How to Get Involved
The Vision Through Music program is working to grow its network of teachers and students nationwide. Whether you are the parent of a visually impaired child, a music teacher wanting to make your teaching more inclusive, or are an experienced music teacher of the blind and partially sighted, CEF of AAPOS welcomes your involvement in the Vision Through Music program.
Explore Our Educational Resources
Vision Through Music hosts a collection of free music education resources for teachers and students.
Piano
- Video: Teaching Strategies for First Year Blind Pianist in 30 Minutes by David Pinto
- Planning piano lessons for your first blind student by David Goldstein
- Keyboard Orientation Lessons by David Pinto
- Identifying and playing the keys of the piano keyboard by David Pinto
- Legato fingering by David Pinto
Music Technology
- Video: Music Theory and Ear Training with MuseScore Part 4 by David Pinto
- Video: Harmonizing a Song in MuseScore by David Pinto
- Video: Accessibility Tutorials for MuseScore 4 by Marc Sabatella (Also helpful for students!)
Braille Music
- The Literacy Movement by Richard Taesch
- Teaching for Tomorrow by Richard Taesch
Braille Music Materials That Are Also Helpful for Students!
- Video: Reading Rainbow Interview at AMB by David Pinto
- The Blind Student’s College Survival Guide by Richard Taesch
- 7 Little Steps by Richard Taesch
- Braille Music Pitches and Rhythms by Bill McCann
- Basic Music Notation Chart with Braille Ready Format (.brf) file by Richard Taesch
- First Music Reading Class Level 1 and 2 with Braille Ready Format (.brf) files by Richard Taesch
Guitar
- A collaboration between Austin Classical Guitar and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, this course teaches the essentials of playing guitar in the classical style, starting with audio lessons and tips for tuning, and transitioning students to braille music, which is taught as part of the program.
- Let’s Play – Braille and Audio Classical Guitar Lessons
