> -----Original Message----- > > As I told you guys the other day, I met a young lady (age 16) > who wants to play horn, but has been playing trumpet because > her left hand is deficient of normal digits. She's very > bright, plays trumpet & piano quite well, comes from a > musical family (dad's a music educator, piano), etc. The girl > & her father are considering taking the plunge & buying a > right hand horn. What the father wants to know is this: How > much will being a right handed horn player interfere w/ her > ability to be accepted into music schools, orchestras, etc. > If any of you want to take a stab at this, offer discussion & > opinions, I will forward the information to the family. And > I'm sure they will be grateful.
In my opinion, to have it make any difference would be discrimination. The idea of anti-discrimination laws as they relate to physical handicaps, at least here in the US and to the best of my non-lawer understanding, is that any "reasonable" accomodation _must_ be made and the fact that such accomodation is necessary cannot be held against a person with a disability. In this case, I imagine that the only accomodation necessary would be a different sitting arrangement or possibly some sort of sound-reflecting device behind the bell of the player. Yes, it would be different, but I don't think it's different enough that it should negatively impact her chances of getting into any music school or orchestra. At least that's my opinion. -S- _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
