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AAMHL’s list of adult musicians with hearing loss
AAMHL’s event archives
General Information on Hearing and Musical Acoustics
Tutorial on how the ear works and the concept of decibels – from the website, Neuroscience for Kids.
Generally, audiologists (especially those who don’t play music) don’t talk to music educators and music educators don’t talk to audiologists. Hearing aid and cochlear implant users are generally at a loss to describe their music/pitch perception experiences to their audiologists. This graphic of a piano keyboard notes the name of each key (for example, C4 is middle C) and the frequency (261.63 hertz)
Blogs and Magazines on Music and Hearing Loss
Peter Selmacovich is a trained audiologist and musician in Canada who is also losing his hearing. In his blog he talks about ways to make ensemble playing easier for the musician who has hearing loss
is an online magazine for pianists as well as and all musicians with hearing, with both inspiration and how to articles on how to make music with a hearing loss.
Dr. Marshall Chasin’s blog on programming hearing aids for music performance.
Music Instruction for People with Hearing Loss
The MSL is technology created by Oval Window Audio in an effort to explain what sound and music is to deaf students.
Bassist Rick Ledbetter details his experiences getting his digital CIC hearing aids properlyh adjusted for music production.
Music Induced Hearing Loss
This FAQ answers some commonly asked questions about hearing loss from musicians
Other Organizations focused on Music and Hearing Loss
This organization bills itself as a “non-profit information source for musicians and music lovers.” A lot of information here on hearing conservation and earplugs.
This is a website that discusses hearing aids for listening music. This is a project that originated at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.
A nonprofit in the United Kingdom devoted to providing music education for hearing-impaired children.
Consumer Organizations for Adults with Hearing Loss
(United States)
Hearing Link is the organization in the United Kingdom for people with hearing loss, their families and friends. It makes it easy to find information, services and support, and to connect with others so experiences, knowledge and advice can be shared.
(United States)
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is a free public service that breaks down communication barriers for those who are deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, or have difficulty speaking. Offering a variety of telecommunication solutions, Virginia Relay keeps families and friends connected. Visit varelay.org to learn more.