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High-level singing proficiency in deaf children with cochlear implants
What is it about?
Can prelingually deafened children with cochlear implants learn to sing? The present study showed that they can after rigorous music training.
Why is it important?
Singing is an integral part of human communication. Numerous studies have shown that pitch-related tasks, such as music perception and vocal singing, in prelingually-deafened children wearing hearing devices are poor. In the present study, a group of 10 prelingually-deafened children with cochlear implants formed a choir and learned to singing together over a period of two years. The study showed, for the first time, that deaf children can singing at high proficiency, through rigorous training.