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Category: Music and Deafness

Audiovisability is a registered charity!

Posted on 11/08/202112/08/2021 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

I am delighted to announce that my company, Audiovisability has been awarded charity status by the Charity Commission. The process has been a hard one, and one that has taken many, many months to complete – but we’ve done it! 

Toby’s dreamland – for solo flute & sign language

Posted on 03/07/202002/01/2021 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

Finalist: Music and Drama Education Awards March 2020

Posted on 16/04/202019/05/2020 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

Posted on Facebook on 5/3/20: I won at the Music Education Awards tonight! I couldn’t believe it because there were a lot of other incredible people there. I am the finalist for the Francesca Hanley Award for my services to music, music education and projects with Audiovisability. My nominations come from my connections in Cardiff…

The Ukrainian Musical Box

Posted on 24/12/201916/04/2020 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

A Christmas special! Story telling beautifully created and told by 10 year old Amber, played on the piano by 10 year old son Harry.  Both children are deaf. Supported and edited by Drip Media Music composed by Ruth Montgomery Dec 2019. Best wishes for the New Year.

BBC 10 pieces commission: Hans Zimmer’s ‘Earth’

Posted on 10/12/201919/05/2020 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

                ‘Film music composer Hans Zimmer wrote ‘Earth’ for BBC Ten Pieces inspired by looking down at Earth from space. It uses the sounds of the orchestra layered with electronic sounds, and children’s voices. The music is so imaginative; Hans Zimmer uses music as a language to tell…

The Rocking Horse: Visual Vernacular, Electronic Flute Music and Deaf Culture

Posted on 02/09/201917/05/2020 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

  My new music composition for visual vernacular by artist Zöe McWhinney and electronic flute by Melissa Keeling on the theme of the rocking horse and tinnitus.  This story links to my childhood of going to the Nuffield hospital in London for my regular hearing tests. In the middle of the waiting room there was…

Dressage: Creating Music Through Technology – Decibels and The Sobell Foundation

Posted on 23/03/201917/05/2020 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

Between September and December 2018, Audiovisability undertook a 3 month research and development project on the theme of ‘Freestyle Dressage’ as we looked into music accessibility for para-dressage equestrienne Laurentia Tan who is ranked no.4 in the world.   While winning many medals around the world, she wanted to improve on her relationship with music…

Audiovisability’s Freestyle Dressage

Posted on 23/02/201901/06/2020 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

Composed by Tom Hunt, performed by Evelyn Glennie on the marimba. Filmed and edited by Louis Neethling from Mutt and Jeff pictures for Audiovisability

Dressage Freestyle – Music with Dame Evelyn Glennie

Posted on 25/01/201901/06/2020 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

Written by Laurentia Tan for Evelyn Glennie’s Blog 25th January 2019 When Audiovisability mentioned that we were going to work with Evelyn Glennie, I was excited.  It is a HUGE honour and privilege to be asked to write this blog.  I remember Evelyn Glennie when she performed at my school in the 1990s and I…

Makey Makey: Creating Music Through Technology

Posted on 25/07/201831/08/2018 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

The world of music technology is fast paced, exciting and continues to evolve rapidly. While it does not replace traditional concepts of music teaching, it offers 21st century tools to enhance and expand the learning experience.

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