The Music and its relationship with Blind people - Its relation with the Human Senses and

Musical Instrument
Survey
The purpose of this survey is to get information on the blind people on how they learn music and/or how they
perceive musical instruments and senses in their opinion.
PART A: Demographic Information
Please select accordingly based from below questions.
1. What is your gender?
Female
2. What is your age?
35-39 years old
3. What is your type of blindness?
Others (Please specify)
Totally blind
PART B: Experience in Music
Please select accordingly based from below questions.
1.

Do you know how to read musical scores or do you have understanding in music?
Yes
(if YES, Proceed to Question 2)

2.

How do you learn music?

Learn by ear and
by music Braille (a little)

3.

How do you access the music scores?

from the available Braille score resources

4 . Do you play any musical instrument?

Yes
5 . What type of musical instruments do you play?
Piano and synthesizer
6. How often do you play a musical instrument?
Less than1 hour per week
PART C: Musical Instrument vs. Human Senses
In your opinion, which human senses are important when playing a particular type of a musical instrument listed?
Please choose appropriately. (You can choose more than one human senses for each type of the instrument.)
Type of Musical Instrument
Sight
Chordophones
e.g. piano, guitar, banjo, violin, fiddle, harp
Aerophones
e.g. flute, recorders, fife, harmonica, accordion, organ
Membranophones
e.g. Drums, kazoos
Idiophones
e.g. Tap shoes, bells, maracas, castanets
Electrophones
e.g. electric guitar, electric bass, electric organ, synthesizer

Human Senses
Hearing Touch
Taste
Yes
Yes

Smell

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

The Music and its relationship with Blind people - Its relation with the Human Senses and Musical Instrument
Survey

PART D: The Importance of Human Senses in Playing a Musical Instrument

Please circle the appropriate number on the scale from 1 to 5 based on the importance of the specified human sense
to the type of musical instrument indicated.
Type of Musical Instrument
Chordophones
e.g. piano, guitar, banjo, violin, fiddle,
harp

Aerophones
e.g. flute, recorders, fife, harmonica,
accordion, bugle, organ

Membranophones
e.g. Drums, kazoos

Idiophones
e.g. Tap shoes, bells, maracas,
castanets

Electrophones
e.g. electric guitar, electric bass,
electric organ, synthesizer

Human
Senses
Sight
Hearing
Touch
Taste
Smell
Sight
Hearing
Touch
Taste
Smell
Sight
Hearing
Touch
Taste
Smell
Sight
Hearing
Touch
Taste
Smell
Sight
Hearing
Touch
Taste
Smell

Not
important
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
*1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

- Thank you -

Very
important
*2
2
2
2
2
*2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
*2
2
2
2
2
*2
2
2
2
2

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

4
4
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4
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4
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

5
*5
*5
5
5
5
*5
*5
5
5
5
*5
*5
5
5
5
*5
*5
5
5
5
*5
*5
5
5