[Menvi-discuss] Hi from Colorado

[Stephanie Pieck]

Continuing David's suggestions re Braille books that the print equivalents
are readily available for ...

The Alfred Basic books are widely sold in print in music stores. The Braille
versions can be borrowed from Library of Congress, or if the student wants
to buy his own version to keep, I think American Printing House in
Louisvill, KY, still sells them. A bit expensive, but ...

Another source for books that can be had in both print and Braille is Prima
Vista--sorry, don't know the website, but they're based in England. The
Braille can be purchased as a download or, for a bit more money, as
hard-copy.

Stephanie

-----Original Message-----
From: Menvi-discuss [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of
David Goldstein - Resource Center
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 1:12 PM
To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] Hi from Colorado

Hi Margery and listers,

You did find me a bit publicly, but that's okay, and I'm sure you'll get
more good answers.  We can correspond offlist sometime regarding your
interesting move.

Going on with what Stephanie was saying, I believe the print books from the
Richard taesch series are available on loan from NLS as well as the braille.

Teachers often want to work have the same materials as their students, and
provisions have been made for that.  The print books must be requested by
the student.

If the student just wants to learn how braille music works, he might enjoy
"Who's Afraid of Braille music," by Richard Taesch, which is about $10 from
both Dancing Dots and National Braille Press.  Another book people like to
use to understand the principles of the code is "How to Read Braille Music,"

by Bettye Krolick.  It is harder to find the Krolick books, but National
Braille Press may still have some.  I believe Amazon also sold the print
edition.  If the student wants to really get into the code on his own and
reads literary braille with ease, he could take the braille music reading
correspondence course from the Hadley School for the Blind, www.hadley.edu

I'm glad to know you're doing well.

David



----- Original Message -----
From: "Margery Herrington" <mkherrin at adams.edu>
To: "This is for discussing music and braille literacy" 
<menvi-discuss at menvi.org>; <themusicsuite at verizon.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] Hi from Colorado


Hello Stephanie,

Thank you very much for the information about resources for my sister's
friend. I'll pass the information on, and I know it will be appreciated.

Your response was very welcome.  I had thought I was just writing to
David, but apparently I managed to send my letter to the whole list serve.
 I'm posting this publically (I think) so I can apologize to the
people who don't know me but had to spend time reading about Pueblo and
such.  I'll be pleased to get suggestions from anyone about beginning
piano books in braille and introductory books about braille music
notation.

Margery Herrington



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