David of Global Music Visions C.I.C. and the Conan Doyle Collection officers met in the Charles Dickens Centre, Lake Road, Portsmouth.
Richard reading scrips in the studio.
We were there to record another session of audio description, narrated by Richard a volunteer from the Portsmouth Central Library.
These describe images in detail contained within sixteen panels from the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection. The information on each panel will be read out using a pen friend, or other hand held device.
This will enable sighted and visually impaired persons to have equal access to the artifacts within this portable exhibition.
For the last 14 months Global Music Visions C.I.C. has been working with SoCo Music Project, as part of the Sonic Explorers Project, funded by Youth Music. We have been working with visually impaired pupils from different year groups at Toynbee School, in Chandler’s Ford. These weekly after school sessions have encouraged the pupils to express themselves through music, build friendships and have fun.
Group picture for the CD cover.
Activities have included working as a group, and as individuals to write lyrics and compose music, record and edit their work using a combination of computer music software and real instruments. One of the songs was composed and recorded when they visited Hightown Studio for the day. All had great fun.
Members of the group working together recording one of their songs.
The project culminated in the production of an 11-track album on CD, which was a mixture of both group and individual songs. They were each presented with a copy of the CD to take away at the final session. It was our way as a team to say thank you to everyone who had taken part on this project, and the hard work that had been undertaken by all who attended.
A member of the group composing and recording his track.
Bringing together pupils from different year groups with different abilities has enabled the development of social skills within the group, and increased individual self-confidence. It has been great being able to see these students develop positively throughout this project. Thank you for making us feel so welcome, and for your lovely gifts.
Image of Richard wearing headphones, reading the script into a microphone, in the recording studio.
Global Music Visions C.I.C. and the Conan Doyle Collection officers met in the Charles Dickens Centre, Lake Road, Portsmouth. We were there to record another session of audio description, narrated by Richard a volunteer from the Portsmouth Central Library. These describe images in detail contained within sixteen panels from the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection. The information on each panel will be read out using a pen friend, or other hand held device. This will enable sighted and visually impaired persons to have equal access to the artifacts within this portable exhibition.
Image of David using the computer to record the scripts, for the audio description.
We had a good morning with Solent Active Visually Impaired Group, in Havant.
Current members are from, Waterlooville, Portsmouth, Havant, Emsworth, and Hayling Island. They travel together on public transport to help them all gain more confidence and independence. The group meet up once a month and arrange fun days out, and they offer peer support to those of working age, who have a visual impairment.
A picture of the group sharing ideas for a future project.
If the answer is yes to any of these, then these workshops could be for you!
Using computer music software, you will be able to compose your own music, and play instruments in the software. You may enjoy singing, or recording, editing, and mixing your ideas? These small group sessions are for people aged 50 plus living with some form of sight loss or other disabilities, and will be driven by you as a group, in a safe supportive environment.
Global Music Visions facilitated a small music workshop with a group from Victory Hants, at Fratton Community Centre.
The group played with the different software instruments, enabling them to compose, record their own sound, vocals, and edit pieces within the project.
Here are two members of the group working with David of GMV.
We create digital music workshops with the visually impaired consultancy, for blind, visually impaired and disabled people of all ages.
