Does My Deaf Boyfriend Listen To MUSIC 🎶?
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Today we are finally answering one of the biggest questions of our deaf and hearing relationship:
🎵 🎶 MUSIC 🎶🎵
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Love you sign duo! Stay safe,
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@@erinn_nnire 😔
When I took an ASL class a few years ago, I met a deaf DJ. He had this whole system where he wore this thing on his body to feel the vibration of the beat. It was super cool and I think about that all the time
That warms my heart as a grateful hearing person who loves music :')
do you keep in touch with him?
Technology is awesome
@@rxgtv oh my God was that pun intended it was great
Reminds of the amazing deaf dancers from China! The beautiful 'Thousand Hands Guan Yin' dance!
Ellen's heart was melting as Ryan talked about listening to music for her, so adorable :3
Am I the only one who forgets to turn on the closed captions and for the first 10 seconds just watches Ryan sign in confusion??
Every time 😂
I constantly have it on for every video so no haha
I even walked around with headphones as always... and listened to one of their videos... took me a while to check why am I sort of beeing confused. 😂
"Mostly from dancing with her, that music I remember" so sweet :,)
Ellen: *throws phone in the air* Ryan: *doesn't hear the impact* Phone: *"Why have you forsaken me?"*
GTA 5 Background on phone: WASTED
R: "It's a privilege to have a deaf boyfriend." Winks and points at the camera. 😄 glad to see he's got plenty of confidence, as he should. 😁 I had a sister who was severely hard of hearing. It was tough for her growing up in a mostly hearing world. It took a while for her to come out of her shell.
I'm severely deaf but I actually really enjoy music. My main genres are Pop, EDM, Hip hop, and Rock but there are exceptions. I also like dancing and I like trying to learn new choreos. Edit: Wow thank you so much for acknowledging my comment! I didn't think you guys would like it so much. Love you all and let your smile change the world but don't let the world change your smile!
That's awesome! I could never dance if my life depended on it 😂
@@SignDuoChannel I couldn't either
Yo, I'm in the same boat as you! I love blasting edm in my car in the drive home from uni and feeling the vibrations surrounding me it's such a cool feeling!
Can i ask you sth please? How do you enjoy music if you can't hear? Or fo you hear a little bit?
@@mija1570 Well just because I’m deaf doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy music 😏
I have a question.. I know that some hearing people talk to themselves, like thinking outloud. Does Ryan ever sign to himself?
Haha, that's a funny question. I have a 22 year old son who's profoundly deaf, he def does sign to himself. Also, he signs in his sleep n has since he was lil...which is still cute to me!
I would also like to know this.
Good question
I don't know if Ryan does it but me, I always sign to myself lol
Great question!
Have you ever been to a concert together? Would Ryan enjoy an experience like that? How about musical theater or movies?
As hoh I don’t like concerts that much because how LOUD it is and the bass is too strong for me 😅
He already answered a video about that. Said don't assume deaf people don't enjoy those things. He does.
There are usually interpreters to interpret the songs in musicals/concerts... Movies: Subtitles dude... dude..
Who cares about a concert I’m not even death to know its a waste of money
@@CalmnessHeartsease Deaf
When a deaf person goes to another country, how do they communicate? Because even for countries with the same language, sign language usually changes 👀
Just like with spoken language, sign language in each country is different. If you could go to the Middle East, for example, and start using ASL, they’ll have no clue what you’re talking about. If that makes really any sense
In northern ireland (where I live) theres British Sign Language, and Irish Sign Language (which uses English words). A few people also use/know American Sign Language too. You'd think there would be just one sign language for all English based languages
@Gabriela Galindo Aristy I think they will have to learn some sign language from the country that they're visiting
@Gabriela Galindo Aristy Ok so I just searched how many sign languages there are in the world and it said between 138 and 300 different types of sign language. That's a lot xD
TENBIASED This is very complex because where I am in Quebec, Canada, we have english and french. It is the same with sign language, there is LSQ (Language des Signes Québécois) for french, and ASL (American Sign Language) for english. Some words can be similar but for the most part, it is very different. I mix them up in conversations constantly, very frustrating for me because i am not fluent in either signs.
