Hi Brian,
For the basics, you might be interested in a podcast I did for the
Braillists, available at www.braillists.org/media
Guitar chords and lead sheets are easy, they're almost basically
ordinary braille.
Here are a few examples:
D (major, ordinary chord): dot 6, D
Em (E minor): Dot 6, E, M.
A7 (A dominant seventh): Dot 6, A, Dot 3456, 7.
So that will cover most things...
Now let's try:
F#m7 (F sharp minor seventh): Dot 6, F, SH sign, M, dots 3456, 7.
Sus4 and maj7 are written as you would expect.
Sharp, as we've seen is the SH sign and flat is the GH sign.
Brackets will be the single-cell lower G sign.
Chord symbols generally line up with the note they apply to, but this
may not always be possible if you have two or three chords in a bar.
There's more information in the music reference books:
The New International Manual of Braille Music Notation, (Krolick, 1996),
or
Music Braille Notation 2015 (BANA, 2015)
You can find them on braille authority websites, such as
www.brailleauthority.org, or www.ukaaf.org
I trust this helps, but if you need any furhte rinfo, please feel free
to write direct.
God bless,
James.
----Original Message----
From: [email protected]
Date: 11/09/21 17:25
To: [email protected]
Subject: QWS List Braille music notation
Hi all, although I am a proficient Braille reader, I don’t know braille
music notation other than the Basic note notation. can anyone point me
in the direction of any online resources to learn the basics? I
Justwant to be able to read chords such as for the guitar.
.
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