iMUSE - iMUSE for Young People
Project details
- Location: Sessions in education & community settings
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- Cost: Please contact us for more details.
iMUSE is a 1-to-1 therapeutic multi-sensory experience. It provides a relaxing and creative space where young people can make their own choices and develop non-verbal ways of communicating.
iMUSE uses interactive technology to enable young people to:
- Relax – a vibrating mattress gently massages the body. This calms and focuses the mind, relaxes muscle tone and reduces anxiety and stress.
- Make Music – motion sensors detect movements and turn them into sounds.
- Create visuals – a microphone picks up sounds that iMUSE transforms into beautiful visuals and projects into the iMUSE space.
- Use switch technology - a switch enables the choice of colour and pattern of the projected visuals.
Each session lasts for 30 minutes. A facilitator finds out which sounds, music and visuals help each young person to relax and focus. They then use these to personalise their iMUSE experience so it’s tailor-made for them.
Who benefits from iMUSE?
- Young people who respond to and enjoy music and/or singing.
- Young people who need 1-to-1 time to support them to engage with others and the world around them.
- Young people with a range of learning, physical and cognitive disabilities, including those who experience anxiety and communication difficulties.
What benefits can iMUSE bring about?
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iMUSE can help young people who are agitated and anxious become relaxed and calm.
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Creating music or visuals can help young people to express themselves and develop non-verbal ways of communicating.
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Young people learn that they can control the iMUSE space by making and expressing their own choices.
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iMUSE can help young people become more prepared and focused for other activities.
To find out more you can email us at imuse@aamedia.org.uk or call us on 01904 626965 for a chat.