Working with the Hearing Impaired
I’ll never forget the moment a young hearing-impaired girl approached my upright bass. After plucking the strings, I invited her to place her hand on the front of the body to feel the vibrations while I played. Her face lit up with a huge smile. After speaking with her interpreter, I couldn’t stop thinking about how I could help the hearing impaired experience music in a deeper, more meaningful way.
After doing extensive research, I realized that there wasn’t an existing solution for deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals to not only play an instrument but also feel the vibrations of what they were creating. That’s when I developed the idea for the speaker chair. By using vibrations from speakers and adding an electric pickup to the instrument, we can make the music come alive through touch.
Watch the video to learn more about this innovative approach.
Reach out to me to learn more.
I’ll never forget the moment a young hearing-impaired girl approached my upright bass. After plucking the strings, I invited her to place her hand on the front of the body to feel the vibrations while I played. Her face lit up with a huge smile. After speaking with her interpreter, I couldn’t stop thinking about how I could help the hearing impaired experience music in a deeper, more meaningful way.
After doing extensive research, I realized that there wasn’t an existing solution for deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals to not only play an instrument but also feel the vibrations of what they were creating. That’s when I developed the idea for the speaker chair. By using vibrations from speakers and adding an electric pickup to the instrument, we can make the music come alive through touch.
Watch the video to learn more about this innovative approach.
Reach out to me to learn more.