Hello!
I have always loved reading recent news articles on random topics, but a certain one caught my eye and I would love to share it with you all. Of course, it involves music and is definitely worth your attention.
Music-making for the deaf
Basically, the article states that Birmingham (UK) researcher Richard Burn is exploring how to heighten the experience of music for deaf people. I applaud his interest in including everyone in the wonderful and indescribable adventure that is music.
Through new technology, Burn hopes to illustrate haptic and visual feedback so that the person can identify different tone and sound. This is usually done through vibrations of the instrument itself (especially through percussion instruments), but now it is easier to understand music with other instruments through visual indicators as well as vibrations.
I emulate that this man is attempting to spread music to everyone because its healing properties and benefits are like no other. I predict that someday in the (hopefully near) future, we will be able to display music in all of its magical glory in more advanced ways to those who can't experience it. Maybe we could attempt to reach the auditory cortex in the brain to trigger memories, emotions, and movement through music.
I am glad that steps are being taken in the right direction towards making our lives better and more enjoyable, no matter our circumstances. I hope that Burn seeks his idea out, and soon, so that we are that much closer in a better direction.
Thank you for reading and good luck!
That was a very intriguing post. This also interested me because a famous composer by the name of Beethoven was also deaf.
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