Braille Music

A tactile system for encoding Western music notation using the same six-dot cells as literary Braille. Braille Music is read through touch rather than sight, making it particularly useful for blind musicians. However, it has a steep learning curve, requires prior knowledge of literary Braille, tends to be longer than print scores, is typically memorized rather than read during performance, and serves a relatively small population. While substantial research has addressed Braille Music, fewer studies have examined the needs of low vision musicians who can read some print but cannot use standard-sized scores.