A community music workshop specifically for children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. This workshop aims to provide a space for children to explore and feel various rhythms. The children will have the opportunity to compose a rhythmic piece together.
The approach will rely on visual observation and experiencing the rhythm within the body, rather than on hearing alone. The workshop speed will be gentle and, if needed, slow, focusing on childrens' experiences in feeling the rhythms and having a good time.
Hala Jaber is a Palestinian community musician based in Galway. She obtained her Doctorate Degree in Arts Practice (music) at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, UL investigating musical workshops as spaces to promote integration. Hala is a classical flute player, with vast experience in facilitating and running community arts-based initiatives, and leading music groups both in Ireland and Palestine. She is a commissioner in the Community Music Commission with the International Society of Music Education. Hala has vast experience in leading musical workshops for children as well as adults. Hala is currently a postdoc researcher in the MUSPACE project in Mary Immaculate College in Limerick.