Resources

Our OrchLab resources explore the music and instruments of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and wider OrchLab project, using this as inspiration for musical activities, information and games.
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We believe in the power of using technology to make music more accessible for all. Part of the OrchLab programme involves co-designing new, bespoke accessible musical instruments with disabled people, but we also use a variety of off-the-shelf accessible instruments in our workshops.  Here is a list of some of our favourite off-the-shelf accessible musical instruments. Read on to find out more about what makes them accessible, and if they could be a good fit for you or the setting you work in.  Soundbeam   Soundbeam is a ‘touch-free’ assistive

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In Autumn 2025, OrchLab worked with groups from Bramley Hill Day Centre (Garwood Foundation) and Brookside House (Shaftesbury) on a project inspired by a piece called En Saga by Jean Sibelius Sibelius (1865-1957) was a Finnish composer who often wrote music inspired by the beautiful scenery in Finland! One of his most famous pieces of music is

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Can you imagine a film without background music?  What would it be like?  There are examples (for instance Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds), but they’re very rare – and often the lack of music creates a weird tension, leaving the viewer on edge, not quite knowing what to make of a scene. Film music helps the

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Posted in Create & Compose, Resources

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