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Intensive Interaction ongoing at the Music Gym
Closed Published by Susan Heath October 16th, 2009 in HOW DECODA/THE MUSIC GYM CAN HELP YOUThis picture captures so well the moment of two people communicating. For some this ability to connect comes very easily and others might struggle a little. With that in mind, Angela Lane, the East Sussex Project Worker for Intensive Interaction (what a mouthful) is now at the Music Gym whenever she can be, simply to […]
Dancing Squares launched
Closed Published by Susan Heath July 21st, 2009 in sensory rooms plus, film posts, HOW DECODA/THE MUSIC GYM CAN HELP YOUDespite our best attempts to think of another name (Boogiecam? Musical Squares?) we still come back to “Dancing Squares” as that’s what they are - squares on which you dance and trigger music. We used to have them in the Music Gym as wooden boards covered in furry fabric. Through trying them out at Learning […]
Intensive Interaction and the Music Gym
Closed Published by Susan Heath April 24th, 2009 in HOW DECODA/THE MUSIC GYM CAN HELP YOU, NEWSAngela Lane is the local Intensive Interaction Project Manager and last Friday she visited the Music Gym to see how it fits into what she’s doing.
If someone with severe learning disabilities and/or autism is still at an early stage of communication this is a valuable approach to passing on the pre-speech fundamentals of communication. It’s […]
The Magic Cake - interactive day for people with disabilities
Closed Published by Susan Heath May 28th, 2008 in HOW DECODA/THE MUSIC GYM CAN HELP YOU, NEWSIn case you’re wondering if the Magic Cake is a cake you can eat without adding to your hips - sadly, no. It’s the name given to a day of interactive activities on Saturday, June 7th at Mountfield Village Hall. Tom from the Music Gym will be working with MJM-Access to provide fun, interactive installations, […]
A load of balls
Closed Published by Susan Heath April 9th, 2008 in sponsorship and bursaries, HOW DECODA/THE MUSIC GYM CAN HELP YOUWe’re learning at the Music Gym all the time. One thing we’ve learned is how much people love the simple things - inflatables to hit one another with, balls to throw to each other - and our members are no exception.
Although the Music Gym is designed to engage people with profound disabilities through the use […]
The Music Gym more widely available
Closed Published by Susan Heath February 11th, 2008 in film posts, NEWSThere have been two developments this past week in the groups that can use the Music Gym.
First, it’s been adopted by the training company JamBerry Ltd. for corporate team-building. This can be for including everyone in making music, even those who really believe they can’t play a note, or for tailor made modules such as Find […]
BBC highlights the Music Gym facility for people with profound disabilities in Sussex
Closed Published by Susan Heath January 11th, 2008 in film posts, HOW DECODA/THE MUSIC GYM CAN HELP YOU Before Christmas the Music Gym had a visit from Mark Knowles of the BBC. He stayed several hours, talked to members and support staff and thoroughly immersed himself in the spirit of the Music Gym. The film he made, although very short, reflects his interest and his understanding of what happens there.
If you didn’t see […]
The Music Gym at Lets Do Business
Closed Published by Susan Heath November 16th, 2007 in HOW DECODA/THE MUSIC GYM CAN HELP YOU, NEWSIt was party time at Lets Do Business in Hastings yesterday when we distilled the Music Gym from 5000 square feet down to 50 square feet. In that small space we were still able to convey the sense of movement affecting visual imagery, sound and vibration.
It was an opportunity to let people know that the […]
The Music Gym celebrates the end of its second year as a facility for those with profound disabilities in Hastings
Closed Published by Susan Heath July 29th, 2007 in Music Gym membershipOn Friday we came to the end of our second year of the Music Gym and there was a party atmosphere at Horntye Park. People of all ages, from 8 to 70, turned up to try out the Music Gym.
Councillor Vivienne Bond paid us a visit. She turned out to be a special needs teacher […]
Dancing boards at the Music Gym
Closed Published by Susan Heath July 17th, 2007 in Music Gym membership, sensory rooms plus, film postsHere’s the second of our occasional films showing in more detail what goes on at the Music Gym and how we set it up.
We call this section the Dancing Boards because we use wooden boards to locate the “hot” areas and that’s where people dance - so it does just what it says. Movement on […]
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