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New Braille music curriculum. (Music Marketplace).(Brief Article)

American Music Teacher

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Dancing Dots: Braille Music Technology, 1754 Quarry Ln., P.O. Box 927, Valley Forge, PA 19482; (610) 783-6692, Fax (610) 783-6732; info@dancingdots.com; www.dancingdots.com. Three print and four Braille volumes, $299.

Dancing Dots, developer of GOODFEEL, the world's first Braille music translator, has taken another step in the advancement of music opportunities and independence for students and professionals who are blind or have low vision. Working with author Richard Taesch of the Southern California Conservatory of Music, Dancing Dots has published An Introduction to Music for the Blind Student; A Course in Braille Music Reading to ...

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