Subject: Re: CI Music Perception From: William Cooper <wcooper(at)UTDALLAS.EDU> Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 17:23:48 -0600This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_013D_01C524CC.C10955F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Ray and list, I agree that *relearning/learning* to hear through a CI device is a = crucial component to CI user success. In addition to a large amount of = exposure and practice, the development of mechanisms and materials that = can aid a user in learning *how* to and *what* to listen for seem to be = as important as further advances in the device itself. With respect to your last question. > Anybody thought of making music tailored for CI users? If the low-end = users can only distinguish large > steps, then perhaps we can compose a new scale that only includes = octaves and the associated fifths? I have indeed thought about this, I thought about scales that would be = composed of center frequencies from each of the bandpass channels for a = person's strategy. This might be a starting place for a "musical = rehabilitation" - as a person masters pitch discriminations in his or = her own scale, more discrete pitch distances can be introduced. Or, = alternatively, an external mechanism could use an algorithm to customize = music to that person's specific scale (My apologies Dr. McDermott, I should have promoted your paper for = you...) William Cooper ---------------------------------------------------------------- William B. Cooper, M.Sc., M.S. School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences The University of Texas at Dallas wcooper(at)utdallas.edu http://www.utdallas.edu/~wcooper ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------=_NextPart_000_013D_01C524CC.C10955F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1491" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear Ray and list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>I agree that *relearning/learning* to hear through a CI device is a = crucial=20 component to CI user success. In addition to a large amount of = exposure and=20 practice, the development of mechanisms and materials that can aid a = user in=20 learning *how* to and *what* to listen for seem to be as important = as=20 further advances in the device itself.</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>With respect to your last=20 question.</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Anybody thought of making music = tailored for=20 CI users? If the low-end users can only distinguish large</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> steps, then perhaps we can compose = a new scale=20 that only includes octaves and the associated fifths?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have indeed thought about this, I = thought about=20 scales that would be composed of center frequencies from each of the = bandpass=20 channels for a person's strategy. This might be a starting place for a = "musical=20 rehabilitation" - as a person masters pitch discriminations in his or = her own=20 scale, more discrete pitch distances can be introduced. Or, = alternatively, an=20 external mechanism could use an algorithm to customize music to that = person's=20 specific scale</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(My=20 apologies Dr. McDermott, I should have promoted your paper for=20 you...)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>William Cooper</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2></FONT><BR>-----------------------------------------------------= -----------<BR>William=20 B. Cooper, M.Sc., M.S.<BR>School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences<BR>The = University of Texas at Dallas<BR><A=20 href=3D"mailto:wcooper(at)utdallas.edu">wcooper(at)utdallas.edu</A><BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.utdallas.edu/~wcooper">http://www.utdallas.edu/~wcoope= r</A><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------= </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_013D_01C524CC.C10955F0--