SOUNDBELLOWS JUMBOS &
INCLUSIVE PEDAGOGICS
The music-educational work with children from the inclusive and special educational field includes specific features and goals that are aimed at the individual needs and skills of the children, depending on the focus of support. For the best possible support, the choice of instruments is of great importance.
Soundbellows Jumbos as a bridge to musical development
The Soundbellows Jumbos meet the central goal of promoting inclusion and participation of all children in music education work due to their inviting, colorful and toy-like character and their light and intuitive playing technique.
Their robust and everyday structure encourages an unrestrained approach to music making, whereby the individual sound design, an unbiased sound experience and not a game rated with "wrong or right" is in the foreground.
With the intuitive playing technique and the variety of sound design possibilities in the rhythmic and melodic range, it is easy to promote the self-confidence and self-expression of the children with the Soundbellows Jumbos through explorative or guided play.
As a one-tone instrument, playing with the Soundbellows also develops social skills such as interaction, communication and listening to each other.
In some cases, the music education work with the Soundbellows Jumbos can also integrate therapeutic approaches. Combined with music therapy methods, the Soundbellows Jumbos can then be used to support the physical, emotional and cognitive development of children and thus improve their quality of life.
Overall, the music education work with Soundbellows with children from the special education sector is about creating a supportive and inclusive environment, in which the children can develop their musical potential and at the same time their personal development is promoted.
Gert Balzer
Inventor of the Soundbellows,
Managing Director of the Music Institute
of the Freiburg University of Education,
Germany
Soundbellows Jumbos as a bridge to musical development
The Soundbellows Jumbos meet the central goal of promoting inclusion and participation of all children in music education work due to their inviting, colorful and toy-like character and their light and intuitive playing technique.
Their robust and everyday structure encourages an unrestrained approach to music making, whereby the individual sound design, an unbiased sound experience and not a game rated with "wrong or right" is in the foreground.
With the intuitive playing technique and the variety of sound design possibilities in the rhythmic and melodic range, it is easy to promote the self-confidence and self-expression of the children with the Soundbellows Jumbos through explorative or guided play.
As a one-tone instrument, playing with the Soundbellows also develops social skills such as interaction, communication and listening to each other.
In some cases, the music education work with the Soundbellows Jumbos can also integrate therapeutic approaches. Combined with music therapy methods, the Soundbellows Jumbos can then be used to support the physical, emotional and cognitive development of children and thus improve their quality of life.
Overall, the music education work with Soundbellows with children from the special education sector is about creating a supportive and inclusive environment, in which the children can develop their musical potential and at the same time their personal development is promoted.
Recommended Instruments
For this age group, we recommend the Soundbellows Jumbos (LOW & HIGH) for explorative and guided play.
The Info Soundbellows Evolution provides detailed information about the differences between the Soundbellows Minis (1st generation) and the Soundbellows Jumbos (2nd generation).