| Blind children can learn to play a musical | | | | they can be applied to playing. However, there is |
| instrument just as well and often even better | | | | of course no restriction to the possibilities. |
| than, sighted children provided the desire and | | | | It is usually not necessary to find the visually |
| interest is there. Blind children often have a strong | | | | impaired musical student a specially trained music |
| sense of rhythm and musical sensation since their | | | | teacher. A teacher that is creative and patient |
| hearing is more in tuned with the world. | | | | (which we would hope all music teachers are) |
| Of course the assumption should not be made | | | | should be able to help the visually impaired student |
| that just because they are blind they should play | | | | feel the musical instrument of their choice in order |
| a musical instrument. However if a child or an | | | | to learn to play it competently. Musical instruments |
| adult who is visually impaired decides that playing | | | | often are able to be handled by the visually |
| a musical instrument is something they would find | | | | impaired simply because their design and structure |
| beneficial, then by all means, there should be | | | | is quite unique from a tactile standpoint. |
| every consideration made just as you would for a | | | | Children and adults from all walks of life should |
| sighted individual. | | | | learn to play at least one musical instrument. |
| There are instruments which are better suited for | | | | Learning to play a musical instrument teaches so |
| the visually impaired than others. Most string | | | | many skills at once that it can be difficult to find a |
| instruments are a good musical instrument for the | | | | downfall to learning to play a musical instrument |
| visually impaired because the strings can be easily | | | | regardless of who you are, where you come |
| felt in order, especially for the violin, viola, and | | | | from, or what type of disability you may bring to |
| cello. | | | | the table. It should never be assumed that simply |
| The piano and woodwind musical instruments can | | | | because an individual doesn't see the world that |
| also make very good choices for the visually | | | | they can't fully participate in it. Learning to play a |
| impaired when learning to play a musical | | | | musical instrument is just one way of reaching |
| instrument. They are considered the easiest of | | | | out through the world and bringing the world as |
| the musical instruments to memorize tactilely and | | | | we know it to life. |
| are fairly versatile in the musical arrangements | | | | |