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Technology changes everything for musicians who are blind

Did you catch the 2009 season of American Idol and the talent of Scott MacIntyre? He created beautiful music with not only his singing but his instrumental talent was amazing. We've seen the talents of Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles, but can you imagine the challenges they must have faced when wanting to compose music or play printed compositions? I'm sure they had a lot of support from others. Technology is changing all of that and programs are available now to truly make musicians like Scott MacIntyre able to independently compose, arrange, and edit music; proofread it (in Braille when necessary); and produce a print version. Dancing Dots has created several new programs.
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Posted by Kelly Ligon on July 20, 2009 7:34 PM |

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