Noah Tobias Carver 👨🏼🦯🇺🇦Hello world. Given that I’ve moved servers, it’s time for an #introduction. I’m Noah, a 21-year-old #Blind vocalist, skier and #accessibility enthusiast. I am a rising third-year at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York pursuing a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance, but I am currently taking an academic leave of absence for training at the Louisiana Center for the Blind. I am also privileged to serve on the board of @Students, a proud division of @nationsblind. However, this is a personal account. The views expressed are my own and not those of any institution, organization, employer, etc., and follows, reblogs, and favorites are not endorsements. Given my studies, I am also a huge supporter of #Braille & #MusicBraille availability as well as digital #MusicNotation software accessibility in the hope that blind musicians will have greater access to music literacy at parity with their sighted colleagues. #BrailleRocks, y’all. When I’m not working, I enjoy great music of all kinds (seriously, my Spotify is chaos), an interesting book, good company, a probably slightly unhealthy amount of YouTube, and a hot cup of decaf coffee or tea (I’m sadly sensitive to caffeine).
Aaron Espinoza@BlindAllDay Actually, no. Got any recs?
GertrudeZane 🇺🇦@NoahCarver @Students @nationsblind What's your take on memorizing music from Midi recordings? It is what I've done reliably for 12 years of playing my instrument in the band. I'd say that it isn't for everyone. It's best to have relative/perfect pitch in order to know what notes you're memorizing. But if you have the ability, developing it is the best thing like all of my teachers in school and my professors have done for a very long time at this point. I am not the most familiar with Braille music. I know the basics of how it works but I was never forced to learn it extensively. What are your thoughts?