[LUTE] Re: How deaf people learn to talk (II)

2005-10-01 Thread Roman Turovsky
Since we are on such a lutenisticly relevant subject: there are MANY types of deafness out there and some permit hearing music, but not speech (I had a colleague who was a pianist who had to read lips). Having said that, Dan Shoskes is a professional surgeon, but he is a gentleman, so he has the ta

[LUTE] Re: How deaf people learn to talk (II)

2005-10-01 Thread bill kilpatrick
evelyn glennie is the percussionist i had in mind - distressing to read she's taken to rolling around on stage. but ... she's making a living and "unalloyed sincerity" - especially the "on tap" variety - certainly gets your name in the papers. - bill --- Stuart Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

[LUTE] Re: How deaf people learn to talk (II)

2005-10-01 Thread Stuart Walsh
Alain Veylit wrote: >Those of you listening to NPR in the Southern California Inland Empire >can tune in right now for an interview about the deaf Scottish >percussionist... >Alain >PS: Robin Williams does a superb immitation of a deaf person talking, if >that's any help > > > I went to a

[LUTE] Re: How deaf people learn to talk (II)

2005-09-30 Thread Roman Turovsky
Since we are on such a lutenisticly relevant subject: there are MANY types of deafness out there and some permit hearing music, but not speech (I had a colleague who was a pianist who had to read lips). Having said that, Dan Shoskes is a professional surgeon, but he is a gentleman, so he has the

[LUTE] Re: How deaf people learn to talk (II)

2005-09-30 Thread Alain Veylit
Those of you listening to NPR in the Southern California Inland Empire can tune in right now for an interview about the deaf Scottish percussionist... Alain PS: Robin Williams does a superb immitation of a deaf person talking, if that's any help bill kilpatrick wrote: >i can't remember he

[LUTE] Re: How deaf people learn to talk (II)

2005-09-30 Thread bill kilpatrick
i can't remember her name but i know her ability is not unique - there's a very accomplished percussionist in england who is deaf and uses vibrations to play. presumably, a deaf person can be taught to duplicate vibrations in their own throat which they feel when placing their fingers on the throa