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Schools & Nurseries Outdoor musical instruments present Music can have a profound effect on We’re very happy! Special Needs
schools and nurseries with an excellent
anyone, but the benefits of exposing a
way of incorporating outdoor education child or adult with special needs to music “
into the day-to-day curriculum. can be huge. Staff working with
They make creative, all-inclusive and pupils with more
accessible playground equipment and Simple to play, our outdoor musical complex physical needs
fantastic music education resources. instruments enable creative
experimentation and tactile exploration; have reported that the
Children love the fact that music can they encourage the use of motor skills, instruments are great
be used in a context outside of the help develop coordination and stimulate
classroom. The instruments’ clever the imagination. For children with motivators during
design and the use of the pentatonic very limited movement, the placing physio and OT work. ”
scale make them so easy to play of their hands on the vibrating lids of
that children are able to develop outdoor drums or along the Emperor Medina House,
musical skills without having to Chimes, can elicit a positive response. Community Special School
manage any technical demands of Playing music may be an effective way
traditional instruments, instantly to stimulate speech development and
showing what can be expressed and communication skills, express emotions
achieved through music. and provide opportunities for physical,
cognitive and motor development
Locating musical instruments in whilst creating an environment for
the school playground, outdoor socialization and fun.
performance area or perhaps a
sensory garden where children Ideal for use during both music and
can explore, create and develop occupational therapy sessions with
their own musical ideas and sounds their harmonic pentatonic scales
whilst enjoying the fresh air and and accessibility, outdoor musical
sunshine, will maximize the instruments provide opportunities for
musical potential of a child during children who experience physical or
their most rapid developmental emotional obstacles in their lives to
period while they happily discover achieve security and joy in making
the joy and empowerment of music outdoors.
music-making.
Wanted to let you know that we
“
LOVE our new musical instruments.
They sound amazing!!! ”
Barretts Elementary School
