[Menvi-discuss] Harp Scores in Braille

[Ella Yu]

Hi, I am not a harpist, but unfortunately, I think you'd be pretty hard
pressed to find any harp music in braille, as it is not a particularly
common instrument. Almost anyone who regularly uses braille music has to
rely on someone to transcribe much (though not all) of the music they need
into braille. There are specialists that can do this, but since they are
often difficult to find and are expensive, many of us get family/friends to
assist with typing our music up in notation software, exporting it in
MusicXML (which is a notation file interchange format), and use software to
convert the MusicXML files to braille music. My understanding is that harp
music is similar to piano music in appearance due to the grand staff and
hand signs used in braille music, but there's also the complexity of harp
pedal diagrams among other things that likely requires the assistance of
someone who can type it in braille manually.

On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 8:07 PM Ming Hui Pua via Menvi-discuss <
menvi-discuss at menvi.org> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I am currently learning the harp. Does anyone know where I could get
> Braille scores for harp?
>
> My harp only has 27 strings, so maybe beginner to intermediate level?
>
> At the moment, I try to remember the pieces through the solfege that my
> tutor dictates. But, I realise that having the scores might be faster for
> my learning.
>
> Your help is much appreciated.
>
> Thank you
>
> Best regards,
> Ming Hui
>
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