Musical Education - Light and Optical Stimuli
Start date: Dec 31, 2015,
End date: Dec 30, 2017
PROJECT
FINISHED
The trans-national partnership aims to develop and test an innovative, needs-tailored, inclusive learning music process, based on the creation of activities among project partners and target groups, that would enable the development of a certified training course. The project aims to create a specific methodology, usable video tutors, teaching tools and demonstration activities in order to increase the skills and abilities of both the learners and teachers/trainers through a common on-line platform.
The method intended to be applied has already been successfully piloted by Dr. Ioannis Makris, PhD (music conductor/development leader in the present project) under the title 'M.E.L.O.S'- Musical Education Light and Optical Stimuli. The piloting has been taking place in the past year in the facilities of ERGASTHRI through which an ad hoc orchestra has been created by trainees who are suffering by light and medium cases of learning disabilities. Throughout the development and piloting of the method it has been proven that in a very short period of time (average time one month) the trainees were able to participate energetically in an orchestra and play music as a group.
The project consortium focuses on training and education needs of the target group aiming to achieve:
The simultaneous enhancement and the development of cognitive, perceptual and kinetic skills through an enjoyable, creative and interactive learning experience
Learning a musical instrument is addressed to everyone regardless of the degree of functionality and disability, so that no one is excluded from the process of learning. This implies the coexistence, rather than the separation, of people with different degrees of functionality.
An indirect approach of other skills and functions in social and psycho-emotional level, for example participation in a group, accountability, self-limitation, role commutation, coexistence, etc.
Combination of music education with pure entertainment and relaxation
Furthermore, it can be applied by a qualified therapist as part of a therapeutic process, by utilizing information obtained from the educational process that occurs in an individual and group level.
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