It's great that you want to learn to sign! I encourage it! We need more signers and access to ASL.
BUT...I'd like to make a suggestion. Stop making ASL Music Videos!
First of all, to clear things up, I love music! Period! But, if I wanted to know the lyrics, I can easily Google them. I also have an App called MusixMatch that will display lyrics of the song currently on my Playlist. Secondly, I'm sorry to say, but a few of you out there are.....not good. You're doing the song "word for word" instead of true ASL idioms and expressions; you're also are not expressing enough emotions, facial expressions & body language - "dead face".
What I encourage you to do instead is interpret those Viral Videos that go around. 99% of the time these videos have no subtitles so the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community gets left out.
It's pretty easy to do with a program like Movavi, or similar video making program or App.
Two things will come of this - 1. You improve your interpreting skills as this would be closer to real-life interpreting situations; 2. The Deaf and Hard of Hearing community will feel incluZsive and enjoy these viral videos.
To start y'all off, how about these videos?
Wheel of Fortune Contestant Stumps Pat Sajak with her Strange Letter Guesses
96 & 101 year old sisters arguing
Little Girl with Downs Syndrome Responds to Learning She Made the Cheer Team
Missouri Media Professor Blocks Journalists
So there you have it, start interpreting News stories, Viral Videos, Instructional Videos and the like.
What do you think?
Tracy,
One finds limits by pushing them" ~ Herbert Simon
BUT...I'd like to make a suggestion. Stop making ASL Music Videos!
First of all, to clear things up, I love music! Period! But, if I wanted to know the lyrics, I can easily Google them. I also have an App called MusixMatch that will display lyrics of the song currently on my Playlist. Secondly, I'm sorry to say, but a few of you out there are.....not good. You're doing the song "word for word" instead of true ASL idioms and expressions; you're also are not expressing enough emotions, facial expressions & body language - "dead face".
What I encourage you to do instead is interpret those Viral Videos that go around. 99% of the time these videos have no subtitles so the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community gets left out.
It's pretty easy to do with a program like Movavi, or similar video making program or App.
Two things will come of this - 1. You improve your interpreting skills as this would be closer to real-life interpreting situations; 2. The Deaf and Hard of Hearing community will feel incluZsive and enjoy these viral videos.
To start y'all off, how about these videos?
Wheel of Fortune Contestant Stumps Pat Sajak with her Strange Letter Guesses
96 & 101 year old sisters arguing
Little Girl with Downs Syndrome Responds to Learning She Made the Cheer Team
Missouri Media Professor Blocks Journalists
So there you have it, start interpreting News stories, Viral Videos, Instructional Videos and the like.
What do you think?
Tracy,
One finds limits by pushing them" ~ Herbert Simon
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