Arts Education Semester 2, 2015 Colloquium Series presents: Danny Lane (UK) and Karen Kyriakou Music and the Deaf: Enriching Lives Through Music _________________________________________________________________ Date: Time: Venue: Tuesday, 14 July, 2015 5.30 pm – 7 pm Frank Tate Room, Level 9, 100 Leicester Street, Carlton _________________________________________________________________ Abstract
There is a seemingly apparent paradox of teaching to deaf children. The idea that those with a limited capacity
should wish to explore an art or activity based around sound is definitely intriguing. It is not unusual then for
people to ask ‘How can deaf people play music?’ and ‘Why do deaf people want to play music?’
Much research has gone into identifying the benefits of learning music, both for individuals as well as the
benefits of music for the community. Most research assumes the benefits from a hearing person’s perspective,
but music is also surprisingly relevant to Deaf/Hard of Hearing children.
Two music educators of the deaf come together to discuss and share the benefits of conspicuously exposing the
deaf to music and musical activities.
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Danny Lane (UK) is a profoundly deaf professional musician and music educator,
and the Creative Director of the unique organization ‘Music and the Deaf’ (UK).
In 2006, Danny founded the West Yorkshire Deaf Youth Orchestra and set up
similar groups across England. He is passionate about raising awareness of music
and deafness. Publications, talks, lectures, training events and workshops take
Danny all over the UK and the world. He wrote Music and the Deaf’s teaching
manuals “Keys to Music, Unlocking the National curriculum for deaf children”.
Karen Kyriakou is a Melbourne-based music teacher working in both schools
and arts organizations. Over the last 5 years, she has implemented a music
program at Furlong Park School for Deaf Children, funded through Musica Viva’s
‘Equal Music’ Program. Karen was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to support her
studies in this area and she travelled to the UK in 2013 to investigate inclusive
ways of bring authentic educational and musical experiences to the Deaf children
in schools.
_______________________________________________________________________ RSVP: Please RSVP by Wednesday, 8 July, 2015 Andria Karageorgopoulos, [email protected]