Vibrotactile technology to support deaf people in music education, performance, appreciation and production

Helping d/Deaf and hearing musicians work together as equals, using the power of vibrations. A University of Liverpool project.

Decorative image of woman hands playing music notes on dark background, music concept

“It’s changed the way I teach!”

Matthew Taylor, Music Teacher, Royal School for the Deaf, Derby

“We are so excited to see how we can work further with this incredible technology from the University of Liverpool to make group music making truly accessible to all”.

Marianne Barraclough, Education Manager / Deputy Chief Executive, Sinfonia Viva

Closeup of a cellist. Her foot is on two vibrotactile shakers. The cello is connected to the shakers by an electrical pickup device.
Picture of the musical vibrations musician-ready system. A wooden temporary stage with three green chairs, there is a square in the centre of the stage . In the hole are four vibrotactile shakers. Also on the stage are: a bass guitar, an acoustic guitar and an electric keyboard
Musical stave with the intervals of a minor third highlighted in red
Tweet from the charity Attitude is Everything wich sayfans using vibratino, go out into the word for Shuffledown Festival tomorrow
Woman in leather jacket and blue jeans seated with bare feet using four vibrotactile shakers at a live music event
Flyer for the ShuffleDown music festival on 28 April 2018 showing names of the bands playing. The headline acts were Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5, Dead Man Fall, and Dopesickfly
Man seated with bare feet and arms folder, listing to music at a live event. His bare feet are resting on four vibrotactile shakers.
Picture shows man seated at a table. He is signrapping along to a music track. His feet are bare and are placed upon four vibrotactile shakers
Man seated at a table playing a MIDI keyboard, with bare feet resting on four vibrotactile shakers.
Teenage boy in blue school uniform, playing a guitar. His bare foot is resting on a vibrotactile shaker.
Picture shows man seated at a table. He is signrapping along to a music track. His feet are bare and are placed upon four vibrotactile shakers
Notes C1 to C6 represented on a musical stave
Audio equipment rack containing three amplifiers and three electronic limiters. On top of the rack is a 12 channel adio mixer. 4 signal cables are plugged into first four inputs of the mixer.
Vibrotactile hand shaker
Closeup of four red vibrotactile foot shakers
Closeup showing four red vibrotactile foot shakers in the square hole in the middle of the musical vibrations stage
Three teenage boys in blue school uniform. One is playing an electronic drum kit. One is playing an electric guitar. One is playing a bass guitar. The guitarist and drummer are making eye contact. The guitarist and the bassist have their feet upon vibrotactile shakers.
Teenage boy playing a red electric guitar. He has one bare foot placed gently on a vibrotactile foot shaker
Teenage boy in blue school uniform playing an electronic keyboard and using two vibrotactile foot shakers to feel the vibrations from his playing through his feet. A woman is crouching down to his right.
Photo of a woman playing a cello whilst using a vibrotactile foot shaker
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Decorative image of woman hands playing music notes on dark background, music concept

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