@bcarp Thanks, that was what I was thinking as I read the others’ responses. I mostly listen to classical and jazz, and play in concert band, jazz big bang, and small swing band. I think in rock music, there is both a strong beat and lyrics to tide you over and help make sense of the music. I worry about my situation - not being able to distinguish notes that are less than a half-octave apart would be murder.
As you are a bimodal user, like I would be, I wonder if you think the following suggestion would work for acoustic ensemble playing (this was suggested to me by an AB Consumer Specialist): when playing in group and it’s important to hear the people on both sides, take off your CI processor gear and use a CROS (or BiCROS) hearing aid to send all the sound from your bad side to your other ear. Do you think that would work for you?