[Menvi-discuss] Symbol for Chords in Popular Music

[Karen Gearreald]

Nicole, you can download the "brf" and "pdf" files of INTRODUCTION TO
BRAILLE MUSIC TRANSCRIPTION, Second Edition, from the web site of the
Library of Congress (www.loc.gov/nls).  Chapter 28 in Volume Six of the
braille edition will give you the current American system for chords in
popular music.  You can also download the 1997 BANA music code from
www.brailleauthority.org.  Chapter 24 in Volume Four of the braille book
will give you similar information.

There are older systems such as the Canadian Melody-Chord and the Spanner
system.  None of these systems is perfect; but because popular lead sheets
are skeletal and inexact anyway, almost any understandable system is useful.
I think that you and your friend will enjoy reading popular music in the
current American style for chords.

					Karen Gearreald

 

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[mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Ming Hui Pua
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 10:53 PM
To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy; braille-music-chat
Subject: [Menvi-discuss] Symbol for Chords in Popular Music

Dear all,

I was having a long chat with a local blind musician (my source of braille
music answers at times) and he asked me to help him find out the below.

For popular music, what is the system used for writing the chords in braille
music notation? In specific, the American system. And, is there a booklet or
table which one could refer to?

You see, my friend received this little booklet together with a magazine
during the 70's, however, he sent it off together with the magazine when he
passed it on to a friend. So, he has been hoping to find the answer to the
"mystery". I hope one of you could help us out here in Malaysia, the land of
almost "no braille music".

Thanks in advance.

Warm regards,
Nicole.

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