The Java commentary will never get old 🤣 she’s adorable!!!
lol i loved that part when ryan said, its a priveledge to have a deaf boyfriend!!! that was so adorable!!! i hope you guys are doing well during the quarantine! and i know this was a while ago, but hope Ryan is doing a lot better from the surgery!!!
Hey SignDuo! I would love to know your guys’ thoughts on the Netflix series DEAF U!
Omg my sister is begging me to watch it!! I’ll be watching it soon for sure like next week
Yes!! This one !!!
I love signing the songs to help make a connection with some of the music. I'm so lucky that my husband can't hear me singing but he really enjoys watching me.
There is this one girl who was a contestant on America's Got Talent. She was a hearing person, up until a disease that affected her ears, and her nerves deteriorated, and by the time she was 18, it had completely destroyed her hearing, so then she became deaf. BEFORE she was deaf, she remembered what music sounded like, and the judges asked her how she got back INTO music after becoming deaf, and she said, "Trusting my pitch and using muscle memory", so I imagine for HER, being a previously hearing person to a completely deaf person, was devastating to no longer be able to hear herself sing anymore. Mandy Harvey is her name. You should look her up and maybe Ellen would like her voice. The judges asked her why she had her shoes off, and she said, "I'm feeling the beat through the floor". I thought that was amazing. But, for someone like Ryan who has not really HEARD music besides what was blasting in high school, I feel like they miss out on the best thing in life there is, besides chocolate, sex, poetry, and animals. LOL But, as a musician myself, there's no way in hell I could ever deal with never being able to hear music again. I would puke. Music is everything to me.
Someimes I recall a date with Warren, one of the most handsome boys ever, I didn't expect a hearing impaired person to be a great dancer, was I surprised That was in the early 80's. Studying choreography, I look for an authenticity, I watch without sound. The movement will convey and evoke information, a message, a dancer's background aside, the essence will resonate. Dancing does not require external sound, the natural phenomena of energy compelled by breezes drifting between the leaves or someone's thoughts - my internal voice- dance and signing are physical methods of expression and communication. I hope as many non-hearing people as hearing people dance and enjoy themselves. I am really enjoying your videos, learning a lot, thanks
my boyfriend is hard of hearing and in elementary and middle school he participated in band. his hearing aids then didn’t have noise control like the ones he has now. like if a sound is too loud the hearing aids he has now wont register it. he said he was advised to take his hearing aids out at practice and shows to prevent further damage and he would know exactly what and when to play depending on the vibrations the other instruments gave off. he would take his shoes off and feel the vibrations through his feet coming from the stands. my mind was absolutely blown!
I personally am not a part of the deaf community and I do not know anyone (personally) that is a part of it, but by watching their KZhead channel, I have grown to really appreciate and respect their “culture”. I also love how open they are about topics and questions! They are extremely wholesome and so relaxing to watch, so thank you guys so much! 😊
I thought of an analogy for Ryan's indifference or dislike of music. It's like abstract art. Some people have a really strong emotional reaction connected to it (hearing people). They might have grown up with it or over time grew increasingly fascinated with it. Other people don't really care about abstract art (deaf/hoh people). They never really thought about it, didn't grow up with it and don't have too much of an emotional connection with it. Some of them might decide to study the meaning of abstract art or might even enjoy it by creating their own meaning by feeling the textures of the paint.
