Re: Seeking Tips for Listening to Music

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In a message dated 4/18/2004 4:45:30 PM Alaskan Daylight Time,

Mushondog@... writes:

> If you have a a favorite tip...a unique tip...a good suggestion

> for new implant users...or something that has worked particularly

> well for you in enjoying music, please share your tip. I'd like to

> use these as a bulleted list, so please be succinct. Also include

> your first and last name so that I can credit all contributors. I'd

> prefer tips that are not specific to a particular brand of implant

> or sound processor.

>

> Please e-mail me privately (Mushondog@...) by April 22. Thanks!

>

> Boswell

maybe this is something/information we would all like to know.. :-))

Could everyone who replies please send it to this list as well?

Pam

Pam

[Guest guest]

,

Have you been in touch with the Association of Adult Musicians with

Hearing Loss?

____________________________________________

Best Regards,

Brad Ingrao, M.S.Ed. CCC-A, FAAA

Editor

EDEN - The Electronic Deaf Education Network

www.bradingrao.com

e-mail: info@...

Seeking Tips for Listening to Music

Hello everyone,

I'm writing a story about music and cochlear implants that may appear in

an upcoming issue of the SHHH journal. As a sidebar to the article, I'd

like to compile a list of tips for listening to music BY AND FOR implant

users.

If you have a a favorite tip...a unique tip...a good suggestion for new

implant users...or something that has worked particularly well for you

in enjoying music, please share your tip. I'd like to use these as a

bulleted list, so please be succinct. Also include your first and last

name so that I can credit all contributors. I'd prefer tips that are not

specific to a particular brand of implant or sound processor.

Please e-mail me privately (Mushondog@...) by April 22. Thanks!

Boswell

[Guest guest]

I didn't actually begin with music right away, I started with talk

radio. I wanted to practice listening to synthetic voice to see how I could

pick

up the words.

Then I went to slow jazz with no lyrics. That kind of music made the

most sense to me because it was the simplest. After that I started listening to

lite fm, more complicated jazz, disco/dance music, reggae, and finally rock

music - where I wanted to be! I did try to appreciate classical although I

never was much of a classical person beforehand. I still don't like it much.

And

forget opera and rap - never liked them at all! All in all, I went slowly

and tried not to stress when I heard something I couldn't make sense of. It's

very much about being accepting of what you have on your plate at the moment.

In the car, I either keep the windows closed or I listen with the radio

volume up and my sensitivity turned down. At home, I treated myself to top of

the line equipment. I own the Bose Wave radio/CD player and a pair of their

headphones.

[Guest guest]

When I started listening to music, I started with old familiar songs

that I knew and grew up with, but I am late deafened so I remembered

a variety of songs. I was really surprised though to learn just how

many words I had been pronouncing incorrectly from the songs I knew.

For those just beginning, don't worry about getting all the words,

it might be easier to start out by picking out the individual

instruments and the general tune or beat of the songs.. the words

will come along later. Appreciate each sound that you do hear and

recognize from the songs. Simple songs without a lot of background

noise and instruments also is easier to pick up on.

Above all, ask yourself.. Does it sound better than it did with

hearing aids? Is the sound clearer with my ci? If so, then you are

definitely making progress no matter if it's with speech or music.

Music is usually one of the later accomplishments with a ci, so

don't beat yourself up if you don't understand it in just a short

time.

Have a great day,

Silly MI

In , " jonrowe2001 " <Mushondog@a...> wrote:

> Hello everyone,

>

> I'm writing a story about music and cochlear implants that may

> appear in an upcoming issue of the SHHH journal. As a sidebar to

the

> article, I'd like to compile a list of tips for listening to music

> BY AND FOR implant users.

>

> > Boswell

[Guest guest]

Brad,

I have most definitely been in contact with this group throughout

the entire process of writing this story.

> ,

>

> Have you been in touch with the Association of Adult Musicians with

> Hearing Loss?

>

> ____________________________________________

> Best Regards,

>

> Brad Ingrao, M.S.Ed. CCC-A, FAAA

> Editor

> EDEN - The Electronic Deaf Education Network

> www.bradingrao.com

> e-mail: info@b...

>