New Videos!
We recently invested in a green screen in order to make our music videos even more exciting. Below are a couple of videos we produced featuring members of Kate's Place Inc.
The Arc Report Podcast
why we started & what we do
You can now stream or download the podcast of the radio show that we did with the Arc Report on Rowan Radio. In it, we talk about why we started All Together Now Music and we also explain our group music workshops as well as individual adaptive lessons. Check it out here:
You can also find it on iTunes: by following this link and choosing 9/21/2015
New Group Music Workshops starting in October
Weekly Group Workshops
Tuesdays at 5pm and 6pm October 20- March 1st
Sign up now for group music workshops starting on October 13th and running through March 1st. This is a 20 week session. These workshops are being offered through Katz JCC and will take place at their center in Cherry Hill, through their ACHaD (achieving community hopes and dreams) programs for people with special needs. There are currently availabilities on Tuesdays at 5pm for adolescents and young adults and at 6pm for adults.
If interested, please contact the director at Katz JCC, Eileen Elias at: eelias@jfedsnj.org
You can also reach us at: info@alltogethernowmusic.com
Hear us on the radio!
On The Arc Report on September 21st at 5:30pm
Tune in to Rowan Radio on Monday, September 21st at 5:30pm to hear us on the Arc Report. We will be describing why we started All Together Now Music and the services we provide. The Arc Report is a monthly series addressing the needs of the disabled, on the 3rd Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m., hosted by Arc representatives Bill Gordon and Lisa Conley.
New music video !
We wrote a song with the Kate's Place gang that showcases everyone in the group, and then made a music video with them. Check it out!
Upcoming event: Kiids Valentine's Dance
We will be offering an instrument workshop at the KIIDS annual Valentine's day dance on Feb 14th at the Gloucester Township Senior Center. To find out more, please check out the KIIDS website:
KIIDS stands for Knowledge and Information about Individuals with Down Syndrome, and is based in Southern NJ.
Instrument Workshops with Kate's Place
We've been having a blast with everyone at our instrument workshops at Kate's Place. What a great group!!
Buddy Walk Turnersville, NJ
We had a great time at the Buddy Walk in Turnersville, NJ. Thanks to everyone who came to play music at our tent! And thanks to Bringing Up Downs for putting on the walk. We will be at the Buddy Walk in Mt. Holly next Sunday, so please come visit us if you are there!
Rock The Autism
Here's a cool organization called Rock The Autism, based in California, who meet up weekly at their Boys & Girls Club to teach a music program to some of the special needs members. Looks like a great program. Check it out:
Flame
Flame, the band, began in 2003 as part of the Lexington Center, an organization that helps people with disabilities in upstate NY. Each member has a disability. They are truly an inspiration and a downright talented band. Here's a short video on some of the band members:
They are currently touring up and down the east coast. Check out their website for tour dates:
Touch*Play
TOUCH * PLAY is an ongoing project which explores how technology could be used to enable children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions to play, explore and express their emotions and feelings through their senses. It looks at autism from a design point of view in order to understand how design could benefit autism and people who lives around them. Via curiosity of exploring whether machines could augment social interactions in a way that improves human to human communication. The touch*play device was designed by Lingjing Yin.
singing and music as aids to language development..
Here's a great article on singing and music as aids to language development and its relevance for children with Down Syndrome, written by Judith Barker, a music teacher and parent of a daughter with Down Syndrome.
Read the whole article by clicking here.
Some of my favorite excerpts:
"Singing and making music are among the most enjoyable learning activities for children. Because they have both elements - enjoyment and learning - I consider them to be essential methods of reinforcing basic skills in numeracy and literacy. While this reinforcement is useful to all children, regardless of their academic abilities, my own experiences in the classroom and as the mother of a child with Down syndrome tell me that it is vital to children with learning difficulties."
"Singing in groups or in class also involves co-operation, especially when children are sharing ideas and activities. Not only does this lay the foundations for future team work, it also encourages children to listen to each other, to learn from each other and to value each other's ideas."