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Introduction

The Tuning In Music Book is a set of 64 songs designed for children and young people who are blind or partially sighted and have learning difficulties, whether moderate, severe or profound.1 They are suitable for the full spread of musical abilities that is to be found among this group, ranging from Sounds of Intent Level 1 to Level 6 (see www.soundsofintent.org). The materials represent a development and expansion of All join in!, which was published in the UK by the Royal National Institute of Blind People in 1996. The songs are complemented with a deck of 48 cards, the Tuning In Cards, which set out around 300 activities involving music and sound. These are targeted at visually impaired children and young people with complex needs, who are engaging with music at Sounds of Intent Levels 1 to 4.

All the resources, including recordings of the songs, are freely available in digital form on The Amber Trust website (www.ambertrust.org) for anyone to use. Those caring for or working with visually impaired children and young people with learning difficulties in the UK will also receive a free copy of this book and the cards when they are accepted on the AmberPlus scheme. AmberPlus provides funded termly visits from specially trained practitioners to support parents and staff at schools and centres who work with a blind or partially sighted child or young person with severe or profound learning difficulties. Parents can apply on behalf of their son or daughter by following the links on The Amber Trust website. Other copies of the Tuning In Music Book and Tuning In Cards, which are published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, can be purchased from the usual online and retail outlets.

1 The Tuning In Music Book may also be of benefit to those without visual difficulties, including children on the autism spectrum.