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George The trouble for me with speaking or singing is that I feel like I'm strangling. I think I would become completely silent if I kept on talking. It started after my DBSs in 2003 which my neuro says caused it, but who knows, it is also a PD symptom. I just never counted on losing this ability. I have a voice that really carries and when I turn up the volume, which I understand is what speech therapists have you do, people get mad and complain 'You don't have to bite my head off" They just don't understand at all. They tell me to "calm down". Ray Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bousliman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 9:51 AM Subject: Re: piano music > Ray - we have a lot in common. I also have great difficulty speaking; the > energy diminishes until there is no more sound. When I was in high school > (more thana half century ago), I typed more than 80 words a minute. Now, > I'd guess it's about 5 wpm. When you say you can't sing, do you mean you > can't sing at all or that you're not quite ready to sing the national > anthem at a world series game? While I'm not up to a national > audience--and never was--, I CAN sing. Speech therapists tell me it's > because I use a different neural pathway in the brain when I sing. > > George > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:24 AM > Subject: Re: piano music > > >>I can't speak, let alone sing and my hands/fingers just don't work well >>for anything >> Rayilyn Brown >> Director AZNPF >> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation >> [log in to unmask] >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 6:27 AM >> Subject: Re: piano music >> >> >>> If the piano is difficult/painful--Try singing in a chorus/group OR try >>> a >>> Ukulele. >>> >>> Chording , on a Uke is very easy to learn and there are a lot of >>> Ukulele/singing bands in Senior Centers and they provide the same >>> advantage for either >>> Parkinson or Alzheimers. >>> >>> Look on the Internet for information to find out where the Ukulele bands >>> are >>> located and call the Parkinson Support Group to find a singing group. >>> in >>> your area. >>> **************One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social >>> networks, >>> and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com >>> today!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol?redir=http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp >>> %26icid=aolcom40vanity%26ncid=emlcntaolcom00000001) >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >>> mailto:[log in to unmask] >>> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >> mailto:[log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn