I figured somewhere, someplace there must be another deaf or hard of hearing pianist. And I did find one. Her name is Valerie Zamora out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Gee, I used to live in Asheville, North Carolina a few years back.
Valerie plays classical pieces. But she is deaf rather than hard of hearing which would make it a rarity among pianists. Rarer than having hard of hearing pianists. This isn't an easy thing to do and it's a gift for some to possess the skill to play a piano supremely well and deaf at the same time.
Go a visit her website. She has two music samples and they sound really well. Guess that means I need to produce an audio (probably video) copy of my Ragtime playing on my crappy piano. Like Zamora, I began playing the piano since I was 7 years old. I am still playing it though not as much as I like because the piano I play on is really not that good.
Maybe I'll meet Valerie someday. It's not everyday that a deaf/hh pianist meets another deaf/hh pianist and compare notes.
Ooh..I made a funny.
BTW, can anyone spare me a baby grand piano out there. Seriously.
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