Blind musicians Blind musicians Blind musicians are singers or instrumentalists, or in some cases singer-accompanists, who are legally blind. Historically, many blind musicians, including some of the most famous, have performed without the benefit of formal instruction, since such instruction relies extensively on written musical notation. However, today there are many resources available for blind musicians who wish to learn Western music theory and classical notation. Louis Braille, the man who created the braille alphabet for the blind, also created a system of classical notation for the blind called Braille music. This system allows the blind to read and write music just
The Central Library for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Handicapped (Israel) Grünthal, translated books to Braille. In 1959 the library started also producing audio cassettes. In 2004 the effort to convert the audio cassettes, which were produced until that point, to CD format began, alongside producing new books in CD audio format. The library nowadays (2012) produces CDs, Braille books, and large print books. The Central Library for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Handicapped (Israel) The Central Library for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Handicapped (Israel) (Hebrew: הספרייה המרכזית לעיוורים, כבדי ראיה ומוגבלים) supplies people who cannot read books, for various disabilities, with books which are suitable for them, either in