[Menvi-discuss] music camp

Mon Jan 23 18:38:39 EST 2012

Is Braille Beat for 50 year-olds interested in Braille music reading?

Debra

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From: menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org
[mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of Chela Robles
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 4:35 PM
To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] music camp

http://www.summerjazzworkshops.com/ is for all ages and all abilities
and is fun Jamey Aebersold and others give you one on one training as
well as group training in theory and ear training expanding etc.
Please I highly encourage you all to check it out. I use their methods
and their playalongs as well and Gee Gee Collier is a nice customer
service rep too. Again it is http://www.summerjazzworkshops.com/
the main site for purchasing stuff from them is http://www.jazzbooks.com/
I hope that this adds to the resource section as is I find them really
helpful these links that is I have given you.

On 1/23/12, Bill <billlist1 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Thanks for writing, Natasha.  Let me know ASAP should you decide to start
> accepting applications from outside of ND.
>
> Turns out Maureen's student is ten years old so definitely not yet ready
for
> David's Sumer Institute.
>
> Regards,
> Bill
>
> Bill McCann
> Founder and President of Dancing Dots since 1992
> www.DancingDots.com
> Tel: [001] 610-783-6692
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org
> [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of Thomas, Natasha A.
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 4:30 PM
> To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
> Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] music camp
>
> Hi Maureen (and Bill!)
>
> I can speak to the North Dakota Camp a little bit - at the moment, we are
> accepting inquiries and applications from ND students only, but depending
on
> our registration that may change, so if your students are ages 10-18 and
in
> the surrounding states, or you would just like information on our camp, I
> would be happy to chat with you off list.  We're very excited about having
> our first ever Braille Music camp here!  Currently, the dates are set for
> July 9-13th, which would put it just one week ahead of the Braille Music
> Institute in Overbrook, PA.  I've had the privilege of being an intern
with
> that camp for 2 summers now, and can tell you it is an excellent resource
> for older highschool and early college students.  Their staff is
incredibly
> knowledgeable and David Goldstein himself is a wealth of information and
> connections so I encourage you to check out that camp if your students are
> older or college bound.
>
> Best to you!
> Natasha
>
> Natasha Thomas
> Music Therapist/Braille Music Specialist North Dakota Vision
Services/School
> for the Blind alternate email address: natasha.mtbc at gmail.com
> office: (701) 795-2723
> cell: 218-791-4220
>
> *please call my cell or use the alternate email address if you don't hear
> from me in a few days!
> I am itinerent and sometimes miss messages sent to this account, but my
cell
> (and gmail) are always with me.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org
> [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of Bill
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 1:00 PM
> To: 'This is for discussing music and braille literacy'
> Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] music camp
>
> Hello, Maureen,
>
>  See www.BlindMusicStudent.org for information on a long-running,
successful
> program administered by our friend and colleague, David Goldstein, of the
> National Resource Center for Blind Musicians of the Music and Art Center.
> David's camp is for college-bound blind musicians and has met at the
> Overbrook School for the Blind in Philadelphia for the past few summers.
> Even if your current students are still a bit young to think about
college,
> I am sure that Mr. Goldstein would be happy to talk with you.  It might at
> least be possible to arrange a visit to the camp while it is in session in
> July.
>
> I have just returned from leading an Adventure in Braille Music weekend at
> the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind in Spartanburg, SC.  Over
a
> very busy three days, I taught 11 teachers from around the state and 18
> eager blind musicians ranging in age from 11 to 19.  I taught everyone the
> basics of reading music braille using Richard Taesch's excellent
publication
> entitled 7 Little Steps to Braille Music Literacy.  We introduced the
> teachers to the basic of scanning, editing and automatically transcribing
> music into braille using the GOODFEEL(R) suite of software.  We gave the
> students an introduction to reading and writing music notation using the
> GOODFEEL(R) suite.  We ended the weekend with a rousing jam session.  I
have
> not had so much fun while working so hard in quite a long time.
>
> For the first time ever, I will be leading a week-long braile music camp
at
> the North Dakota School in July.  I *believe* that program is only for ND
> students but not completely certain.  We should be releasing more details
on
> that program in the coming months.
>
> BTW, go to www.DancingDots.com and follow our "Resources" link and then
> follow the link under the heading:
> Seven Steps to Read Music in Braille
> To find a downloadable copy of Richard's little tutorial.  I have used it
> numerous times to teach people that braille music is not so mysterious and
> complicated.  You can get through it in about an hour.  All you need is a
> piano or electronic keyboard and print and/or braille copies of this brief
> document.  I encourage all of you to get familiar with it and present it
as
> a workshop.  Richard has generously donated his publication to the cause
and
> there is no cost to download and use it.  Of course, you must credit Mr.
> Taesch as the author whenever you use or disseminate it.
>
> Regards,
> Bill
>
> Bill McCann
> Founder and President of Dancing Dots since 1992 www.DancingDots.com
> Tel: [001] 610-783-6692
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org
> [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of Lewicki, Maureen
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 10:03 AM
> To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
> Subject: [Menvi-discuss] music camp
>
> Folks, I have  been doing a lot of research the past few days for
resources
> for my blind students, and came across an announcement for a music camp. I
> can not find it again!
>
> Are you familiar with good music camps for blind students?
> Maureen Murphy Lewicki
> Teacher of Visually Impaired
> Bethlehem Central Schools
> (518)439-7681
> "When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in
> our life, or in the life of another." Helen Keller
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