Comments on: Music to the Ears, and More http://www.blisstree.com/articles/music-to-the-ears-and-more/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:06:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/music-to-the-ears-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-563931 Kristina Chew, PhD Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:01:31 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/music-to-the-ears-and-more/#comment-563931 And now here we are in the days of no radios.... Linda, we have yet to find a replacement. He's learning fingering, one finger on the A string and now the D string. It's most hard for Charlie to get control of the bow. Our practices are very short as I want to make this _fun_ --- sometimes Charlie asks to practice, and I run to get the cello. And now here we are in the days of no radios….

Linda, we have yet to find a replacement. He’s learning fingering, one finger on the A string and now the D string. It’s most hard for Charlie to get control of the bow. Our practices are very short as I want to make this _fun_ — sometimes Charlie asks to practice, and I run to get the cello.

]]> By: Paula http://www.blisstree.com/articles/music-to-the-ears-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-563932 Paula Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:33:01 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/music-to-the-ears-and-more/#comment-563932 I used to, for fun (as a child), turn the radio as low as I could. I didn't get the volume knob all the way down to zero, but no one else in my family could hear it, or at least not very well. My rule was that it had to be discernible to me. There was a slightly lower volume at which I could hear it but not make sense of it, so that didn't "count." The things we do to entertain ourselves... :) I used to, for fun (as a child), turn the radio as low as I could. I didn’t get the volume knob all the way down to zero, but no one else in my family could hear it, or at least not very well. My rule was that it had to be discernible to me. There was a slightly lower volume at which I could hear it but not make sense of it, so that didn’t “count.” The things we do to entertain ourselves… :)

]]> By: Ed http://www.blisstree.com/articles/music-to-the-ears-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-563106 Ed Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:51:59 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/music-to-the-ears-and-more/#comment-563106 I can only speak from my experience with David. He could hear and understand words at zero dBA. That is a sound power level 100 times less than the average person can discern words. He could discern tones at -20 dBA. In parts of the frequency spectrum he could hear as low as the measurement equipment could take him. He has perfect pitch. These were measured values and they all said that David has hypersensitive hearing. I can only speak from my experience with David. He could hear and understand words at zero dBA. That is a sound power level 100 times less than the average person can discern words. He could discern tones at -20 dBA. In parts of the frequency spectrum he could hear as low as the measurement equipment could take him. He has perfect pitch.
These were measured values and they all said that David has hypersensitive hearing.

]]> By: Paula http://www.blisstree.com/articles/music-to-the-ears-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-563919 Paula Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:03:57 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/music-to-the-ears-and-more/#comment-563919 I used to be able to hear (and maybe still can but am out of practice) up to 13 overtones of the overtone series. This was back when I was a pipe organ tuner. I had to start with 2 octaves below middle C to do it. I used to be able to hear (and maybe still can but am out of practice) up to 13 overtones of the overtone series. This was back when I was a pipe organ tuner. I had to start with 2 octaves below middle C to do it.

]]> By: Linda http://www.blisstree.com/articles/music-to-the-ears-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-560948 Linda Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:42:42 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/music-to-the-ears-and-more/#comment-560948 I remember that you "lost" your son's cello teacher; did you find a replacement? His acumen for music should be nourished. I am a former special ed. degree with a degree in music Happy problem. I remember that you “lost” your son’s cello teacher; did you find a replacement?

His acumen for music should be nourished. I am a former special ed. degree with a degree in music

Happy problem.

]]> By: Linda http://www.blisstree.com/articles/music-to-the-ears-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-560947 Linda Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:39:15 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/music-to-the-ears-and-more/#comment-560947 I remember that you "lost" your son's cello teacher; did you find a replacement? I remember that you “lost” your son’s cello teacher; did you find a replacement?

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