Name: Music with a message should be accessible
Uploaded: 2018-12-14T13:58:12Z
Duration: 12 min 38 s
Description: "Music is so much more than sound simply traveling through the ear," says sign language interpreter Amber Galloway-Gallego. In a spirited performance, musician and activist Madame Gandhi plays two songs -- "Top Knot Turn Up" and "Bad Habits" -- while Galloway-Gallego provides an animated sign language interpretation.

Madame Gandhi and Amber Galloway-Gallego: Music with a message should be accessible

Music with a message should be accessible

"Music is so much more than sound simply traveling through the ear," says sign language interpreter Amber Galloway-Gallego. In a spirited performance, musician and activist Madame Gandhi plays two songs -- "Top Knot Turn Up" and "Bad Habits" -- while Galloway-Gallego provides an animated sign language interpretation.

Music is an experience that goes far beyond sound, touching emotion and community in ways that matter to all. Deaf and hard-of-hearing people often miss out on concerts simply because interpretation is inaccessible or overwhelming to arrange. One woman even cuts her hair to better feel musical vibrations, showing how connection to music takes many forms. Making music accessible is not just possible, it is essential for true inclusion.