We believe in building community
through the sharing of workshops,
performances and experiences.
It is a loose association of musicians, artists
and support workers who believe that people
who have disabilities can, and should, play an
active part in the broader community.
Because we are committed to integration we also
work with people who do not have disabilities.
Our aims are to encourage
enjoyment in the
creation and performance
of music and to
positively value, and
include, the contributions
of individuals and groups
who may be marginalised due to disability, personal circumstances
and cultural or economic status.
We specialise in making
music using both high-tech ( samplers, soundbeams, drum loops
etc. ) and low-tech
approaches ( such as voice, percussion and resonance boards ).
We like to marry the
two when
appropriate &possible
.
Circle of Sound encourages
the use of modern technology.
Music sessions often are
digitally recorded.
Participants and funders
can keep a permanent record of the project either in video, cassette
or CD format.
This has proved an excellent
way of sharing the project with friends and family as well as raising
the esteem and confidence of participants.
It also extends the project
beyond 'hands
on' time and makes a good
reference point for future projects.
We have recently bought a multiple user Soundbeam, an ultra-sound operated music, composing and sound effects tool, which can be independently operated by people with severe disabilities and thus enable greater personal expression in both workshops and live performances.
As well as running participatory
arts workshops
and community events we
also have been instrumental in the formation of Time Spanner
Projects.
This is a community arts
association run by
people with disabilities.
They run a Samba band
called Time
Spanners,
a Soundbeam performance
group and a Writer's Network
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on the picture below for more information.
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A project board regularly meets to co-ordinate and manage large scale projects such as the Timespan project.
Circle of Sound have been involved in over 60 projects since our formation.
Click on the picture of
Tony to find out more.
Circle of Sound’s director is Mark T.
who has been a gigging musician since the age of seventeen (1975) and has worked with people with
learning difficulties and disabilities since 1982.
He has received several arts awards including a current Year of Artist award from Southern Arts.
He has also
worked on
local and national radio and recorded five CD’s in his own right.
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E - mail us at : markt@circleofsound.co.uk
We believe in the promotion of
artists
with disabilities by raising the
profile of
those artists, in the community,
through
high quality and exciting public
performances,
publications, exhibitions and showcases.
We like encouraging collaborations
between complimentary art forms and
bringing together groups of people who
may not usually associate with each other.
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Saxophone and Soundbeam maestro:
David Jackson,
Percussionist:
Paul Midgley, Soundbeam player:
Tim Baker,
Dancer:
Penny Brookman,
Poet:
Richard Westall,
Early Musician:
Charles Spicer,
Classical Musician:
John Kane
Songwriter:
Rocky,
Boy Band:
M4,
Samba Player:
Mandy Hassan
Drama Leaders:
Tsippy Macauliffe
and Gaye Poole
Irish Musician:
Luke Daniels