Sounds of Intent: A curriculum framework for making music with children and young people with learning difficulties, including autism and visual impairment

Sounds of Intent
A curriculum framework for making music with children and young people with learning difficulties, including autism and visual and hearing impairment

Public Launch
2nd February 2012

Jeffery Hall Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL

Sounds of Intent is a new, freely available, easy-to-use software package that enables teachers, teaching assistants, therapists and parents, who work with or care for those with PMLD, SLD or MLD, and who may be on the autism spectrum, to:

- assess children and young people’s level of musical development
- record and monitor attainment and progress
- download musical materials and ideas for activities
- share thinking on a forum

Register for just £10 (to cover administration costs and to include coffee and a snack lunch) atwww.surveymonkey.com/soundsofintent

10.30am Registration and coffee
11.00am Welcome and introduction (Professors Graham Welch and Adam Ockelford)
11.30am Demonstration of Sounds of Intent software (Dr Evangelos Himonides)
12.00pm User perspectives
1.00pm Sandwich lunch
1.45pm Hands on session (bring your own wireless-enabled phone, iPad, computer, etc.)
2.45pm Feedback
3.00pm Close

For more information, please contact Adam Ockelford on a.ockelford@roehampton.ac.uk

A joint initiative of the University of Roehampton and the Institute of Education, University of London
Supported by SEMPRE, the Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research
We are grateful for the assistance of the Royal National Institute of Blind People