This Event is being held at Gunwharf Quays, Gunwharf Quays House, Portsmouth, PO1 3TZ, 10am to 12noon. This event is organised by Toucan Diversity Training Ltd, and facilitated by Madissa Asgari MA, BA (Hons) and David Shervill, Founder of Global Music Visions C.I.C.
Topics Covered Include: Models of Disability, Understanding Visual Impairment, and how to promote inclusive practice around visual and communication needs.
Event Poster.
Session Outcomes Include: Understanding the value of the Social Model of Disability, be confident in communicating with disabled people, the use of correct language and etiquette, and be able to promote effective inclusion.
Global Music Visions C.I.C. were asked by Artist Clarke Reynolds to create soundtracks for use during his residency with Sticks Gallery in Fareham Shopping Centre. We created a Sea Soundscape, plus sounds for a Citrus Still Life session, and also a relaxing Country Meadow, to stimulate artistic ideas.
Clarke Reynolds receiving his CD from David.
The purpose of the Exhibition is to encourage visually impaired people to experience art using taste, touch, smell, and sound senses, as triggers for producing their own art work. It is also hoped that people with vision will also explore Clarke’s artwork.
Clarke’s residency begins on 23rd April until 20th May 2018. People are welcome to come and join Clarke working on his art exhibits, and to produce something themselves.
From 20th – 27th May, between 11am to 4pm there will be a solo exhibition of the work produced.
To find out more please contact Clarke Reynolds on:
We had another exciting afternoon of music with everyone at Minstead Trust in Portsmouth. It was great to see the group try new activities. It was loud, energetic, and most importantly fun.
A participant enjoying the session.Another participant enjoying the session.
To find out more about Minstead Trust, and their services in the Portsmouth and the New Forest areas, use the contact details below.
It was a brilliant noisy afternoon of music at Minstead Trust in Portsmouth. Everyone joined in playing percussion instruments, and some in the group led parts of the session again. It was great to see how much the participants remembered from our last session, and their smiles showed they were having fun.
A participant playing tambourine.Participants playing tambourine and maracas.
To find out more about Minstead Trust, and their services in the Portsmouth and the New Forest areas, use the contact details below.
It was good to return to deliver another afternoon of music at Minstead Trust in Portsmouth, working with a group of people of all abilities. Everyone joined in playing percussion instruments, and some in the group led parts of the session too. They enjoyed moving to different types of music, and it was great to see everyone joining in with lots of enthusiasm.
David setting up the equipment for the session.
To find out more about Minstead Trust, and their services in the Portsmouth and the New Forest area, use the contact details below.
David and Jim have been facilitating music workshops to enable a group of VI and non-VI students to achieve the Arts Council England Bronze Arts Award.
David and Jim singing with the group
With additional support from the teaching staff, the students were able to complete their work using iPads, laptops, Braille Notes, pens and paper, and music equipment. The students were able to achieve the following objectives:
Participating in an Art form: The students wrote the lyrics and composed the music for a song, which was recorded by a fellow group member. This was then put on to a CD, for their evidence folders. David and Jim supported this.
One of the students, and David recording the group singing “Scoot Doggy Dog”.
Attending a music event: The School hosted a charity event, which some of the group attended. David and Jim also hosted a short event for the group in the VI Unit of the School.
Inspirational person, duo, or group/band: Group members chose someone to write, draw or talk about, who inspires them through the art of music.
Pass on a particular Arts Skill: This included demonstrating keyboard, guitar, drumming, and music technology skills to the group, and to Jim and David.
Some of the group singing and playing percussion instruments, during the session.
This project has been documented by the facilitators, through weekly written evaluations, staff at the school, through feedback, discussions, photo/video evidence, and quotes. The students, through their participation on the project, written quotes, question feedback sheets, and their evidence folders, and photo/ video captured.
To find out more about SoCo Music Project visit one of the links below.
We had another fun afternoon of music at Minstead Trust in Portsmouth, working with a group of people with all different abilities. Everyone joined in playing percussion instruments, and some in the group led parts of the session too. There was a real buzz of energy in the room, and everyone was in a festive mood at the end.
A participant playing tambourine along to the music.
To find out more about Minstead Trust, and their services in the Portsmouth and the New Forest area, use the contact details below.
David and Jim went to Southampton Sight to run a music workshop for a group of visually impaired young people. It was a group with quite a wide age range.
Some of the group playing the percussion instruments, and singing their song “My Friend Chic”.
After a sing-along warm up, the group decided to compose a song about a teddy bear called Chic. Mind mapping their ideas onto paper gave the group the opportunity to think about and discuss what Chic might be like, what he would like to eat, things he liked to do, etc.
They wrote their own lyrics to the song using the ideas from the mind map. The song was called “My friend Chic”, and was inspired by a participant’s teddy bear.
They randomly chose some chords, which Jim used to create a tune on the acoustic guitar.
Using percussion instruments to play along with Jim, the group sang the lyrics they had written. The group also performed the song at the end of the session to friends, family, and staff members.
Everyone had an enjoyable time, according to the feedback received.
Chic the Teddy Bear
To find out more about SoCo Music Project, visit the links below:
We had another fun afternoon of music at Minstead Trust in Portsmouth, working with a group of people with all different abilities. Everyone joined in playing percussion instruments, and once again, there was lots of noise, energy, and enjoyment within the room.
Participants playing percussion instruments along to the music.
Here are more members of the group playing percussion instruments.
To find out more about Minstead Trust, and their services in the Portsmouth and the New Forest area, use the contact details below.
