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Finally Music
It’s been quite a while in the making, but today Michal Badin from Slovakia and Imre Gergye from Hungary have prepared a true musical treat for you. To mark the 200th anniversary of braille, Imre has written a little song of thanks, and Michal has brought it to life...
The first of its kind
For over a week now, all our posts and comments have been about music. And today, Bárbara Martín Muñoz not only has a great story for us about a fantastic collaboration with a real celebrity in their field, but also a video that we are presenting on our YouTube...
Seeing and being seen
The pianist Ragna Schirmer has been publishing texts, speeches and essays for many years. She was a columnist for the city magazine Zachow in Halle an der Saale. Since 2022, Ragna Schirmer has been writing her column, Frequency: always from the heart. The column...
Words and thoughts from the community
Over the past few days, inspired by our special week on braille music, we at Braille 200 have received three wonderful short contributions: thoughtful reflections, impressions, and ideas that we’re delighted to share with you today. Our heartfelt thanks go out to...
Musicians report
Once you have finally mastered all the peculiarities and possibilities of this musical notation, how do you actually work with it in practice? Today, two professional musicians tell us how Braille music notation opened the door to professional independence for them,...
Learning in Focus
For the fifth edition of our theme week, we have not only put together a great collection of links giving you access to teaching materials on Braille music notation, but we are also presenting a statement from someone who has been working intensively with it for some...
polyphonic aesthetics
Before we get to today’s episode on Braille music notation, we have an interesting comment from a reader on this topic for you. Stay tuned and join us in welcoming Matthias Leopold! Don’t forget! You still have plenty of time to send us your personal...
Happy International Music Day
For International Music Day, we not only have the next episode of our series on this topic for you, but also a wonderful feature from the BBC that looks at how braille music notation has influenced blind musicians over the past 200 years. We wish you lots of joy...
Music week: notes, pictures and thoughts
As promised, today we are continuing our little excursion into Braille music notation. And in addition, Tânia Jordão Cardoso is providing some variety in our pictures today with her great additional picture contribution, which is perfectly suited to the event. But...