How Louis Braille’s musical notation system remains relevant 200 years after its invention

In the 1820s, Louis Braille devised a raised-dot system of letters, numbers and musical notation. 200 years later, it’s still opening the music world for blind musicians.
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Music strikes the right note

Chinese composer Xian Xinghai was stranded during World War II in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where a street now bears his name. A filmmaker from Urumqi brings this lesser-known chapter to light. Urumqi and ...
The Globe and Mail

Canadians now listen to three billion streams a week. It’s hitting a bittersweet note for many musicians

A quarter-century after Napster and online piracy plunged the music industry into financial plight, Canadians are paying to stream more music than ever – to the tune of three billion songs a week. The ...