Education with the sonic den

Tommy from The Sonic Den has been a fully qualified Primary Music Specialist Teacher for the last 18 years through Creative Scotland's Youth Music Initiative in West Dunbartonshire Council's Education Department teaching over 7500 pupils. working across many age ranges and educational needs within West Dunbartonshire Council.

He has written, organised and delivered a wide array of music and performance lesson inputs including Singing lessons, Digital Music Making, Songwriting workshops, Music & Mindfulness lessons as well as Therapeutic Sound inputs for a wide age-range of children and young people with additional needs.

Including Sound bath inputs with young people and Educational Staff is an inclusive and accessible modality that anyone can participate in; there are no physical requirements and no meditation experience necessary.

Discover the benefits of sound and mindfulness with a fun, interactive curriculum that includes Mindfulness, Arts and Crafts, Sound Relaxation, Storytelling, Games and Fun with a Brain Science.

Tommy from The Sonic Den can offer once-off or weekly programmed sound relaxation and mindfulness sessions both in-school or as part of after school clubs and groups for primary and secondary schools.

Benefits of the sessions:

• Reduce stress,
• Learning self-regulation tools to face difficult emotions,
• Increased self-control, patience, stillness,
• Improves focus and concentration,
• Learning breathing techniques,
• Learning about the body, mind, and emotions,
• Self-confidence, self-compassion, empathy,
• Making new friends,
• ​Better listening skills

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