Final year students from De Montfort University, Music, Technology and Innovation Department, worked with Red Earth Theatre to research a variety of prototypes that would give D/deaf people visual and sensual access to music.
The students made a fingertip prototype sound box. Each finger is placed on a separate speaker pad and picks up vibrations from different sound wave frequencies. The sensation in each finger is different.
So, the hand feels the different changes in rhythm, pitch and volume that make up the whole piece of music.
Members from 3D (Derby Deaf Drama) road tested the sound box and were very positive about its possible applications in theatre.
Members of 3D said accessing music in different ways would enhance their overall experience of theatre. Put the sound box with the actions and images on stage and meaning is heightened for D/deaf audiences.
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