You’ll find information here about your Rhythms of the Day box and speaker, including a video guide and suggested activities. We will be uploading new soundtracks in the coming months so check in for more musical content in the future.

Watch the video guide:

About Rhythms of the Day

This box and speaker has been created for you by Entelechy Arts with members of the Ambient Jam Collective. This sound-led activity pack has been inspired by our members with visual impairment.

We wanted to help you creatively explore and interrupt your daily patterns. Each soundtrack invites different ways to move or to improvise with everyday objects and materials, or to simply sense the vibrations and listen in different ways.

Here are a few suggested objects to use and actions to try for the soundtracks included in your box. Paper fans can be drawn on or painted with colours and lines evoked by the soundtracks:

Introduction: Lalalalalala…

SOUNDTRACK 1

Hello!

Objects: Hats, fabric, fan, scarves, tinsel, faces painted on hands, sacks to climb into or pull things out of.

Actions: drawing faces, clowning, peekaboo, appearing in different hats/ scarves, swapping hats, moving with hands leading.

SOUNDTRACK 2

A song with drumming

Objects: stick, drum, spoon, shaker, hands/feet

Actions: tapping, clapping, drumming (hands or fingers), clicking. Playing the home (surfaces like tables, counters, chairs), brooms for sweeping sounds, dustbin lids, cardboard rolls, kitchen utensils like pan lids as symbols, mugs and teaspoons.

SOUNDTRACK 3

A song featuring sounds from nature

Objects: shells, leaves, dried or fake rose petals etc. material, ivy to wear

Actions: drawing, fanning leaves, coloured feathers or flower petals or paper falling, material to echo movement of wind and sea with objects like feathers in the middle of it. Building a den with material and leaves to shelter from storms.

SOUNDTRACK 4

A song to relax and wind down to

Objects: brushes, sponges, cloths, make-up sponges, loofahs, water spray? Light-making objects

Actions: Brushing, stroking, massage, patting, circular motions on backs or in the air, drawing circles, hand massages, foot baths with flower petals, massaging with cream.

About Ambient Jam

The Ambient Jam Collective is a group of artists who have a wide range of skills and artistic experiences, many of whom have profound and multiple learning disabilities. Ambient Jam consists of weekly workshops (currently on Zoom but soon to return to meeting in person in London Borough of Lewisham from June 2021), along with special one-off public events. If you want to experience more of Ambient Jam, you can watch and listen to some of our Sonic Letters, created during lockdown in 2020.

If you’re interested to find out more about joining Ambient Jam, please email us at info@entelechyarts.org or call Roxanna on 07909 275282

Feedback – We are keen to know what you think. Is it easy or difficult to use? What is your favourite track? What else would make it better? We would really value your feedback.

Thank you

Artists and designers – Malcolm Buchanan-Dick and Allison Walker

Ambient Jam artists and co-designers— Lulu and Suzi, and their families

Audio tracks featuring – Rainer Knupp and Robyn James Clark

Postcard image – Ertac Mentesh

Generously funded by City Bridge Trust (London Funders) and Deptford Challenge Trust.

Ambient Jam is made possible by the ongoing support of Trusthouse and the RTR Foundation.