Deafness And Music: Can Vibration Be Used When Playing Music Together?

Hopkins, Carl ORCID: 0000-0002-9716-0793, Maté-Cid, Saúl, Fulford, Robert, Seiffert, Gary ORCID: 0000-0003-0268-7056, Ginsborg, Jane and Barker, Natalie (2022) Deafness And Music: Can Vibration Be Used When Playing Music Together? Frontiers for Young Minds, 9. 732713-. ISSN 2296-6846, 2296-6846

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Abstract

<jats:p>Performing music or singing together provides people with great pleasure. But if you are deaf (or hard of hearing) it is not always possible to listen to other musicians while trying to sing or play an instrument. It can be particularly difficult to perceive different musical pitches with a hearing aid or other hearing-assistance device. However, the human body can transmit musical sounds to the brain when vibrations are applied to the skin. In other words, we can <jats:italic>feel</jats:italic> music. Our research has identified a safe way for deaf people to hear musical notes through the skin of their hands and feet. We have shown that vibration allows people to safely feel music on the skin. This approach allows people to identify a musical note as being higher or lower in pitch than other notes, and it helps musicians to play music together.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	36 Creative Arts and Writing, 4201 Allied Health and Rehabilitation Science, 3901 Curriculum and Pedagogy, 39 Education, 42 Health Sciences, 3603 Music, 3604 Performing Arts, Complementary and Integrative Health, Neurosciences, Ear
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences > School of the Arts
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	17 Jan 2022 09:01
Last Modified:	09 Oct 2025 18:15
DOI:	10.3389/frym.2021.732713
Open Access URL:	https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym...
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3146852