He's doing absolutely everything right. The facial expressions are large and entertaining. His signs are clear, simple, and without hesitation. He matches the quality of his expressions and movement with the tone of the song. He can go from a hyped up pill popper to a lovesick tween:
And while we're on a Miley Cyrus kick:
He is HILARIOUS! And just so good at what he does. What I really like, and this is something I haven't seen with other sign songs, is that he puts two rows of captions at the bottom. One is the English lyrics of the song, and the other is the ASL glosses he's using to translate the song. This is enormously helpful for people just learning ASL so they can learn more signs. It's also beneficial because you can see exactly how he's interpreting the concepts.
And his timing is just impeccable. I love the part from the next video when he looks right at the camera on the word "stare". (Look for it at the beginning!) Coordinating signs with the tempo of the music I think is what makes a sign songs really enjoyable for hearing people.
Here's just one more video! How Stephen Torrence does it all:
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This is really really cool!! My a cappella group used to have someone sign "And So it Goes" (our alumni song) at our concerts. I wish we had that guy for every song. It's really entertaining to watch. When are you going to do one?
I absolutely loved these. It's like watching dance, so amazing watching the physical go with the music. I loved the CC because I had no idea how the lyrics got translated into signs. I want to see some of the poetry you know in ASL as well. Fascinating! And that guy is an amazing performer.
Is there any equivalent of rhyming in ASL?
Wow! Thanks for the extended plug. I'm sorry I didn't discover it until just now.
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