Embedded in each and every one of our projects is
Audiovisability’s commitment
to music education and musical forms
with and for deaf young people.
‘Ruth is an exceptional teacher and unfaltering advocate for deaf young people and their rights to access formal music education but also provides the unique opportunity for them to explore musicality on their own terms which she achieves alongside a team of highly experienced deaf artists working in different disciplines.’
Sarah Pickthall - Coach, Consultant, Evaluator
Music & Visual Vernacular Workshops at Braidwood
Dressage - UK/Japan
During Autumn 2021 Audiovisability Director, Ruth Montgomery and classical musicians from City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) and professional Taiko Percussionist, Nao, will run a residency at Braidwood School for the Deaf exploring themes of
movement within music with deaf young people from Braidwood School for the deaf
Ying & Yang, Deafness & Hearing, Horse & Rider, Music & Silence, Movement and Stillness
Visual Vernacular (VV) - story, movement, BSL, gestures and facial expressions
Visual art (painting) representation of the orchestral music
The students will create their own original ‘musical’ compositions and showcase these. You can download a free copy of the residency pack here
Read more about Dressage here and watch our video below.
Deaf musician Eloise Garland and deaf student at Irving Wilson School
The Calypso Project, Barbados
In 2022 specialist deaf music teachers. musicians and artists from Audiovisability will work alongside hearing Barbadian music teachers to deliver a series of workshops with deaf young people on the island with the aim of;
Supporting teachers in learning new ways of working with deaf young people and furthering current educational programmes
Providing young people with formal and informal musical education and offering them the opportunity to perform their own music live in a final public concert in Bridgetown
Creating a large mural to become the backdrop of the filmed music videos
Details coming soon.
Deaf musician Ruth Montgomery at the Guildhall School of Music, London
Elements of Music: UK
In 2016 Ruth ran a series of workshops at Mary Hare School for the Deaf covering each of the 16 musical elements. Students from each year group;
attended workshops and over the course of 6 days with all students attending at least one workshop
explored Pitch, Composition, Harmony, structures, and for the first time were able to think about music in visual terms
had the opportunity to meet top leading deaf music and art professionals in action, and join workshops for activity and questioning.
In addition, Ruth attended Guildhall School of Music with Saturday school hearing students expanding on the idea of thinking music in visual terms, and creating compositions that relied on translating visual ideas.
