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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…

Music paintings with Sarah O’Dowd

Posted on 26/12/201817/05/2020 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

“Soundlessness intensifies my visual response” may seem something of a paradox, yet for profoundly Deaf visual artist Sarah O’Dowd her work highly demonstrates rhythmic flair and a well-structured composition also found in music.

The Silver Moon: British Sign Language and Music

Posted on 13/12/201817/05/2020 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

Freestyle dressage is when a horse and rider dances to the music. The rider normally either uses a film sound track or a well-known classical piece to dance with, or they create a floor plan and film the performance – be it walk, trot, pirouette, etc – for a composer to analyse and write for….

The Clore Leadership Programme

Posted on 03/08/201817/05/2020 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

I am delighted to announce that I have been offered a place on the Clore Leadership Programme starting in September 2018 until 31st July 2019. This is going to support my role as an Artistic Director for Audiovisability and working in music education fields too. It is with acknowledgement that I thank my family, mentors…

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.

A Perfect Country: Diversity and Inclusion

Posted on 30/03/201825/08/2018 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

Diversity and inclusion is a hot topic within the Cultural and Creative sector at the moment. Here are my thoughts below what I think a ‘Perfect County’ is. A perfect country is where deaf and disabled people in general are top level consultants for politics, public services, transport, architecture and infrastructure design and so forth….

My son, Harry

Posted on 02/03/201825/08/2018 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

My son Harry is 8 years old and wears hearing aids in both ears. He is profoundly deaf in the right ear and has severe/moderate hearing levels in the other ear, ranging from 60 decibels for the low frequencies then a steady upward rise to a mild hearing loss for the higher frequencies. This means…

My composition using the Arabic music system and Sign Language

Posted on 28/12/201725/08/2018 by Ruth Montgomery blogspot

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