[Menvi-discuss] Symbol for Chords in Popular Music

[Nicole Ming Hui Pua]

Hi everyone,

Thank you very much and thanks so much for the link. I will forward
the links to my friend, he is in the north...

And to answer the off topic question, I am a Malaysian!!!! Hahahah,
well, we survive here.

My friend, Peter is in his 60's and plays the organ/keyboard/piano
whenever he could for different churches. I believe that is his
ministry after retirement (he was an English teacher), and yes, he is
totally blind.

I wish we could meet up more often, and have some collaboration in
music. When I was working in Penang (the northern state in Malaysia),
whenever there was a chance, Peter would be on the piano, and I sang,
or Peter on the piano and I play the violin...nice memories.

Thinking about Peter, I wish there is a pipe organ for Peter to play -
told me all about the stops and swell and so on.

Right, will end here. And once again, thanks for the links and info.
Will read them and I am sure Peter will be more than happy to have
these at hands.

Nicole.


On 09/08/2011, Karen Gearreald <karen118 at cox.net> wrote:
> Let me make one correction.  In INTRODUCTION TO BRAILLE MUSIC TRANSCRIPTION,
> Second Edition, the chapter for chord symbols is 29 rather than 28.  Of
> course all the chapters are interesting and valuable and important, but you
> will want to focus on 29 if you need to learn about chord symbols.
> 					Karen Gearreald
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org
> [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of Karen Gearreald
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 10:28 AM
> To: 'This is for discussing music and braille literacy'
> Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] Symbol for Chords in Popular Music
>
> 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
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org
> [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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