SEND Instrumental Learning & Singing

"Words cannot really describe this event- magical, joyous, uplifting all come to mind, and the standing ovation the children received, sums up more than words, the feelings of the parents and carers who were there."
Nigel Brewster, audience member

Music is one of the most inclusive and participatory subjects for all children. Tailored to the needs of your learners, our SEND school projects use music as a vehicle for developing creativity, helping each individual to shine. Through these projects, we aim to build sustainable partnerships with SEND schools that can support both your teachers and students, responding to needs and interests over the long-term.

If you have pupils with additional needs in your mainstream school, we can adapt our instrumental and vocal projects to ensure the lessons are fully inclusive. When you make your booking, there is a section where you can tell us about pupils' specific needs so that we can plan accordingly.

Please contact LMSEND@leics.gov.uk to discuss your booking requirements.

Whole Class Instrumental Tuition (WCIT) in SEND schools	Weekly 45 minute lessons	£1400
Soundbeam Hire	Available for half term, full term and academic year long hire	£80 £150 £400
Instrumental Workshops	Bespoke ½ day	£150
1-2-1 Tuition	Weekly instrumental lessons for individual pupils. Minimum of 1 hour per week	POA
SEND Singing Experience	Full information / Dates / Times TBC shortly	£60

Soundbeam Hire

Introduce students to different sound fields and develop improvisation, composition and arranging skills. Soundbeam is also great in PMLD settings, enabling music making with autonomy for students with limited movements.

"The sound beam has been a valuable resource in enabling students of all ages and abilities to access a vibrant and varied curriculum, not just within music, without barriers to their learning."
Mark Wilson, teacher at Dorothy Goodman

Soundbeam hire and project details:

Leicestershire Music have extended their offer with Soundbeams to SEND settings. We currently have 6 Soundbeams that are available to be used in Leicestershire Schools.

For those who are unaware of what Soundbeam is, please check out this YouTube clip to give you an idea of what Soundbeam is and its capabilities within the classroom.

Soundbeam 6 demonstration

Schools are using the units to introduce students to different sound fields, to develop their topic work, and as a resource across the whole school. Within SLD and MLD settings, It develops improvisation, composition and arranging skills when working in a group, and within PMLD settings, it is an excellent resource to enable music making for students with limited movements and allows students autonomy where some conventional instruments cannot.

Work at Dorothy Goodman has proved successful, with the unit being used across the school 'The sound beam has been a valuable resource in enabling students of all ages and abilities to access a vibrant and varied curriculum, not just within music, without barriers to their learning' – Mark Wilson, teacher.

Soundbeam Loan

Half a term	£80
Full term	£150
Academic year	£400

To book a Soundbeam loan, please email LMSEND@leics.gov.uk

This is excellent value considering the price of a new Soundbeam (currently £3525).

This resource has the potential to be used across school to enhance all aspect of the curriculum.

Please click here to read a Soundbeam Project Report.

Instrumental Workshops

These small group sessions for up to 10 students can be tailored around a class topic or theme. They will be tailored to meet your objectives and can be a standalone workshop or part of a series. The cost includes bespoke project planning, delivery of 2 x sessions of 1 hour duration (up to 20 pupils) and the provision of instruments.

Please contact us at LMSEND@leics.gov.uk for more information

1-2-1 Tuition

1-2-1 instrumental tuition for a minimum of 1 hour. We recommend that each pupil receives at least a 20 minute individual lesson. Schools may decide to fund this completely, or recharge some or all of the cost on to parents. Please contact us ad LMSEND@leics.gov.uk to discuss further.

Bespoke Projects

Leicestershire Music know that all learners have individual needs. We're committed to making music available to every child, and would be very happy to create a bespoke project for your school.

Please email LMSEND@leics.gov.uk and one of our team will get back to you to discuss the possibilities.