Fourth Class

We watched a movie about a hearing impaired lady that plays multiple forms of percussion. She's involved in teaching other hearing impaired students. She approaches music in a visual and tactile way since she has decreased hearing. Vibrational pressure and visual cues from the movement of the typamnic membranes direct her in playing. She also leans into her instruments to get additional vibratory sense. However, she's not as hearing impaired as she lets on. She has perfectly articulated language so she maintains very good vibrational hearing. Her student, in the movie, by contrast, would have been considered deaf, as evidenced by her speech. I think this lady has really marketed herself well and knows alot about image personas. Her movie was very bohemian like and had an artistic flare. This movie is a good example of how we compensate with our other senses when one sense is impaired. I found it interesting how she looked at everything as a potential instrument!