this is an orchestra rehearsal
and these young conductors
can't actually hear the music
for kids with hearing impairments
entering the world of classical music
can be a daunting experience
but this berlin-based orchestra is
breaking that barrier they have been
introducing classical music to kids who
are deaf or hard of hearing for the past
eight years
i'm christian holbes and i play the
violin in the mala chamber orchestra
field music is a project we have with
hearing impaired children
we have been in hong kong we were in
rome we were in london
through classes and workshops kids learn
music on their own terms using sensors
other than sound
like touching the instruments as they
vibrate and feeling the rhythm of the
percussion through the floor
or even by simply watching the musicians
play
some of them
tell us why you make weird faces when
you play the violin
you enter the music so it can be painful
it can be really
really joyful it's very intensive and
the kids of course react much more on
that because that's their language
others
totally moved and tell me that it's the
most beautiful thing they've done
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at the end of the program the kids are
put in charge as the conductors for a
day
kids like mara who can only hear with
the assistance of a hearing aid
my name is
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i feel very moved actually i start
crying
oh am really happy to see how
how moved these kids are by simple
things with the music
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