Two questions: 1) There are certain sounds that I don’t like hearing (people blowing their nose, nails on a chalkboard, etc lol) Are there any sounds that Ryan would love to or be curious to hear? 2) Are there any sounds that Ellen wish didn’t exist anymore? Lol
I just wanted to share that the Elementary School I attended was also simultaneously a school for Gifted Children, and there was a class of deaf children with 10 or 15 students. Each year, we had a "Foundation Day" and we'd celebrate it by having each class/grade level perform. And every year, the deaf class would always always always dance hip-hop (insanely well choreographed routines for real!) Our teachers explained that they were able to choreograph to the beat of the music through the vibrations, and that is why whenever they performed, there'd be extra speakers for optimum vibrations. It was the most amazing thing and it was such an honor to witness it and be exposed to that at a young age, really opened my eyes to the complexity of deaf culture.
There is a Broadway musical called Spring Awakening, and there was a revival of it that is known as "Deaf West Spring Awakening". In that musical, many of the cast and crews are deaf, so on stage they sign the lyrics and act while having another person sing it. I think it's cool how they tried their best to make their show accessible and if you (any random internet person reading this) are interested, go check it out! There are clips of their performances on KZhead
Listening to whatever you want, as loud as you want is definitely a benefit to a deaf partner! My ex would sleep in and I never had to worry about being loud :)
i wonder does ryan wonder what her voice sounds like?!
That makes me wonder now...
what about vibration from her voice
He has heard her voice I’ve read it in one of the comments under their videos
Reminder, deaf does not necessarily mean 100% deaf. Some individuals still can gain hearing after surgeries or hearing aids of some kind.
@@ifiwsaflowridbearose yeah a lot of people I've met assume that deaf people can't hear anything at all, which is a bit extreme. Most can hear sound (with hearing aids or cochlear implant at least). When they discover that, they don't know why I can't understand them with hearing aids, which is fine. So they amplify background noise (like cars driving, birds chirping) but don't actually improve clarity when listening to people. Their speech is still distorted so I have to lipread to make out the words. Kinda hard to do that with masks now lol
My boyfriend and I literally met in college when we were both music majors so it's really interesting to see this experience!
I’ve been watching you guys for yeaaaars. This just confirmed to me that you’re MADE for each other! The level of respect and empathy you show one another is beautiful. And Ryan (cause I know you read these) - the way you look at Ellen...like she’s the most precious and fascinating thing to you.. melts my heart 🥺🤍 LOVED this video and thank you for finallyyyy explaining this subject hahaha much love to both of you.
I agree with Ryan, with that it depends on the person’s personality versus their hearing quality and so I think that Ryan just doesn’t like to listen to music as a person in general, not relating to his deafness. Whereas I grew up around music all the time, I have a song in my head 24/7, I listen to all different types of music and it can reflect my mood. Thank you for sharing your experiences ♥️
13:24 - Ryan was so prepared to hold high his deaf community and the benefits of having them in your life. He really shot my heart with that gun, no sound needed.
This couple is sooo cuteee!!! 🥰♥️♥️ I'm gonna learn sing language soon, wish me luck! 🥰💖💖
good luck Idelis!
I do too!
Yeah... There're my favourite... you won't believe I watch them daily... there are soo addicting ❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍
Good luck 😁
Thanks to my wonderful old kindergarten teacher, she was the one to teach me asl and got me to start life that way then eventually I learned to speak
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Music is a HUGE part of my life and it was also the thing that alerted my parents to the fact that I was HH as a child because I was consistently and confidently belting out the wrong words to songs. Music has always been an integral part of my being and it's basically my therapy - I have played several instruments throughout my life (current love is flute) and I like to compose simple pieces of music. My hearing has worsened throughout my life to the point now where I'm profoundly deaf in my right ear and have a severe loss in my left. I relied on hearing aids to help get through a strictly mainstream upbringing and have had very little interaction with the Deaf community. Recently, my hearing aids have died and I'm really going through a period of grieving because I can't appreciate listening to and making music as I'm used to. This sudden thrust into near complete deafness has me seriously considering learning some form of sign language. I appreciate your videos because it bridges the hearing world and the deaf world together. Thanks!
