Blind musicians

Charles, Life of Being Blind “My worst fear is not being able to hear.” This is a famous quote from Ray Charles Who is a musician who played piano even with his disability. He grew up in a home with one brother who died at the age of four. He was also poor growing up (Janet 45). Ray Charles lived with blindness, a disability that is highly researched but dealt with by the help of various resources. Blindness is defined as unable to see; sightless. Nine out of every ten blind people live in developing

vision impairment (Marcovitz 6). Blindness can be caused from an accident or a disease (10). One victim of blindness, Stevie Wonder, has overcome it by making music and performing. His positive outlook on life helps him achieve many things (79). Being blind means a person is sightless or is unable to distinguish dark colors from light colors, but they can still overcome it (Dahl). Eye diseases, like glaucoma and cataracts, can

Because of Louis Braille, the blind can read and write. People never thought that it would, or could, ever happen. Louis Braille made a HUGE difference in the lives of blind people, starting in 1824 when he developed the 6-dot cell system. Even today he is still making a difference, such as the "Braille Olympics," where blind students use their braille skills in competitions. (Perkins) Louis Braille, although was not born blind, created a system still being used today. Louis has become a major hero

“Today on my first day as an adult, on behalf of the world’s children, I demand of leaders we must invest in books instead of bullets.” This quote was said by Malala Yousafzai, a young woman who in her teenage years was an advocate for education and peace, and still continues to make a significant impact on the world. Malala and two other people, Easton LaChappelle and Louis Braille, are proof that teenagers can make a meaningful difference in this world. Malala Yousafzai was born July 12, 1997

Internet is a large source of income for musicians. Without this, they would not be earning as much as they currently are. If artists begin to lose money to pay record labels and advertisers, loyal fans end up paying more money to help support their favourite artists. It can be argued that many renowned and creditable musicians earn the majority of their money from tours and concerts rather than sales. However, there are also an abundant number of musicians who have neither the money nor the fame

of summer, “Trap Queen” had reached eleven million plays on SoundCloud, which led to a record deal with 300 Entertainment (Gruger). In addition to Maxwell II, SoundCloud also helped music artists like electronic dance musician Skrillex, hip-hop rapper Post Malone, and house musician Kygo. In contrast, Spotify’s direction is to provide its listeners with songs for everyone of life’s moment. Spotify accomplishes this goal by creating playlists for specific genres and moods. For example, such playlists

Music Censorship The tall, lanky fifteen-year-old ambled slowly up to the counter and tossed his music selection toward the clerk. The salesman began to ring the sale up in his routine manner, but just then something caught his eye. It was a small black sticker on the corner of the CD. This sticker plainly read "explicit lyrics." As the teenager fumbled through his pockets searching for a method of payment, the clerk gave him a questioning glance. "Could I see some identification please

I have become aware of many other magnificent musicians and artists in the business, and Keith Cullen is one of them. At this point, he is best known for his song "Say Something," which can be heard in the movie and soundtrack for High Strung, and I was pleased that he took some time to answer a few questions about his music, his outlook on the business, and even a hint as to his future aspirations. RH: What inspired you to become a musician? What kind of training have you had in music? KC:

seems to form, that young musicians who grew up with either rich or famous parents compose the majority of the industry. On the other hand, the alternative genres of music are typically made up of people who grew up in the middle-class or lower class. Unfortunately their music never finds a market or receives play on the radio. That said, technical avenues still exist for the alternative artist to make music. Twitter, Spotify and Apple Music offer opportunities for a musician to promote their music

He can still remember it as if it was yesterday – how he had his heart broken for the first time and not tell anyone. Through his growing years, his mom bought him numerous records of his favorite artists. He loved it dearly and listened to it every day. When he realized that some of it had been broken, he tried searching for new copies on record stores, but he was not able to find any. On the back of his mind, he was asking, “How can they not carry those amazing records anymore?” However, all those