Guest guest Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Sara, Singing can be SO important to our kids, especially when it comes to language acquisition. It's actually easier to hear all of the speech sounds when they are sung. Also, it's more fun to practice auditory closure skills when you are doing it to a song, not some boring speech activity. Kids, especially little ones, are entranced by the facial expressions when a person sings, which might be why your little guy is so amazed by it. He also might be your most appreciative audience! Your daughter might be able to hear you better without her aids when you sing to her because of lipreading, you are projecting your voice a bit more than when you talk, she knows the words to the songs you are singing, or that you are singing in a frequency that she hears the best (or a combination of all). Plus, with a moderate loss, she still has a ton of residual hearing. Take advantage of it! Lydia Gregoret, another mother on this list, wrote a great article about HOH kids and music appreciation that was in a Volta Voices earlier this year (great not only in the content, but that Hadley was one of the kids profiled in the article!). It's always interesting to hear how other families use music in their lives. For what it's worth, Hadley has a severe (80dB) bilateral loss and has always enjoyed music. She's 4 1/4 years old and can sing hundreds of songs and recently has developed an interest in writing her own lyrics. She has taken a Kodaly based music class since she was one. We listen to music, play instruments, and sing all the time. Music has made getting language into her so much more fun and rewarding! Next to talking and reading, music is the next best thing for us! Kerry In case you are looking for good children's CDs, a few of the artists who Hadley loves who are less well known (although getting increasing exposure from PBS and Noggin!) are Laurie Berkner, Dan Zanes, , and Red Grammer. Singing Songs Just curious. How many of your children can enjoy another person singing songs? My 8 months old is amazed when some sings. Since we aren't sure about his loss I'm wondering if this is a good thing? Plus, my daughter - with the moderate loss - also loves for me to sing to her. Why is that? Does anyone have a clue? Can she feel the vibrations more than if I just talk to her? Oh and this is when she doesn't have her aids in at night before bed. All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Sounds like your kids are musical! The percentage of people that are musical is the same in both the typical hearing and HOH populations (something like 6%). My hearing daughter and HOH son both love music. We rock the neighborhood. > > Just curious. How many of your children can enjoy another person > singing songs? My 8 months old is amazed when some sings. Since we > aren't sure about his loss I'm wondering if this is a good thing? > Plus, my daughter - with the moderate loss - also loves for me to sing > to her. Why is that? Does anyone have a clue? Can she feel the > vibrations more than if I just talk to her? Oh and this is when she > doesn't have her aids in at night before bed. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 So - does all of this apply even when you are a really really bad singer!LOL! That is awesome to know - is there a way I can see that article? Is it online anywhere? It is just interesting in the case of my daughter - she loved music as a baby but never had any interest in it later on. When most kids were singing patty cake and other songs she had no clue what they were. It is interesting to watch how her world has opened up since she got her aids. She is " discovering " all over again. She now loves her " music " in the car whereas before she was content to color in the back seat. You don't realize all of the little differences until they begin to change. I guess I'll have to start learning more songs. She loves hearing " jingle bells " right now but I don't know all of the words! Don't see how that is helping! My son on the other hand, if you are holding him, he will stop whatever he is doing and turn to look at you when you start to sing. That's why I was wondering if the vibrations had anything to do with it. Of course, his hearing loss is very minimal so he hears me too - but was just curious. Thank you so much, it is so refreshing to be able to get good advice and some scientific info without the confusion of having to figure out what all those scientific articles actually mean! Kerry Dowling & Dan wrote: Sara, Singing can be SO important to our kids, especially when it comes to language acquisition. It's actually easier to hear all of the speech sounds when they are sung. Also, it's more fun to practice auditory closure skills when you are doing it to a song, not some boring speech activity. Kids, especially little ones, are entranced by the facial expressions when a person sings, which might be why your little guy is so amazed by it. He also might be your most appreciative audience! Your daughter might be able to hear you better without her aids when you sing to her because of lipreading, you are projecting your voice a bit more than when you talk, she knows the words to the songs you are singing, or that you are singing in a frequency that she hears the best (or a combination of all). Plus, with a moderate loss, she still has a ton of residual hearing. Take advantage of it! Lydia Gregoret, another mother on this list, wrote a great article about HOH kids and music appreciation that was in a Volta Voices earlier this year (great not only in the content, but that Hadley was one of the kids profiled in the article!). It's always interesting to hear how other families use music in their lives. For what it's worth, Hadley has a severe (80dB) bilateral loss and has always enjoyed music. She's 4 1/4 years old and can sing hundreds of songs and recently has developed an interest in writing her own lyrics. She has taken a Kodaly based music class since she was one. We listen to music, play instruments, and sing all the time. Music has made getting language into her so much more fun and rewarding! Next to talking and reading, music is the next best thing for us! Kerry In case you are looking for good children's CDs, a few of the artists who Hadley loves who are less well known (although getting increasing exposure from PBS and Noggin!) are Laurie Berkner, Dan Zanes, , and Red Grammer. Singing Songs Just curious. How many of your children can enjoy another person singing songs? My 8 months old is amazed when some sings. Since we aren't sure about his loss I'm wondering if this is a good thing? Plus, my daughter - with the moderate loss - also loves for me to sing to her. Why is that? Does anyone have a clue? Can she feel the vibrations more than if I just talk to her? Oh and this is when she doesn't have her aids in at night before bed. All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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