Just a quick note: Evelyn Glennie became deaf at the age of 12, and has some residual hearing that allows her to hear/feel her percussion notes. (She also reads lips well enough to determine that "60 Minutes" reporter Ed Bradley has an American accent.) I'm assuming that Lana's valiant baritone is in a comparable situation.
I have a little trouble believing that a person who is deaf from *birth* would be capable of a musical avocation. If I'm wrong, please let me know.
Liz
>From: Lana Mountford <lana@a...> >From: Lana Mountford <lana@a...> >> >If Evelyn Glennie can manage to make a living as a serious solo concert >percussionist while profoundly deaf, I don't see anything inherently wrong >with >a deaf person in a piano class. If you've never seen Evelyn Glennie in >concert, you've missed an incredible experience. She's simply amazing! >She >has her own website ( http://www.evelyn.co.uk/ ), which includes an essay >on >deafness and music ( http://www.evelyn.co.uk/script.htm ). > >A young man who is both profoundly deaf and blind recently joined the >church >choir I direct. He'll be signing for our 11:00am service as well as singing >in >the choir (and signing our anthems, responses, etc. at the same time). He >has >a very nice baritone voice, sings on pitch (and from memory), and is an >expressive signer. > > What a hack is a deaf person doing in a piano >class??? Have you guys heard > > supposing you're not that person ) of anything like that?
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