[AERNet] Braille music

[pgdonna at crystaloak.com]

I know I am a little late in making my last reply but I am having  
trouble replying to the list. I have one final comment about this topic.

As this is my first discussion on Aernet, I know I have much to learn.  
  I fully support learning music braille as part of the 4th grade  
curriculum. I did not mean to give the impression to dismiss the  
importance of learning music braille.  I know too well how important  
it is to teach music reading skills to all students.  (Sighted  
students have a difficult enough time)  Please understand that I, as a  
student myself, have not learned music braille yet. I plan to in the  
near future and will use it in future teaching opportunities.  My  
comments are not only coming from a vision specialist, but as a music  
teacher also.  One of the backbones of education is to give our  
students opportunities to enrich their educational experience and make  
it enjoyable for them.  Music is taught from day 1 and music skills  
will increase as our students' academic skills allow them to learn it  
well.

I wish I were more helpful to provide resources, but several have been  
suggested.

I know this topis has been thoroughly "worked over", so I will sign  
off now and say farewell.

Donna Neibaur

Quoting dwalters at cesa6.k12.wi.us:

> Hello,
>
> I have a fourth grade Braille student who's class will be learning how to
> read music.  I guess I'm just wondering how important it is for him to
> learn Braille music.  I feel like he has so much on his plate already with
> Braille, Nemeth, Window Eyes, BrailleNote, etc. etc. etc.  How often is he
> really going to need to understand Braille music?  (staff, notes, scale,
> etc.)
> I'm just wondering what others' views are on this.  If I do need to be
> teaching him Braille music, what are some good, easy resources?
>
> Thanks,
> Debi Walters
>
>
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