[Menvi-discuss] Symbol for Chords in Popular Music

[Karen Gearreald]

Blessings, Nicole, to you and Peter!  Looking back to my days as a Hadley
instructor, I well remember what an excellent, prompt, and responsive
student you were.  Keep up the great work in every area!
					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: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 12:32 PM
To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] Symbol for Chords in Popular Music

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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