MENVI, bridging the gap between the blind and music, presentations podcast

Braille Line Conference 2014-06-04

Jun 5 2014 1:54 AM

Hi folks, it has been awhile since we've done a podcast here on MENVI. On this podcast, Sandra Gayer is along with her first braille line conference. Several of us got together and we talked about braille. Topics include foreign language, UEB, literary, and of course music. We hope you enjoy the program!

David Goldstein-2012-03-30

Apr 3 2012 2:42 AM

David Goldstein from the <National Resource for Blind Musicians has a very interesting story on technology, what he teaches, and a bit of information on the program that he does during the summer. This is all in a 1 hour 1 minute 37 second program. I hope you enjoy the program as much as we have had putting it together.

Liz Daniels-2011-08-16

Aug 17 2011 4:41 AM

Welcome to another edition of MENVI's podcast. In this 43 minute piece, Liz Daniels talks about how she got involved in starting her band, the music struggles of what she needs to do, and anything else that crosses our path. Two songs that the band has played are played at the end. Enjoy.

Bob Rite 2007-08-13

Dec 2 2010 7:18 AM

Welcome to the Interview for Bob Rite, a MENVI member who has struggled with braille music. He shares his experiences, as well as shares his experiences in literary braille. This recording is in 44.1 herts 128kbps stereo. Enjoy.

Ike Alexander Presentation-2010-02-27

Feb 27 2010 9:26 PM

February 27, 2010: This file is having an interview with Ike Alexander, a retired teacher of special education and a drummer. We talk about his education, go through his CD Ten Basic Recommended Rudiments For Percussionist and we feature two tracks. Ike also wanted this information posted to the show notes: IKE ALEXANDER: Ten Basic Recommended Rudiments For Percussionist http://cdbaby.com/cd/ikealexander As a retired teacher and professonal musician, I have developed an instructional cd, which teaches the basic fundamentals of drumming (rudiments), which illustrates speed, accuracy, technique and durability. Ideal f/sighted and visually impaired drummers. 1 - Single Stroke Roll 2 - Double Stroke Roll 3 - Five Stroke Roli 4 - Seven Stroke Roll 5 - Nine Stroke Roll 6 - Thirteen Stroke Roll 7 - Flam 8 - Paradiddle 9 - Double Paradiddle 10 - Paradiddle-diddle 11 - The Abstract SIKE cds for DRUMMERS This is a "MADE-SIMPLE-SELF-TEACHING" approach to learning/practicing select rudiments! SPECIAL NOTE: "IT'S IMPORTANT TO READ, BUT DON'T FORGET YOUR SPEED(RUDIMENTS)"!! Coach Ike alexander Ike's slogan: " Real Drummers Know RUDIMENTS"!! FOOD-FOR-THOUGHT: "Ten is a number that you can remember"!! IKE'S-BRIEF-BIO(47 yrs. playing & still going strong): Nominated and qualified for the Georgia Governor's Honors Program in high school, based on rudiments played on the snare drum. A.S. Degree: Liberal Arts University System of Washington at Tacoma Community College-Tacoma, Washington. B.S Degree: Mental Retardation and K-12 Columbus State University-Columbus,Georgia. Snare drum percussionist for concert band. Master's Degree: Mental Retardation Columbus State University. Air Force Drum and Bugle Core Amarillo A.F. Base Texas. Drummer for opening acts for: The Commodores, Earth,Wind and Fire, The O'Jays. Back up Drummer for Peggy Scott and JoJo Benson, Clarence Carter. Appeared on numerous shows with James and Bobby Purifier. Played for the national touring Ebony Fashion Fair. Played for a host of other Groups to include: Bobby and The Inn Keepers, The Jamming Jammers, The Sensations, The Swinging Kings, The Rams, Ambience, Mateus and I'm currently with The Lou Vallee Trio. Placed in the archives of The Georgia Music Hall of Fame,located in Macon, Georgia. These are just to name a few of my numerous academic and musical experiences as a percussionist. The cd was inspired because of my love for rudiments and a hope of giving back. The cd narrates and demonstrates each rudiment from a very slow to a very fast and back to a very slow again. Each rudiment is on it's own individual track. The target groups are beginning and intermediate drummers, although some advanced drummers may benefit from this instructional tool. PayPlay Apple iTunes emusic GreatIndieMusic GroupieTunes Tradebit This file is 49.8mb and I hope you enjoy it!

Dancing Dots Part 2 2008-06-05

Jun 5 2008 11:11 PM

Dancing Dots part 2 was initially recorded on May 16, 2008 and got clearance to go ahead and be posted on June 5, 2008. Bill McCann of Dancing Dots takes us on a 45 minute journey on part 2 where we talk about lime aloud, and Good Field. The podcast does have some break up, due to Skype, but it is understandable and we apologize for the inconvenience this causes you. The size of this file is 42.1mb. Enjoy!

Christina 2008-06-03

Jun 4 2008 5:19 PM

June 3, 2008: we talk to Christina from No-c-notes about what it is about, as well as Christina's projects. We also play three different things, one short track, a musical tone to signify the end of the piece, as well as a sample of her reading a musical score. The full interview and pieces last 52 minutes and was converted to high quality. The file size is 48.2mb. MENVI hopes you enjoy this one as much as I have enjoyed putting it together.

Patti Sabato 2008-06-02

Jun 3 2008 8:02 PM

June 2, 2008: Hello everyone, and welcome to this podcast with Jared Rimer on the MENVI network. This also will be cross posted to the technology podcast as I thought they would want to hear this type of interview. This interview is with a woman by the name of Patti Sabato. She's done some amazing things with music, although she has not learned braille music. Listen to the 46 minute piece, and I hope you enjoy. To contact Patti, contact her at dolfanpatti@gmail.com.

Vicky Simpson Interview 2007-08-17

May 10 2008 7:02 PM

Vicky Simpson is interviewed for a short time. 14:02. 12.8mb.

Dancing Dots Part 1-2008-05-01

May 2 2008 4:32 AM

May 1, 2008: Bill McCann of Dancing Dots and Jared Rimer sit down for an interview. The file is 22 minutes and 17 seconds. The file size is 7.65mb. We talk about Bill's background in music, braille in general, and all that great stuff. We hope you enjoy this one!

Creatively Speaking 5-7-05

Apr 20 2007 6:57 PM

Creatively Speaking Interview Bill McCann, founder and president of Dancing Dots Braille Music Technology, and Marcus Roberts, internationally acclaimed recording artist and Dancing Dots customer, were interviewed by Creatively Speaking's Theresa Madden in May of 2005 about technology for blind musicians and its importance to Mr. Roberts in his own work.

Talking Tabs 2007-04-17

Apr 20 2007 5:58 AM

Talking tabs April 17, 2007: Mark Harra and I have done another podcast for talking tabs. Jared also plays, and we play a sample of one of the pieces being taught.

Talking Tabs 2007-03-22

Mar 24 2007 7:10 PM

Talking Tabs, March 22, 2007: This file was made using the Braille Sense at the CSUN conference. The audio is a little loud because of the noise, I hope you enjoy it.

Kevin Gibbs Interview 2007-02-16

Mar 10 2007 10:11 PM

2-16-2007 Kevin Gibs is interviewed. The length is 16:37 and the file size is 5mb.