[Menvi-discuss] braille music tutoring

[Kaiti Shelton]

Knowing how to read meter and count it are essential for learning
music by using braille notation, and even more important when learning
by audio.  It is really important that you have the capability to if
not have a few key measure numbers in your head, (E.G. the development
of my piece starts at measure 75 and the recap starts at 100, so if my
teacher says a measure number I can at least tell what section of the
piece I'm in), to be able to at least pick up on how to count the
sections out.  It is also important for counting in mixed meter pieces
like Mr. Coates described.  My wind ensemble has a piece on our
concert which alternates between measures of 5/8 and 7/8 time in a
section.  All I know between my entrances is the number of measures,
so I have to constantly think, "1 2, 1 2, 1 2 3, 1 2, 1 2 3," in order
to keep my place.

Definitely get together with an instructor or a qualified student so
they can help you with this.

On 4/15/13, Gillespie, Jeffrey <jgillesp at butler.edu> wrote:
> Kelsey:
> You really need to find a sighted music theory instructor to work with you,
> to really get a grasp in rhythm and meter topics.
>
> Jeff Gillespie
> Professor of music
> Butler university
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 15, 2013, at 5:12 PM, "Bettie Downing" <bnbdowning70 at embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> too much info
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 15, 2013, at 3:46 PM, Rick Coates wrote:
>>
>>> Kelsey:
>>>
>>> Counting requires you to understand how a particular time-signature is
>>> divided into beat values.  Always remember that the top number represents
>>> the number of beats in a measure and the bottom number represents the
>>> value of each beat.  When 8's and 16's are used in the bottom value,
>>> compound groupings of 2's, 3's or 4's are created.  The standard counting
>>> pattern for 2's or duplets is 1-n 2-n 3-n 4-n.  For 3's or triplets, the
>>> pattern is counted 1-&-ah 2-&-ah, etc, or 1-la-le 2-la-le, etc.  For 4's
>>> or quads, the pattern is 1-e-&-ah 2-e-&-ah etc.
>>>
>>> Duple and Quad signatures will have the top number represented by values
>>> of two and four, while the Triplet signatures will have the top number
>>> represented by values of 3.
>>>
>>> 20th century composers challenged the rules of rhythm in their music.
>>> Copland took one work and had the time signature as 2/4 in one measure
>>> followed by 6/8 in second.  Another composer, had one group of players
>>> performing music with a 4/4 time signature while others used a 12/8 time
>>> signature.  Understanding the basic beat values and counting patterns
>>> required for the music made the musicians able to perform these works.
>>>
>>> Last year, my school band did an interesting selection written in 6/8
>>> time.  As I analyzed the work, the composer wrote measure one as 2 dotted
>>> quarter notes, and the second measure with three quarter notes.  At times
>>> in the work, he subdivided the dotted quarter notes into triplets (3/8 +
>>> 3/8). Eventually, the music would look like this: x-x-x x-x-x / X X X .
>>> The counting pattern would be 1-&-ah 2-&-ah / 1 2 3.  The tempo of the
>>> eighth note remained constant throughout the work.  The wind players
>>> performed smooth rhythm patterns in the melody, while the
>>> counter-melodies and percussion had more challenging patterns.  Once
>>> again, understanding the basics of the rhythm and counting made the
>>> performance proper and enjoyable.
>>>
>>> Rick Coates
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Kelsey Nicolay
>>> <piano.girl0299 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> I am taking Hadley's Braille Music Reading course.  I managed to pass the
>>> first four lessons with B's but now that I have completed my fifth
>>> lesson, I'm starting to get worried about my student record.  My
>>> instructor gave me a D on this lesson, saying that I had trouble with
>>> counting.  She told me that I need to actually count out loud as I am
>>> playing but the main issue was that I had considering difficulty with
>>> counting in different time signatures.  Therefore, I am wondering if
>>> there is anyone on the list who has taken the course and still has their
>>> materials who would be willing to tutor me via phone or skype.  I'm still
>>> in school so I am looking for free tutoring if possible because I don't
>>> have a lot of money.  If anyone is interested in tutoring, please write
>>> me offlist at piano.girl0299 at gmail.com to discuss the details.
>>> Thanks,
>>>
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