Enroll for an exciting and immersive 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 instructor, Meredith, will lead you through an exploration of four distinct songs spanning various genres, including pop, country, worship, and rap.

Learn How to Sign Music!

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 course. Sign the song of your choice and present it to the other students via Padlet.
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.

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 Teacher

Meredith has over 20 years of ASL second language experience. She holds a M.Ed. in Special Education with an emphasis in Deaf and Hard of Hearing and B.A. in ASL to English Interpretation. She is a nationally certified education interpreter and state certified ASL Teacher.

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.

Meredith Rathbone Asl Teacher/Interpreter