We were listening to "Eleanor Rigby" yesterday (because it was a Tuesday, and Ben wanted to celebrate by listening to the Beatles), and I realized that in fact the only instrumentation is the string ensemble (orchestrated by George Martin) -- none of the Beatles actually play their own instruments on that one. So it's not too surprising that Ben would recognize that melody played on the violin. Well, maybe it still is -- music appreciation with a CI is iffy, as a quick survey of the adult CI-user blogs on deafvillage will confirm.
What I'm really wondering is how much of Ben's apparent appreciation of melody is due to his bimodal hearing (CI + HA), and how much can be attributed to the Fidelity 120 processing strategy on his Advanced Bionics CI. I'll never know for sure, but it would be nice to gain a little insight into this as he gets older and can describe his perceptions.
Modular Arithmetic
2 years ago
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You might enjoy checking out the website www.hearingjourney.com There are a lot of adults there that would be happy to help provide some insight. You will also find other parents that are great to get to know
Kim
www.hearingjourney.com
AB CI user since 1994
That is interesting. Since he's bimodal, he can compare hearing music in the "acoustic" ear to the CI ear.
I guess it will be a few years until he can give you a detailed synopsis. Then again, at the rate he is developing language skills, it may only be a few months!
But how much can you describe when it is all you have ever know?
Very good question, and that's why so much about how CIs work in actual practice is a mystery. But I'm hoping that he can compare what he hears through his aid alone, the CI alone, and through both, and that may give a little insight.
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