Music and Inclusion...

In this blog entry Patrick Costello, says,

"A visually impaired banjo player in the Netherlands contacted me the other day asking for help. He wanted a way to use banjo tab with his Braille display."

Tab, or tablature, is different from music notation in that tab gives the user specific mechanical instructions -- literally, 'put your fingers here'. Access to tab is a big deal for beginners.

Read how Patrick has come up with a simple system that makes sense in Braille and how, after posting this blog musicians from all over have started to transpose frailing banjo songs and exercises into this new format.

Go to http://tangiersound.wordpress.com/braille-friendly-banjo-tab/ to find out more.