Lyrics and extended passages in foreign languages will use method 2 of the guidelines for transcribing foreign languages adopted by UKAAF. In some instances, the adoption of UEB for signs within Braille music is not thought to be appropriate. These are listed in section 4. They include UEB round parentheses and signs used in chord symbols. Some minor changes to the layout and conventions used for marking features in skeleton scores in exams are explained and illustrated in section 5. 1 Context 1.1 As an internationally agreed standard, braille falls outside the remit of UEB (see Rules of UEB, paragraph 1.2.1). However, the adoption of UEB in the UK provides an opportunity to consider how and where UEB is used for literary elements within braille music scores. 1.2 It is suggested readers have access to the New International Manual of Braille Music Notation compiled by Bettye Krolick (1996) referred to hereafter as which remains the standard “NIM”, reference work. This can be downloaded in PDF and Word formats from the Braille Standards page of the UKAAF website. Readers are recommended to have access to the Rules of Unified English Braille (2013) to which frequent reference is also made. Routes to obtaining these publications are given in section six. 1.3 Informing the guidelines set out below were the following principles: Consistency and clarity for new learners of braille music used to UEB;
Lyrics and extended passages in foreign languages will use method 2 of the guidelines for transcribing foreign languages adopted by UKAAF. In some instances, the adoption of UEB for signs within Braille music is not thought to be appropriate. These are listed in section 4. They include UEB round parentheses and signs used in chord symbols. Some minor changes to the layout and conventions used for marking features in skeleton scores in exams are explained and illustrated in section 5. 1 Context 1.1 As an internationally agreed standard, braille falls outside the remit of UEB (see Rules of UEB, paragraph 1.2.1). However, the adoption of UEB in the UK provides an opportunity to consider how and where UEB is used for literary elements within braille music scores. 1.2 It is suggested readers have access to the New International Manual of Braille Music Notation compiled by Bettye Krolick (1996) referred to hereafter as “NIM”, which remains the standard reference work. This can be downloaded in PDF and Word formats from the Braille Standards page of the UKAAF website. Readers are recommended to have access to the Rules of Unified English Braille (2013) to which frequent reference is also made. Routes to obtaining these publications are given in section six. 1.3 Informing the guidelines set out below were the following principles: Consistency and clarity for new learners of braille music used to UEB;
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