Music and the Deaf is a national and international charity based in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
. It was founded in 1988 by deaf musician Dr Paul Whittaker, OBE to provide
music
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...
al opportunities and access for children and adults who live with any degree of
hearing loss
Hearing loss is a partial or total inability to Hearing, hear. Hearing loss may be present at birth or acquired at any time afterwards. Hearing loss may occur in one or both ears. In children, hearing problems can affect the ability to Language ...
. Since 2015 the charity has been helmed by Danny Lane, both a profoundly deaf musician and artistic director.
British composer,
Benson Taylor
Benson Taylor (born Mark Davison 10 September 1983), is an English composer, music producer, and humanitarian who is best known for producing music for film. His style of music has a British influence, often working a classic film score sound ...
, is the incumbent patron.
History
Music and the Deaf is a charity nationally and internationally claiming to provide musical opportunities and access for children and adults who live with any degree of hearing loss. The charity was founded in 1988 by Dr Paul Whittaker, OBE, himself a profoundly deaf musician. Now led by Artistic Director Danny Lane, following Paul's resignation in 2015, the charity continues to build an international reputation for pushing the boundaries of what deaf people can aspire to and achieve in music.
Since 2007 Music and the Deaf has run the Deaf Youth Orchestra of
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
, and has been developed nationally from 2010. The charity is one of only eight flagship organisations within “Sing Up” providing opportunities for both deaf and hearing people to learn to sing and sign.
The people whom work with the youth deaf community are highly specialized and experienced in working with people with hearing loss.
Music and the deaf has done many of projects throughout its time. Some projects include; The deaf youth and orchestra project, Frequalise and the 4ORTE ensemble.
Many workshops have also been promoted to gain support for the deaf community and this non profit organization. Some facts gained from the workshops are; few of the 45,000 deaf children in the UK have access to music education. Also, around 85% of deaf children integrated into mainstream education over recent years.
[http://matd.org.uk]
References
External links
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Charities based in England
Organizations established in 1988
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