Contrapunctus
The goal of Contrapunctus is to design and develop a demonstrative service which allows blind musicians a faster and easier access and use of the Braille music scores, filed in libraries and transcription centres.
The project will research and develop tools to file, through an innovative system, the Braille music texts of the most important European libraries for blind people. This system will also allow to share the texts through the internet and to offer new solutions for reading, comprehension and memorisation of music.
Contrapunctus is a European research project, started on 1 June 2006 to be completed by 31 May 2009. RNIB's Music Advisory Service is the UK partner.
For further details, see the Contrapunctus website.
Sounds of Intent
The aim of Sounds of Intent is to investigate and promote the musical development of children and young people with severe, or profound and multiple learning difficulties.
The 'Sounds of Intent' research project was set up in 2002 jointly by RNIB and the Institute of Education, University of London.
For more information and to join in the project, see the Sounds of Intent website.
To view the Sounds of Intent publications, visit the IMERC website.