This is Lily's second year of cello. As a 5th grader she is currently preparing for her upcoming winter concert. It's pretty amazing to see her listening to the notes, rhythms and melodies so carefully. She is now working on tuning her cello and knowing if the notes are sharp or flat. We never dreamed that this would be possible.
Here's a very interesting recent literature review on music and cochlear implants called What does music sound like with a Cochlear Implant. Very technical, but worth the read.
However, Lily would disagree with much of the research. She believes it's hard to understand how kids implanted pre-lingually with cochlear implants hear music.
