© Alison Harmer 2014 GlosMM | Playing Around Sound
Where?
Gloucestershire
GlosDeaf Club Cirencester Opportunity Group and Milestones Sensory Group. Coming
Soon -
Life is musical...
...and music is not a thing at all but an activity, something that people do. (Small)
- Expressive communication
- Attentive, critical listening
- Collaboration
- Sustained joint attention
- Community
- Fun activities
Song repertoire
Our songs are carefully selected and written to sound good and be fun to engage with. They help mouth and pitch placement and social interaction.
A typical session...
Free play with musical instruments that support one to one musical conversations.
A Hello Song with names
Songs with simple tunes at the child’s vocal pitch
Songs with Sign Supported English
Songs with expressive vocalisations
Stories that get us moving
Guest musicians
We use Sign Supported English to encourage communication
We use a limited pitch range to make songs easy to sing well
We use sound placement songs to develop voice control and mouth and facial control
Why?
We are fascinated by the joint attention that happens during musical play. We like to see what happens when children take the lead with their music making and we do our best to take on that play and take it further. That’s why we choose beautiful musical instruments that sound and feel satisfying. We like songs that help young mouths develop along with ideas. We like expressive stories that use bodies as well as words.
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