Soundabout is a charity that uses music to empower and unlock the potential of people with severe and profound learning disabilities.

Their multi-sensory music-making techniques help to stimulate communication, learning and self-expression, enabling people who may be unable to hold an instrument or speak to make their own unique contribution.

• Sound and music is the starting point
• The practise is based on intensive interaction
• They model and teach a culture of musical communication
• They use resonance boards, Soundbeams, musical instruments, sound, silence, voice, music and storytelling
• They facilitate playfulness in order to release inhibition around music-making
• They look at what is the most effective way of working and use a range of approaches, suitable for children, young people, adults, parents and teachers
• They exemplify developing relationships – what unfolds, what opens up, what changes from this interaction

Soundabout runs inclusive choirs, group music sessions (including virtual sessions), training for practitioners and support for parents/carers.