Workshops for Groups of People with Developmental Challenges - NOSPR

The aim of our workshops is to reach every participant and respond to their individual sensitivity, regardless of the degree of their disability. We wish to make music accessible to everyone, which is why, in the coming season, our workshop programme will provide a musical space for children, young people and adults with intellectual or physical disabilities, as well as for blind and deaf participants. The workshops are based primarily on singing, playing instruments, dancing and movement – with activities adapted to each participant’s physical and motor abilities – as well as a variety of musical and rhythmic games and group activities using scarves, ribbons and a play parachute, which are also excellent ways of visualising music.

In workshops for blind and partially sighted participants, we place particular emphasis on sensory experience and its vital role in discovering music and exploring the way it engages all the senses, with a particular focus on simultaneous auditory and tactile stimuli.

Workshops for deaf and hard-of-hearing participants focus on ‘hearing’ sound without relying on the sense of hearing – experiencing sound waves, and thus musical phenomena, through channels other than the auditory system.

The workshops give participants an opportunity to overcome inhibitions and, for a while, forget about the difficulties that may limit them. We want to encourage them to explore, create and experiment independently. The sessions are conducted in a playful atmosphere that brings enjoyment to participants and workshop leaders alike, while helping to release difficult emotions and tension and encouraging relaxation.

Music has great social and emotional potential. As the Norwegian music therapist Even Ruud writes, ‘being engaged in music means a stronger sense of identity and a gradual striving towards improving one’s quality of life’. This principle will also guide our sessions.

Workshop duration: 45 minutes

Time:Wednesdays, 11.30 am–12.15 pm

Dates are arranged individually and EXCLUSIVELY BY EMAIL:warsztaty@nospr.org.pl

Led by: Eliza Debrzak

Tickets: PLN 1