I have low vision; I'm basically blind in my left eye. Does anyone know any conv!

I have low vision; I'm basically blind in my left eye. Does anyone know any convenient ways I can read music ?

I have low vision; I'm basically blind in my left eye. Does anyone know any convenient ways I can read music ? or see my laptop more clearly? I've been a working classical musician all my life so this has come as a shock to me. Thanks for your consideration.

hi!!!
wow, ur question really stood out for me! its awsome! um...i think i should explain..
im in high school right now and music is MY LIFE! i've been involved with music since i was 2..thats when i "played" my first little kid piano. but my main instrument is clarinet, i've been playing that for about 7/8 years. anyway, im legally blind and me and my music teachers have come up with some creative ways for me to learn my music for the bands and choirs at my school.

im not sure wut your vision is, but mines 20/400 in my rite eye and i too am almost blind in my left eye..i c like lite and sometimes movement. anyway, i have always learned my music through rote (by ear). i told my band and choir instructor this and since i want to persue music in college and beyond, they are showing me how to read music again (i used to b able to rely on my vision in elementary, but its gotten deteriorated). however, i still learn by rote and i recommend it. also, they have enlarged my music so i can at least c it a little better. that has helped me with reading rythms, but i still rely on listening. my band director will make a cd of my part, and give it to me. i still read as much as i can with my music. there's also musical braille, but i dont reccomend it. its really complicated and it doesnt seem very effecient. my advice is to either enlarge your music on legal sized paper, or have some1 make a cd for you and learn by ear.

as for your laptop, i use a screen reader called JAWS. it reads everything i type and everything others would see. i also have this screen magnifier called MAGic which is like ZOOMtext..if you've heard of that. it magnifies everything on the screen and is really great. u can set it just about any level of magnification you need to. here's a website where you can get a free 40 min. download of the software im talking about:
www.freedomscientific.com
this is awsome...u can even buy the software from it!

i really hope this helps! its soo cool to kno that ur in2 music as much as i am. u sound like a really great muscian and i hope u do well! good luck in everything! it'll all work out..no worries, it just takes a little creativity :).

Best Wishes from a rookie muscian!!
esh

ps: let me know how it works out!! good luck sure