[Athen] Music xml file creation

[Susan Kelmer]

Thanks, Wink.  The output required is Music XML.  Not Braille.  I have a Braille transcriptionist for any of the Braille that needs to be created.  This is different, and is supposed to be a “shortcut” and the professor wants to have immediate turnaround capability and for us to use his TAs to do the XML creation at an hourly rate I find unconscionable.  I was hoping for an easier, cheaper solution.

Susan Kelmer
Alternate Format Production Program Manager
Disability Services
Health and Wellness Services
T 303 735 4836
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Susan,

My reference to both Brian and Wendy’s team was meant to question them on the process and software they use for this music conversion. My experience is with Coda Finale and Sibelius software then through Dancing Dots if the output is meant to go into Braille. Both Coda and Sibelius can import & convert PDF scored music; with a synthesizer can convert from an audio recorded score; both can excerpt specific orchestration parts from whole scores; both work with Dancing Dots. I was OK enough at reading parts scores for voice (i.e.  choral pieces) to be able to proofread and edit, but certainly not good enough to read other instrumentation or clefs! We hired a music student or one of the college music professors to do the proofreading and making edits.

If the final output is brailled music, a really good place to start is with Dancing Dots & their team to find out what’s currently being used for software and whether they have training materials available.

My follow up advice from earlier. Hope it’s helpful!

Wink Harner
Assistive Technology Consulting and Training
Alternative Text Production
Portland OR.

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On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 1:55 PM Susan Kelmer <Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu<mailto:Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu>> wrote:
I’m just starting to research this for a current student.  I’m wondering if anyone has converted PDF sheet music to music xml, and what your process is.  I’m finding some super-easy ways (like using adobe and export to xml) that seem suspicious because of their ease, but other more complicated ways that involve pricey software.

Anyone done any music xml creation, and if so, what are you using and are there written instructions?  I do not read music, or xml, as the case may be, so I don’t know if what I’m converting through my experiments is any good.  Help please?

Susan Kelmer
Alternate Format Production Program Manager
Disability Services
Health and Wellness Services
T 303 735 4836
www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices<http://www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices>


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