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DAISY Teaching and Learning Resources for Music Braille in Accessible Notation

Our goal was to make it easier for blind and sighted people to locate suitable resources for learning and teaching music braille, depending on their personal situation. We have collated the most ...

DAISY Guidance for Engravers (using music notation tools to create accessible master scores) in Accessible Notation

Downloadable guidance in a zip file (Word and PDF guidance with example files): Guidance for music setters/engravers to make effective use of music notation tools to create ‘born accessible’ music sco ...

How do I find a music teacher in the UK? in Performance and Instruments

There are a number of ways that you may find it useful to discover music teachers who have experience with supporting the access requirements of blind or partially sighted musicians: Use an online ...

Overview of Accessible Notation in Accessible Notation

Difficulties accessing standard-print music notation can be a barrier for blind and partially sighted musicians, but a range of solutions are available. Physical Scores  If you are looking for a ...

An Introduction to Accessible Audio Programming in Inclusive Design

I have begun writing a series of articles titled 'Audio Programming Unseen', focusing on supporting blind and visually impaired people to access audio programming. You can read the first article at ...

Using MuseScore with a screen-reader in Accessible Notation

MuseScore's online handbooks for both MuseScore 4 and MuseScore 3 include chapters dedicated to accessing the app using a screen-reader, on both PC and Mac. RNIB's Music Advisory Service have also ...

Using Sibelius with a screen-reader in Accessible Notation

Sibelius Tutorial for Screen Reader Users, a series of tutorials produced by the Assistive Music Technology Lab at Berklee College of Music: https://sibaccess.github.io/

Basics - Hardware in Audio Production

Besides audio interfaces, as already discussed, there is of course a whole range of hardware that can be involved in the production and mixing process. For example: effects units, mixers, controllers ...

Basics - Mixing and DAWs in Audio Production

For more complex recordings of acoustic and electronic music and audio drama, it’s necessary to use more than two tracks.   Mixing refers to the combining and balancing of many tracks, with the abi ...

Basics - Editing in Audio Production

Editing most often refers to the process of cutting out unwanted material, and optimising the actual sound by applying simple processing such as compression, equalisation and noise reduction.  This ...