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Dancing Dots is a program that was founded by a blind musician named Bill McCann in 1992 to develop and adapt music technology for the blind. The company was based in Philadelphia, PA.

What is Dancing Dots?

What Does Dancing Dots Have to Offer?

Dancing Dots provide services to train for the following:

Dancing Dots Services

Dancing Dots Products

· How to read and write Braille music notation

· How to scan, edit, and transcribe music into Braille

· Braille Music Transcription

· Introduction to Music for the Blind

· Introduction to Piano for the Blind

· Jazz & Contemporary Chord Symbol Reading for the Blind

· TACK-TILES: learning system for Braille

Contact Information

Works Cited

· http://www.dancingdots.com/main/index.htm

· http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Assistive_Technology_in_Education/Music

· http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_Dots

· Google Image

Brochure By: Jasmine Gomez

Programs that convert musical notation into Braille

Access to musical scores used by sighted musicians

Aid blind musicians in transcribing their own compositions in Braille

Programs made to assist in MIDI, digital audio production, & musician instruction

Products available to help speed the process of Braille transcription

GOODFEEL

GOODFEEL Braille Music Translator

CakeTalking: access to SONAR

Assistive Technologies

Braille Embossers/Printers

Cakewalk SONAR

Lime Aloud: access to Lime

SONAR

Sound Forge

Braille Displays

Braille Notetakers

Braille Translators

Screen Readers & Magnifiers

JAWS, MAGic, OpenBook OCR

SharpEye Music Reader

Lime: music notation editor

Pricing

Pricing for GOODFEEL products ranges from $290-1400

Pricing for services ranges from $14-700

Dancing Dots

1754 Quarry LaneP.O. Box 927Valley Forge, PA 19482-0927Voice: 610 783-6692, Fax: 610 500-5072