In the summary of "Face-to Face Tradition," there is a reference to percussion signing. In recent years, ASL interpreters at music concerts have changed a perspective that deaf and hard of hearing people cannot fully enjoy music. Science shows that when a person feels music, it stimulates the auditory cortex for both hearing and deaf people. That it turn stimulates other processes in the brain. For more about that, view the Ted Talk video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkfCD7c2HcQ&t=60s
Percussion signing is a way of capturing the rhythm of a song or a story. Although the September 11th post includes a prezi presentation with several examples of percussion signing, here is a simple 3-2 example of a rhythm that might be used in a church setting.
When learning or telling a story, rhythm is one way of internalizing the words and message, tapping into a specific learning style. Incorporating rhythms into learning a story helps to move it from words on a page to a narrative intimately connected to breath and heartbeats.