On this special Read Across America Day episode of scene change, Lizzy interviews first lady of the National Federation of the Blind Melissa Riccobono as she describes her career change into audiobook narration. Learn about her views on Braille and audiobook reading, the technical skills needed in this field, and her perspective on maintaining confidence! Bonus: you’ll get to hear her read part of a Dr. Seuss book ..read more

Listen as Lizzy interviews a pianist and singer of many genres, Oveante! He demonstrates musical chords, plays a couple of songs, discusses performing for Stevie Wonder, and even gives the secret to entry into the Berkeley School of Music in an episode you don’t want to miss! Since it’s our Valentine’s Day episode, you know we talked about love as well, focusing on self love and true confidence this year. Let us know what you think at NFBpad@gmail.com learn more about Ovi on his website here: https://oveantemusic.com ..read more

Calling all creatives! If you're looking for something new and exciting in 2024, this is an episode you won't want to miss! First, our President and one of our Board members bring us news of two exciting NFB Performing Arts Division initiatives that you can play a part in. Then, Lizzy takes the mic with a guest who is no stranger to those who have been around the NFB for a while. His voice and guitar playing are heard on "The Rhythm of the Movement," the album that has become the soundtrack for so many NFB events since 2015. But JP is so much more; he's an accomplished musician and songwriter ..read more

Welcome to our last episode of 2023! As we celebrate the holiday season, famous for virtually every choir imaginable giving some kind of performance, 3 prolific choral singers join us to share their experiences in the group singing environment. They'll also share some tips about succeeding in auditions and rehearsals, and get personal about the ups and downs of finding community and acceptance within the choir. Teaser: One of our guests has recently joined one of the most famous choirs in the world! You won't want to miss this special holiday episode ..read more

Tony Gebhard breaks barriers every day as a musician, podcaster and producer. But he also joined us from the frigid wilderness of Alaska, so we had to get an ice reference in! Join Lizzy and Shane (yes, we give Shane a mic this month) to celebrate our third anniversary by chatting with Tony about his many talents and activities. Plus, hear some more highlights from our division meeting at convention, when Shane took the mic around the room to hear what people were thinking. It's an episode worthy of our "podcastiversary ..read more

Welcome to the third anniversary episode of Scene Change!!! 3 years ago on October 15, we released our first episode and promised that we would bring you the most engaging, exciting blind artists who are active at all levels of performance and committed to changing the landscape for their fellow blind performers. On this special episode, we celebrate with a very special guest who is no stranger to PAD members: Jessica Victoria! Jessica chats with Lizzy about her lifetime commitment to our community, her pioneering work as a professor and performer, and much more. You won't want to miss this co ..read more

On this episode of Scene Change, Lizzy interviews The Performing Arts Division’s newest board member, Kingsley Martin. Here his attitudes on jumping right in to acting, podcasting, and whatever else you may want to do. Listen until the end for an unexpected  role reversal where Lizzy gets interviewed by the guest! Connect with Us Visit our website: www.nfb-pad.org Facebook: National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division Twitter: @nfb_pad ..read more

She has been a PAD Board member, a member of our podcast team, a co-founder of RAMPD, and a Latin pop sensation. So, she's done it all, right? Not even close! Since we last featured Precious on the show, she's released several new songs, moved across the country, performed at some impressive venues, and (lest we forget) married our own producer, Shane Lowe. Join us as Lizzy and Precious catch up on where Precious's journey has taken her, her future plans, and what the Kennedy Center has to do with it all. Keep in mind that this is our last episode before the NFB national convention in Houston ..read more

For part 2 of our series on classical piano, we're rejoined by our panel of 3 accomplished blind pianists as we look into the practical side of performing. How do they learn complex repertoire? How do they make that big leap across the keyboard accurately? How does a pianist adjust the bench to the perfect height and prepare for an outstanding performance? Lizzy and her guests will address all these questions and more on this episode, plus we'll hear what these musicians are up to next!   Connect with our guests Yoo Jin Noh: https://www.youtube.com/@yoojinnoh9947 Elizabeth Sprecher: https ..read more

This month we begin our two-part interview with 3 talented classical pianists who will share their experience in the conservatory environment, share interesting insights about their diverse backgrounds, offer performing advice, and much more. Of course, we'll also hear a selection of their performances for all who love the piano to enjoy ..read more