You mentioning "Dog music": My dog Prairie has developed a fear of thunderstorms and gun shooting. I live in the boonies and lots of hunting here. In my search to help her when she gets so fearful/anxious is she really responds to "dog music". She literally relaxes and falls asleep when I play music to help during thunderstorms. I give her essential oils, which help a tad, but music was the big game changer. Tight clothing simular to the thunder shirt she hates.
I got soooooo happy when I got this notification ❤️ 😁
same!!
Same!!!
They’re actually my favorite ASL KZheadrs
Same I love their channel and it makes me so happy
please he's so sweet I love their dynamic sm
I’m amazed at how you keep eye contact throughout the conversation and still understand each other. I thought you’d have to look at each other’s hands even when one is spelling out a word, but I guess you can see the sign even without breaking eye contact.
That’s so sweet how even though Ryan didn’t like music that much, he would still experience with Ellen cause she loved music. :)
Yay! So glad to see a new upload!!!
Love you guys! Hope you’re staying safe out there!
Ughhh soooo happy there’s a new video!!!
I love watching you guys before I go to sleep. Something about Ryan’s mouth sounds are almost like asmr and are really calming. Love your channel!
Hey Sign Duo! I'm a high school senior that really loves music and theatre, but last year I took 2 semesters of ASL, and want to try and become an interpreter! I understand why Ryan might not feel a connection to music like so many hearing people have. I just watched a movie on Disney Plus called "Mr. Holland's Opus." It is about a composer who teaches at a high school and eventually gives birth to a deaf son. I think it's really interesting to see his character develop and learn how to relate to his child when all he knows is music. Anyway, I like the movie and recommend it. You guys are doing great! Loved the Starbucks drive thru vid, restored my faith in humanity!!! Love you guys 💓😊🤗
I have been wondering this for a while! Thank you for talking about your experience with music!!🙂
Is it just me? Or is she just the prettiest? And I can totally read it in his eyes everytime he looks at her, when she's not looking, how much he really really loves her.
Great video as usual! Glad to see you’re both staying safe and healthy during this time
That was really informative! Thank you for this!
Loved the video! I’ve always thought about this question as well, very interesting. Thanks for answering 💖
I love hearing about both of your personal experiences. I just found your channel last week and have watched so many because I love your relationship and informative videos. Your videos are always so calming! 💛
I just noticed the sounds and clicks in the video are coming from Ryan, always thought it was his movements or something. It's actually so interesting and unique.
Love you guys and your videos, you guys inspired me to start taking ASL classes and I’m loving it. Hope you guys have a great rest of your day!!😊
Love from 🇧🇷, y'all inspired me to start learning "LIBRAS" my country's sign language.
I always enjoy watching you guys. I get to practice my signing and I feel as though I'm hanging out with friends. Its wonderful how you two compromise on things. Lots of love to Java!
So I have something to tell y’all, the group went off the charts, the students are learning quickly, thank y’all for your support it meant a lot! ❤️❤️❤️
That's amazing Roberto! stoked for your ASL club!
@@SignDuoChannel wait is this Ryan?! Omg Hi I’m a huge fan of yours I Started it because i felt so bad for you, that the students talked about the same video 😂🥵
@@SignDuoChannel 😂🥺*
OMG!! I've been waiting for this love you guys So!!much!!
yeiiii new video! so happy!
Ryan is just an adorable bean omg Loved the video, very interesting perspective ♡
*I love your videos. I subscribed a while back, but have been watching your videos more frequently recently and really love the dynamic and love you two share. Your positivity is a breath of fresh air. Thank you for creating content that I can use as an escape from the world that is enjoyable and educational!* ❤
Finally a new video! Java is so cute sleeping behind you. Love her bandana.. too cute ❤️
Hello, you two have inspired me to take an ASL course in school and I love it!
