Journal article
Accommodating Children who use Cochlear Implants In Music Therapy or Educational Settings
Music therapy perspectives, Vol.18(2), pp.122-130
2000
DOI: 10.1093/mtp/18.2.122
Abstract
Abstract
The cochlear implant is an assistive hearing device used by people who have profound sensorineural hearing losses and who derive little benefit from hearing aids. Unlike hearing aids, which essentially amplify the sound, the cochlear implant transmits specific features of the sound wave considered especially important in speech perception. The signal is transmitted to the cochlea, where the auditory nerve cells are stimulated directly. This signal, designed for facilitating speech perception, is not a replica of sound as heard through normal ears. Implant recipients perceive particular elements of music very differently from normal hearing persons. Therefore, selection of musical materials and clinical or educational objectives for children using implants requires some accommodation. This article describes the technical features of the cochlear implant, reviews existing research on music perception via the implant, and offers recommendations for instructional and environmental accommodations for children using cochlear implants who are enrolled in music education or music therapy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Accommodating Children who use Cochlear Implants In Music Therapy or Educational Settings
- Creators
- Kate E. Gfeller - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Music therapy perspectives, Vol.18(2), pp.122-130
- Publisher
- American Music Therapy Association
- DOI
- 10.1093/mtp/18.2.122
- ISSN
- 0734-6875
- eISSN
- 2053-7387
- Number of pages
- 9
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2000
- Academic Unit
- School of Music; Communication Sciences and Disorders; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984827034502771
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