They cannot see but they can hear and play music to make themselves and the audience happy. The Thai Blind Orchestra is Thailand’s first orchestra made up of young musicians who are blind, visually impaired and or multiple disabled. It was established in 2014 from an idea of classical musician Alongkot Chukaew. He teaches disabled children by using audible aids and the natural environment. The children were introduced to a braille system to read music and are taught individually to memorize the positions of their fingers when playing their instruments.--By European Pressphoto Agency
Tanakarn Rungransri (center) touches a violin next to other members of
Thai Blind Orchestra during a practice session at the 'School for the
Blind and the Blind with Multi-Handicapped' in the city of Lopburi
province. (Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)
Members of the Thai Blind Orchestra practice with their cellos prior to a band rehearsal. (Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)
Members of Thai Blind Orchestra dress up before performing at a Rotary
Club charity event benefitting aid projects for the blind at a hotel in
Bangkok, Thailand, on May 17. (Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)
Members of the Thai Blind Orchestra perform during a band rehearsal at
the 'School for the Blind and the Blind with Multi-Handicapped' in the
city of Lopburi provinc. (Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)
Members of Thai Blind Orchestra hold on to each other as they are guided
into the room after dressing before performing at a Rotary Club charity
event benefitting aid projects for the blind at a hotel in Bangkok.
(Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)
Blind Thai student Cholticha Iamvijit (10) a member of the Thai Blind
Orchestra, tunes a violin during a band rehearsal at the 'School for the
Blind and the Blind with Multi-Handicapped' in the city of Lopburi
province. (Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)
Members of the Thai Blind Orchestra perform during a band rehearsal at
the School for the Blind and the Blind with Multi-Handicapped. (Rungroj
Yongrit/EPA)
Blind Thai student Cholticha Iamvijit (10) a member of the Thai Blind
Orchestra, lies under a chair on the floor while taking a nap in a
15-minute break during a band rehearsal at the school. (Rungroj
Yongrit/EPA)
Thai volunteer music teacher Kritsanapan Punsuk (left) teaches string
instrument skills to low vision disabled student Manasnan Umpawanan
(center) and blind student Nicha Warasakul during their viola practice
ahead of a rehearsal session. (Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)
Members of the Thai Blind Orchestra practice with their violins prior to a band rehearsal on May 12. (Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)
Blind Thai students Kritsada Thanyawanichapong and Somsak Chaima and
members of the Thai Blind Orchestra chat next to their bandmates ahead
of a band practice session. (Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)
Blind Thai student Kanya Phu-ard (12) a member of the Thai Blind
Orchestra, burst into laughter during a band rehearsal at the 'School
for the Blind and the Blind with Multi-Handicapped' in the city of
Lopburi province, Thailand. (Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)
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