| Collection |
APH Collection |
| Artist |
Beetz, Charles J., designer. |
| Date |
1934? |
| Description |
"The Notation Graph is a model of the Grand Staff mounted on a cork base to which the various musical symbols may be attached with ease, thus making it possible for the blind to express musical phrases in the notation used by the seeing. The device has been designed for the purpose of familiarizing the blind with the system of notation used by the seeing, and to enable the blind teacher of music to teach the reading of music to his seeing pupils." --excerpted from a pamphlet on the Notation Graph. Item has a wooden case. A nameplate reads "The Notation-Graph, Invented by Charles J. Beetz, Manufactured by the American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, Kentucky." |
| Dimension notes |
6.4 x 53.1 x 41.5 cm. |
| Made |
American Printing House for the Blind. |
| Material |
Wood, cloth, rubber, and cork. |
| Object ID |
1992.98 |
| Object Name |
Instructional aid |
| Place of Origin |
Louisville, KY |
| Provenance/History |
The Notation-Graph was invented by Charles J. Beetz in Brooklyn in the early 1930s. In 1934, APH advertised that it would manufacture the device as soon as it received fifty orders. Designed to teach music notation, the Notation-Graph first appeared in the APH apparatus catalogs in 1937 with a cork base and push pin notes. The unit was re-introduced in 1956 with a few minor changes in the design. For the next twenty years it was one of the few apparati in the APH catalog aimed at music education. A magnetic version appeared in APH's 1984 catalog, although it seems that the Graph had been discontinued by 1986. |
| Search Terms |
APH instructional aids, tools, and supplies |
| Subjects |
Aids for the blind and visually handicapped.
Instructional aids, tools, and supplies.
Music for the blind.
Music. |
| Title |
Notation-Graph |
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