Every year, the Beats of Cochlea festival brings talented musicians from all over the world to make music together in Warsaw, Poland. These musicians play many different instruments and musical styles, but one thing unites them: they all use a cochlear implant, or other hearing implant, to make music. One of the youngest participants this
Beats of Cochlea is an annual music festival for musicians with hearing implants. Talented people of all ages from around the world came together in July to play at this unique event in Poland. At Beats of Cochlea 2018, there were 20 musicians from around the world, including 10 MED-EL hearing implant users. One part
Meet Niraj—he’s a student, a guitarist, and a BONEBRIDGE user from India. Niraj’s amazing guitar skills won him a place at this year’s Beats of Cochlea music festival, where he will join other musicians with hearing implants from all over the world. He took a break from rehearsing to tell us all about making music
From piano prodigies to singing sensations, Beats of Cochlea is just like any other music festival. But there’s one small difference—all the people on the stage are deaf musicians. Beats of Cochlea is a unique festival that gives musicians with hearing implants the chance to introduce their musical talent to the world. It’s held every
Emma from the United Kingdom shares tips on how she helped teach her son Charlie, who uses bilateral cochlear implants, to sing, and play violin, guitar and piano. 1: Start early, and surround yourself with music! My mother started to teach Charlie the violin when he was four years old. It seemed to really
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