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Join us on Saturday, November 11th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm CT for an exciting and immersive live 3-hour course that will unlock the world of music through American Sign Language (ASL). This course is a unique opportunity to learn how to take a song, write an ASL gloss, and express its emotional depth and lyrical beauty through the medium of sign language.
Your instructors, Meredith and Darla, will lead you through an exploration of four distinct songs spanning various genres, including pop, country, worship, and rap.
It's starting soon so enroll now!
This course is for anyone wanting to learn how to take the ASL you know and apply it to being able to perform or interpret music. This is not a beginner ASL course, but if you are a beginner and want to learn about how to sign music this course could still be beneficial to learn the method of signing music.
Students will learn how to sign sign the 4 songs covered in the course and receive a PDF of the ASL Gloss.
Each student will have 1 assignment at the conclusion of the live course. Sign the song of your choice and present it to the other students via Flip.
A student should not expect to be able to sign any song without a pre-existing knowledge of the ASL signs necessary.
By the end of this course, you’ll not only have a deeper understanding of how to interpret songs in ASL but also the ability to infuse them with your unique expression, making music accessible to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community like never before. Don’t miss this exceptional opportunity to merge the power of music and sign language. Reserve your spot today!
What is an ASL Gloss? A written or typed approximation of ASL typically using English words as “labels” for each sign along with various grammatical notes.
About Your Teachers
Meredith began her career as a full time educational interpreter while taking on community interpreting assignments (doctors appointments, job interviews, etc) after school and on weekends. She continues her interpreting practice by volunteering at her church. She has been an ASL teacher at the High School level for 10 years and recently resigned to work full-time for Learn How to Sign. She is also an adjunct professor at the college level.
Meredith is Co-Owner of Learn How to Sign LLC with her husband Brian. She is responsible for being the main instructor and face of the LHTS brand. Meredith is heavily involved in the strategic planning of the company, and is the main writer and on-screen talent for all courses, videos and social media posts. Meredith feels called to be an ASL advocate and teacher and has dedicated her whole life to doing just that. Learn How to Sign is the most recent chapter of this journey and she is so excited about what the future holds for Learn How to Sign and her family.
Darla has been a sign language interpreter for 22 years holding her state’s highest interpreting certification and national certification in educational interpreting. She has interpreted in a variety of settings including community, video relay, educational and religious. Darla brings a unique perspective with her years of expertise and variety of settings she has worked in.
Personally, Darla has been married for 39 years and LOVES to travel. She would like to share, she has two beautiful daughters, Meredith and Hilary, and three amazing grandchildren. (Editor’s note: And yes, that Meredith is me. She blessed me with one of the greatest gifts, ASL.)
Darla joins our Intensives as one of the 3 instructors and loves to share about her personal experiences as an ASL Interpreter. Students love hearing her perspectives on the profession as they are often interested in pursuing it as a career.
