[Menvi-discuss] - Resources for Scanning & Editing Music for GoodFeel

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hi,

I am a college music major who uses Goodfeel on a regular basis.  My
university music department did as your son's school has done, and
purchased Goodfeel along with an embosser to provide music for me
in-house.  What they did was hire a student to act as the transcriber,
using a combination of Finale and Lime (Goodfeel's music editor) to
get the job done.  Since one does not necessarily need to know how to
read braille music in order to create accessible versions using
Goodfeel, this has worked out quite well.  The student transcriber who
I work with has been responsible for all the music examples in my
theory and sight singing books and the brailled portions of all my
tests, as well as some of my music for various ensembles.

Obviously a high school would not be able to hire a student, but it
could potentially be a good way for someone who is in the choir to get
volunteer hours or something.  Ideally it would be someone who sings
the same part so they would already be familiar with it.  This student
could scan the music, check it for errors against a printed copy and
make corrections as needed, then send a .gf file to the VI department.
 The .GF file is basically a brf file with a different extension, so
it can be opened in Duxberry and embossed from there.

I hope this helps.  If you have any questions feel free to email me.

On 2/14/14, Bettie & Bill Downing <bnbdowning70 at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> I am a certified music braille transcriber and I can do that.  So can all of
> the people on this website.
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> http://www.loc.gov/nls/music/circular4.html
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> On Feb 14, 2014, at 8:54 AM, Kellé Tyson wrote:
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>> Hello.
>>
>> We are trying to find someone who can scan and edit music for GoodFeel.
>> Our school has purchased the GoodFeel program so they can provide
>> accessible music for my son who is in choir.  What we are missing is
>> someone who can edit the music once it is scanned to ensure accuracy.  I
>> believe this means that the person would have to be able to sight read the
>> sheet music as well as read Braille music.  No one in his VI department
>> knows how to read music, much less Braille music.
>>
>> Can anyone tell us about any resources available who would be able to
>> provide this service in a timely manner?  We are in Michigan, but I don't
>> think we need to limit ourselves to Michigan.  The school would be able to
>> either email or mail the music to be prepared and then it can be emailed
>> to the VI department so they can emboss it for the student.  Basically, we
>> need someone who can commit the time to do this in a timely fashion.  I
>> would assume that payment arrangements can be made with the school.
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>> We have been pursuing this since the beginning of the school year and
>> still do not have it resolved.  We would greatly appreciate any assistance
>> or input on this matter.
>>
>> Thank you all for your time.  It is greatly appreciated.
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Kaiti