Downloadable Resources
Since March 2020, This New Ground have been working remotely. During this time we have developed a series of downloadable resources that can be used as a tool to support and inspire other remote, creative and inclusive projects.
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Easy-read guides for music-making apps
Session plans for online music workshops
Easy-read guides online engagement
Easy-read art activity sheets
A blueprint for inclusive digital engagement
Easy-read guides for music-making
In collaboration with our participants and facilitators, we have created a library of easy-read app guides for the music creation apps we found to be most accessible and engaging. These guides are aimed at a diverse audience of learning disabled music-makers, their carers and support workers as well as creative facilitators and inclusive initiatives.
Musyc
Half-way between game and musical instrument, the Musyc app enables users to explore the percussive potential of sounds with striking visuals.
Loopseque
Intuitive and satisfying, this app is a quick way to create sound in electronic music styles which can then be recorded and exported.
Singing Fingers
Fun and easy to use, this app combines drawing on the device screen whilst simultaneously recording sound through the in-built microphone. The result is a ‘sound drawing’ in vivid colours, which becomes an instrument.
Thumbjam
A beautifully designed digital instrument, turning the screen of the device into a playing area much like a musical keyboard.
Bloom 10 Worlds
Bloom is a fantastic, guided generative music app. It is an excellent choice for users who are curious to see how gentle sounds evolve, and how they can influence them.
Session plans for online music workshops
In collaboration with our participants and facilitators we created blueprints for fun online music games and activities that can be run remotely via platforms like Zoom. These are helpful resources for facilitators and organisation looking to run similar online projects.
Musical Journeys
This is a great icebreaker activity and framework for creating a stimulating listening experience. It can be used to facilitate music appreciation discussions, prompting interesting conversation and introducing people to a wide variety of sounds and musical culture.
Curious Sounds
This activity enables participants to explore the fascinating sounds that can be made with everyday household items. Curious Sounds works well when facilitating online group workshops, as participants are able to discover and share the sound making potential of everyday items readily available at home.
Easy-read guidelines for online engagement
During our online programme we developed a series of easy read guides to enable to participants to access online sessions and share and create content as part of the creative process.
Zoom guidelines for participants
Accessible guidelines to help ensure that new participants enrolling on online programmes have a clear, simple framework and understanding of how the online sessions run.
Guide to sound recording
Easy-read guide to recording sound on a device such as an iPad or iPhone.
Guide to taking photos
Easy-read guide to take photos on a device such as an iPad or iPhone.
Guide to recording videos
Easy-read guide to recording videos on a device such as an iPad or iPhone.
Easy-read art activity sheets
During our online art project we created a library of art activity sheets for participants and the wider community to do at home.
Art Activity Sheets
A series of easy-read art activity sheets to print off and complete at home.