Two audiologists have written a book that tells the story of 11 musicians with hearing loss. Making Music with a Hearing Loss: Strategies and Stories is the work of Dr. Marshall Chasin and Dr. Brad Ingrao, but the stars are the members of the Maryland-based Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss who are featured. Charles Mokotoff, now in his 50s, spent years hiding his deafness, even as he performed and taught classical guitar. He lost his hearing abruptly at the age of 15. Doctors were unable to give him a reason for it. It lead him to wear a hearing aid, hidden by his long hair. By 1990, he quite music to work for the Massachusetts Learning Center for Deaf Children. HE began playing at again when he started teaching at Gallaudet University where he learned ASL. There's more info about the book here and more info about Mokotoff here.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Musicians with Hearing Loss
Two audiologists have written a book that tells the story of 11 musicians with hearing loss. Making Music with a Hearing Loss: Strategies and Stories is the work of Dr. Marshall Chasin and Dr. Brad Ingrao, but the stars are the members of the Maryland-based Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss who are featured. Charles Mokotoff, now in his 50s, spent years hiding his deafness, even as he performed and taught classical guitar. He lost his hearing abruptly at the age of 15. Doctors were unable to give him a reason for it. It lead him to wear a hearing aid, hidden by his long hair. By 1990, he quite music to work for the Massachusetts Learning Center for Deaf Children. HE began playing at again when he started teaching at Gallaudet University where he learned ASL. There's more info about the book here and more info about Mokotoff here.
