounces@menvi.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Matthew Hinsley via Menvi-discuss<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 21, 2022 7:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> This is for discussing music and braille literacy <menvi-discuss@menvi.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Matthew Hinsley <matt@austinclassicalguitar.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Menvi-discuss] Guitar Learning: New Free Resource<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you so much for the warm welcome!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please don’t hesitate to reach out any time if anyone has questions about learning or teaching classical guitar, or if there are any questions about <a href="http://letsplayguitar.org">letsplayguitar.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Matt<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Dr. Matthew Hinsley, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.austinclassicalguitar.org">Austin Classical Guitar</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>he / him / his<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sep 20, 2022, at 10:44 PM, <a href="mailto:hemakarah@gmail.com">hemakarah@gmail.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks so much Matt. This is such a rich resource.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Warmly,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hema.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Menvi-discuss <<a href="mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces@menvi.org">menvi-discuss-bounces@menvi.org</a>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Matthew Hinsley via Menvi-discuss<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>21 September 2022 04:50<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:menvi-discuss@menvi.org">menvi-discuss@menvi.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Matthew Hinsley <<a href="mailto:matt@austinclassicalguitar.org">matt@austinclassicalguitar.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>[Menvi-discuss] Guitar Learning: New Free Resource<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi MENVI Friends,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I’m a new member, and I’m excited to be connected. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My name is Matt Hinsley. Through my nonprofit organization in Austin, Texas, I have had a chance to work with Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to help build guitar classes there over the past twelve years. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Along the way we created <a href="http://letsplayguitar.org/">letsplayguitar.org</a> which is a free website with 45 progressive pieces in braille with multiple audio guides for each step to instruct both braille music reading and also the guitar learning necessary for each piece of music. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The braille can be downloaded as .brf files for local embossing, or we can ship the packets for the cost of shipping. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The course follows a classical guitar learning and literacy pathway from beginner who is new to guitar through intermediate level with reading fluency in first position on the guitar. It’s currently available in English and also in Montenegrin for use in the Balkans. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Anyhow, I’d love for people to use it! And I’m more than happy to talk with anyone about it, both teachers and students. And I’d love feedback as well so we can make it the best it can be. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you all!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Matt<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>512-914-0945<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Matt@AustinClassicalGuitar.org">Matt@AustinClassicalGuitar.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dr. Matthew Hinsley, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.austinclassicalguitar.org/">Austin Classical Guitar</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>