Such a cool video, it’s really interesting to see what’s Ryan’s vision about the concept of music. As a hearing person, it kinds of made me see it from another perspective, thank you for that! I just discovered your channel a few weeks ago and I also wanted to leave a comment to say how much I appreciate your videos, keep going!
You guys are so cute together. The fact that you guys put so much effort into your relationship and making eachother happy is so amazing. I keep finding myself coming back to your videos because of how cute you guys are and because of how informational your videos are. Keep up the good work guys, and don't stop being cute.
Every time I see Ryan sign I am so amazed by the differences in different sign languages around the world. I'm used to seeing BSL, French and Swedish Language and in normal conversation they use their hands, facial expression, gestures, head movements but also sounds like "aaah" or oooh" or "iiiih" for emphasis or clarifying which sign they mean out of two similar signs. I see almost none of that in ASL. I also saw the first two episodes of Deaf U on Netflix and was confused when the Gallatin students said that sounding the words out while you sign is a no-no. That really surprised me.
this was such a good video!!! that ryan looked up the lyrics for you is super cute, awww. You guys always make really interesting videos. and i just love the calm energy you both carry 🤟
I've seen people doing sign language on stage at music concerts, even hip hop shows. So great too see it.🙂. I just started subbing to your channel & it's fantastic to see that your bringing more awareness to people with hearing impairments. Your both setting a good example to breaking down unnecessary boundaries.❤️🇦🇺
I just found you guys a few weeks ago and I love watching you interact and sign. It has helped me, learn more signs and a bit more of the grammar used when signing. Thank you, with you help I am more able to better communicate with my deaf stepson.
I was just wondering this!! As usual this was so educational and so lovely to watch. I love you guys and have binging you for days. Thank you both for all the real ness and positivity, so proud to be part of the Sign Fam! Ps. When is more merch coming!?
I just really enjoy seeing the interaction you guys have, not just with us as a community, but just in general. It helps me to keep in mind certain things when I do deal with our customers who are hard of hearing or deaf. I feel more confident communicating with them about their needs. I just want to say thank you.
You guys are beyond adorable!
What an interesting perspective! I’m a music teacher and started learning asl this year. I’ve wondered about teaching music within the deaf and hoh community, and it seems there’s so much diversity!
Love your videos! I'm starting to learn ASL and your videos help a lot in practicing and learning!
Such a blessing to have these two beautiful individual share insights to often misunderstood dynamics of hearing and Deaf!🤟
It's been incredibly interesting and insightful watching you two and Java, you're a beautiful family! I came across your channel maybe a week or two ago. According to friends and family, when I talk they say I tend to talk with my hands. It's made me interested in sign language, and watching you guys do it is a good motivator~ ☺️
this is the most genuine video i've seen on youtube, much love!
Your relationship is truly inspiring, you two made me take sign language classes just from watching your videos, wish you the best, love from Mexico 🇲🇽♥️
You guys are awesome and I get really excited when you answer a new question in a new video. 😁
i just found ur channel couple hours ago, and i;ll stay there for a long, to practive my english language, and cuz of u, u are very kind peoples, and wish u luck in ur life
I'm so much older than you two but feel like I learn so much from the way you communicate with us and each other!! Thanks for another wonderful video!
This question made me think of Deaf U, Netflix's new reality show. There were ppl who were really into music, like feeling the beats. I'd love both of your takes on some on the stuff involved, like maybe a reaction video!
Awesome video and awesome explanation. Love seeing you guys and hope to see more very soon.
i’ve never been this early or commented on one of your videos before but i love learning from you guys!! also your relationship is very wholesome & i’ve been learning asl ☺️☺️
Ryan mentioned there are fully Deaf people who love me- that is 100% me. I have to say my love of music came from the way I was raised. My dad sang around the house ALL the time so knowing music was super important to me. I also love the vibrations of good music. My husband also really loves music so I try to make that important to me, for him. I have headphones with awesome bass boost (which was important in my purchase) and we also have a subwoofer as part of the sound system connected to the TV in our house. This may sound complicated but it's not- I can connect my headphones to my laptop (watch the lyrics on the music video) then my laptop to the subwoofer, and feel the beat of the music.
