Braille Music Page
internet: http://brenthugh.com/braillem/brmintro.html

This web site shows all the braille music symbols.

Bill Brown's Music By Ear
internet: http://www.musicvi.com/

This gentleman has authored the music learning systems "Guitar by Ear" and "Piano by Ear", which are taught on audio cassette tape. The introductory courses are available through the Library of Congress or your local library. Several programs are available to purchase from him at reasonable prices.

Michigan Association of Transcribers for the Visually Impaired [MATVI]
mail: 913 Country Road 612, Lewiston, MI  49756 U.S.A.
voice: 517-786-5311

May sell a manual of piano instruction which combines braille and print.

M.I.R.A.C.L.E. Project
internet: http://projects.fnb.nl/

This project is attempting to united European sources for music in digital formats, to enable the blind to download printed music in a reproducible format. Recently, the project has joined with several others under a new "umbrella" organization. Look at the web site for the many music projects going on in Sweden and Europe.

Music Education Network for the Visually Impaired
mail: Southern California Conservatory of Music, 8711 Sunland Blvd., Sun Valley, CA  91352 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.menvi.org/

This organization seeks to provide a network of information regarding the teaching of music to blind children and adults, and to act as a resource guide to braille music materials.

Music Educators National Conference [MENC]
internet: http://www.menc.org

Sells professional resources for music teachers, including: a video series that explores the history and philosophy of music from different cultural groups; and books TIPS: Teaching Music to Special Learners, TIPS: Music Education in Early Childhood, and several others.

National Resource Center for Blind Musicians
internet: http://www.blindmusicstudent.org/

Holds annual "Summer Institute for Blind College-bound Musicians".

Opus Technologies
internet: http://www.opustec.com/

Their music resources including New International Manual of Braille Music Notation and How to Read Braille Music, Second Edition. These books are available in print or braille and on CD-ROM. They are also selling braille sheet music for popular songs.

School of Piano Technology for the Blind
location:  Olympia, WA U.S.A.
internet; http://www.pianotuningschool.org/

Training in how to tune pianos.

Talking Tabs
internet: http://talkingtabs.com/

Their all-audio instructional program teaches you how to play the guitar.  No vision is required, as all instruction is spoken on a compact disc.

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