Staff guidance & training

Material to support staff members working in disability settings, and music activities for groups that are designed for a member of staff to facilitate.

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GarageBand logo over iPad
Image of ThumbJam logo over iPad
Trees of Green - artwork from participant
Drawing the Planet - Example Picture

If you’ve explored the OrchMap, and already mastered the individual instrument quizzes, challenge yourself to be a master of orchestral knowledge!  The quizzes below test your knowledge of all the OrchMap instruments combined.  You can access the quizzes online, or if you prefer, you can download PDFs and fill out by hand, or use to

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When OrchLab visited Arnold House in March 2018, we used a piece of music by Russian composer Dimitri Shostakovich (his 7th Symphony, known as “Leningrad”) as our inspiration to create our own music.  The Leningrad Symphony has four movements (sections).  In the first movement, there is a very long section featuring a marching drum rhythm. 

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