You look so GORGEOUS Ellen and Ryan u look SO good too!!! ♡ Love you guys so so so much♡
This was a very interesting video! I never really thought about how music would be from a deaf perspective. It seems like there's a lot more filling in the definition around it to understand it, because of the lack of being able to hear it, so it seems like you were thinking more than us about hearing people's relationship with music than the music itself.
I'm new to this channel and I love how strong you relationship is with each other. I've always was interested in signing/ sign language since probably 5 th grade and hopefully will have the opportunity to learn it more( either with a deaf person or self taught). 😁💛🙌🏾👋🏾
I am deaf ( I was born deaf and i grew up oral and have a cochlear implant but learned sign language when i was 16 years old) and have been communicating through sign language since then. Back when i was in high school, i took ASL classes and learned so much about sign language, deaf culture, deaf community and everything else. sign language is a beautiful language. i even had sign language interpreters in high school and college. it helps me to understand whats going on in classes. I am proud to be deaf no matter what. I love watching your videos and you guys are a cute couple. By the way, theres a Netflix series called "Deaf U". Have you guys watched that? can you guys do a video about that? I havent watched the show as yet because im always busy with work but im planning to watch that on my day off from work.
Just want to say I really enjoy learning some of the basic sign language from you guys. I put the closed captions on and I'm starting to learn some of the words. You guys really opened my eyes to how much easier we can make life for the deaf community if we all just knew the basics. Have a good weekend you guys 👍
Yay!! So great to see more vids! Loved seeing the photos form the dances your attended! So sweet...Ellen that red dress was LIT!!! Ryan, hope you are feeling good now that it's been some months since your surgery!
I would love a video explaining what it was like going to a "mainstream" school and your experience Ryan with classes, clubs, etc! Great videos love practising my receptive skills!
I found a really cool study about how different types of music actually shape objects. I believe they took water and flash froze it when music was playing and the shapes of the ice were so different when comparing happy type songs to angry or sad songs. I always found it interesting that music may shape how you feel or your mood even if you don't hear the music in any way.
Thank you soo much for sharing this video, i feel music Is a big part of my life and ive also wonderd how you and Ryan live the experience with music. Thanks once again.
It is so nice to see u guys again. I remembered my hearing husband and I went to my deaf reunion long time ago. My husband said to me the music was loud. Lol. :)
Ryan's T-shirt is amazing. Where is it from?
This was a great video to watch. Never in my life click a notification so fast!!😍
I enjoy listening to music from time to time, but I play percussion in my highschool band and I enjoy that a lot more than simply listening to the radio. That's why I like percussion, because you aren't just hearing it, but you can really feel it as you play whether it's piano or crash cymbals
Thank you for sharing your experience and for all the videos you guys make. I really appreciate them 🙏🏻🎉
Thank you guys for making the videos,
really learned a lot from this video! thank you for sharing!
You two are adorable and delightful! I'm really enjoying learning about your world. As a classical Musician (Bassoonist mostly) I think not being able to share music would be tough, but on the other hand, you two have a great attitude about it and it works for you. Thank you so much for sharing! Take care, stay healthy!
i genuinely love watching you guys videos!! i’m a big fan of your channel. my boyfriend is deaf and i’m hearing, so this channel really helps on legit perspectives of both. always wanted to sit down and talk about this with my boyfriend but didn’t know how, but thanks to you guys .. it shows how it’s okay to talk out our different lifestyles 💕 much love from Mississippi
I’m not sure why but this brought me to tears! You can tell how much he loves her and how long he has as well when he would look up the lyrics to songs she enjoyed and he really put in the time to get to know her! that’s so sweet i love them so much!