How do you sign "rock & roll"?

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Now it's my turn to ask for sign help. :)

What sign do you use for "rock & roll" music?

I can't get a consistent answer from my local Deaf community. Many people just spell "rock" and then sign MUSIC.

But I really need a sign. There is one person that I interpret for who doesn't read or write, and so I'm trying to stay away from spelling out words, for now.

I've seen some people use the "devil's horns" :rockon: sign upward for rockers, and downward for hip hop. Is that right?

Please excuse an old granny who doesn't keep up with the current music scene. :dj: I don't listen to that music myself but I want to keep up with current signs relating to pop culture. :P

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i see most people do the sign for "rock" or "stone" knuckles of one hand striking the knuckles of the other hand.
 
Ariakkas said:
i see most people do the sign for "rock" or "stone" knuckles of one hand striking the knuckles of the other hand.
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Yeah, I've seen that also but it seemed very English and non-conceptual to me. For someone with no English background it doesn't make sense. The "rock" in "rock & roll" doesn't have anything to do with "rocks" or "stones" or "hardness".

I understand that sometimes new signs show up in the Deaf community that aren't conceptual, for whatever reason.

But thanks for the input. :) I guess there is no one "right" sign for the phrase. :dunno:
 
GalaxyAngel said:
I use.... :rockon: ASL
play gultairs ASL that's all
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Yes, I was thinking about that one. I was a little concerned that just doing an air guitar might wrongly imply all guitar music was rock music. But Hubby suggested to me that for folk and classic guitar I should "hold" the air guitar neck upright. For rock air guitar, I should hold the neck down, straight across at the waist. :P
 
To be honest this icon :rockon: is heavy metal devil sign !
As for "rock n roll" its like the twisting dance which i find it useful for that sign so they know its the 1950's era !
 
I sign it as fingerspelling "R-R" with the palm facing to the person. So that it won't be confused with "restroom"
 
I think most people now think of "rock and roll" as hard rock, not sweet "twister" rock of the 50's and 60's. :P

And I thought that I was old! Heh, heh!

I like the :rockon: sign better than gyrating a twist with my body. Have mercy on my audience. ;)
 
Wow, this thread is on Metafilter! Anyway, I once had to interpret a song that included "let me hear some of that rock and roll music" AND "I like that old time rock and roll" - and I have to admit that I spelled out #ROCK and #ROLL - swinging in a circle, like #STYLE is sometimes done, and to the beat of the music.
 
If you do r and r you are signing bathroom or something similar to bathroom, depending on how you sign it.

Just sign Music and loud.
 
what I always do is use the sign for "music" but use an "R" hand instead. It usually gets my point across
 
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