[Menvi-discuss] New member with a few questions

[Stephanie Pieck]

Hi Shannon,

 

Please write to me off-list at

themusicsuite at verizon.net

 

I have been teaching braille music for over 25 years, and during the
pandemic I finally got my act together and created a curriculum for quickly
learning the basics of braille music notation. My goal in creating it was to
give students one book that contained a lot of melodies to read since this
is by far the best way to learn to read whether it's music or the regular
literary stuff. I created the files on a Braille Sense U2, so they may be of
use to you.

 

Thanks.

 

Stephanie Pieck

 

 

From: Menvi-discuss [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of
Shannon Williams via Menvi-discuss
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 7:48 AM
To: Menvi-discuss at menvi.org
Cc: Shannon Williams
Subject: [Menvi-discuss] New member with a few questions

 

Hi,

I'm fairly new to this list and am really enjoying the messages and topics
so far. When I was young I was able to read large print music and use a CCTV
to magnify what I needed to play. Recently I have started playing again (I
play the flute) and due to more vision loss have had to use audio recordings
to learn my parts. My parts are recorded on a piano by someone and she gives
all details of the music including notes, time and key signatures, and all
other important tempo markings and anything else I'll need and then I
memorize the pice of music. I also used to have someone put it into
MuseScore for me but she is no longer able to help me. I am looking at
learning music braille but it is hard to find training so I'd like to just
teach myself. I think learning music braille will be helpful for me. If
anyone can point me in the direction of resources for that I'd appreciate
it. I have access to an old Braille Sense U2. I also wanted to know if
there's a difference between MuseScore and the Good Feel software from
Dancing Dots? I know MuseScore is free and that Dancing Dots software also
has a braille translator and scanning software and a higher price tag. I've
been offered funding for anything I need that would help me to have an
easier time learning the music. So I'd like to poll the list to see what
works well for everyone-MuseScore or Dancing Dots? BrailleSense notetaker or
something multi-line? Would an embosser be a good investment to make hard
copies? If there are any flute players on the list I'd love to get in touch
with you. I live in Ontario Canada so using any resources from NLS is not
possible. I'm looking at software because the woman who currently records my
music is extremely busy and I'd like to be able to learn my pieces with more
independence instead of waiting for the recordings.

 

Thanks for any help you can give. I really appreciate any suggestions you
can offer.

 

Shannon

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