Sound Therapy

 Despite 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 […]

There 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 […]

 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 […]

Here’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 […]

If you’re looking for ideas to extend a sensory room this is the first of a series of short films showing how we use Soundbeam in our work with people with profound disabilities. We include switches for those who can use their hands - they encourage manipulation and introduce the idea of making something happen.
The […]

Here’s a glimpse of the work that goes into making the Music Gym happen every Friday in Hastings. The backing track is one of Tom’s - Don’t Bring Shame on the Family - but as the slideshow ends before the vocals start the title won’t make any sense….
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This film demonstrates the use of video effects to create images by movement. It’s a basic example of the software we’re using in the Music Gym, to enable people with profound disabilities to make something happen, to move to the music they’re creating and to have a lot of fun at the same time.
The music […]