The Library of Congress has almost every title in the Piano by Ear and Guitar by Ear libraries. They also have the new courses - Intro to the Bass Guitar and Intro to the Banjo for the Visually Impaired - as well as the courses Intro to the Guitar and Intro to the Piano for the Visually Impaired. These materials are available for an inter-library loan with local libraries who participate in the National Library Service for the Visually Impaired and Physically Handicapped.

The items that they DO NOT have are


Guitar by Ear
Allegro in Am (Mauro Giuliani) level 2 classical guitar solo with full demonstration
Always on my Mind (Level 1 flat pick solo) with backing tracks
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (Level 1 flat pick solo) with backing tracks
Walk, Don't Run (Ventures) level 1 with demo and backing tracks
Technicolor Dreams (Status Quo) level 1 with demo and backing tracks
Here Comes The Sun (Sollscher) level 3 neo-classical solo
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms - Fingerstyle Solo (level 3)
Hideaway (Stevie Ray Vaughan) with demo and backing tracks - level 2
Puttin' On The Ritz (flat pick solo with backing tracks) level 2
Guitar Course 2 (the sequel to Intro to the Guitar for the Visually Impaired) $39

Piano by Ear
Because of You - (Late Beginner Piano Solo with backing tracks)
Teddy Bear - actual piano part (Late beginner) with practice tracks
The Reason (Late Beginner Piano Solo with backing tracks)
Fly (Late Beginner Piano Solo with backing tracks)
There You'll Be (Late Beginner Solo with backing tracks)
The Notebook (Late Beginner Piano Solo)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (Advanced Piano Solo)
Better is One Day (late beginner solo with backing tracks)
Theme from "The Molly Maguires" (late beginner solo with backing tracks)
On The Rebound (Floyd Cramer) Int. solo with backing tracks
Almost Persuaded (Floyd Cramer) Int. solo with backing tracks
Puttin' On The Ritz - Int piano solo with backing tracks
Huggin' and Chalkin' - Int solo with backing tracks
Midnight Blue - Early Intermediate solo with backing tracks

Bass by Ear 

SAX COURSES
Intro to the Tenor Sax for the Visually Impaired $45
Intro to the Soprano Sax for the Visually Impaired $45


The Guitar by Ear and Piano by Ear lessons are available in tape format in the Music Section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Because of the on-going purchasing of "by ear" lessons by the Library of Congress, anyone who wants to learn using Guitar by Ear and Piano by Ear products can do so by simply contacting their library. Also, those who are blind or visually impaired can get cassette players on a permanent check out through the Library of Congress as well.

To find out more about this service go to
National Library Service

For a state by state list of cooperating libraries go to
NLS Libraries