We are proud to present Soundhoppers, a sound exploration playgroup aimed at families with children aged 5-11 years old. The workshop will take place on Saturday 8 July, 11:30AM in the Old Paradise Yard. Facebook event link here, ticket details below. The sessions aim to encourage careful and deep listening, and attempt to instil a nuanced and sensitive approach to the different qualities of environmental sounds around us. This is achieved by getting the children to explore and play with specially constructed soundboxes and other sound generating devices, and by a variety of listening exercises that explore various aspects of sound – whether that’s proximity (how far or close a sound is) or timbre (the tonality and type of sound), or volume (how loud or quiet a sound is). A different approach is taken from traditional music workshops in that the focus is on the wider creative possibilities with the medium of sound rather than on musicality. Music is generally considered a language in of itself in that it involves rhythm, pitch, dynamics, and modes of performance, but steering away from this language allows children to be much more uninhibited in their explorations, and allows for a freer and more playful engagement. The intention then is to instil within children a sense of careful listening and sonic curiosity, without the formalities of traditional musical discourse. | £15 - 1x child // £20 - 2x children | Parent(s) go free! | Buy tickets: http://bit.ly/2rCUcjn | Limited availability, 10 max.
